Sandown
15:05
Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2025 Stayers' Veterans' Chase Final)
Sandown Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.70 £2 £2.90 Exacta: £19.90 Tricast: £128.90 Trifecta: £150.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - left in third 12th - left in second 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway to lead last - kept on(tchd 3/1)
9 G AVG Tom Lacey 163 lbs 11/4F Won
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2nd
Towards rear - in touch with leaders when left in third 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway 2 out - went second run-in - kept on and just held second(op 9/2)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 168 lbs 5/1 1.25
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3rd
In rear - not fluent 8th - not fluent 17th - headway 3 out (usual 4 out) - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied and ran on well final 110yds - nearest finish(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
10 G AVG Nick Scholfield 157 lbs 11/1 0.3
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4th
Led - headed then raced in second from 2nd - mistake 6th - 7th and 8th - left in lead 12th - clear 3 out (usual 4 out) - reduced lead before 2 out - headed last - no extra and lost two places run-in(op 13/2)
9 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 163 lbs 11/2 0.3
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5th
In touch with leaders - outpaced 3 out (usual 4 out) - kept on run-in(op 28/1)
9 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 160 lbs 16/1 5.5
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6th
Soon in rear - not fluent 6th - outpaced omitted 3 out - soon no impression(op 16/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 20/1)
10 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 149 lbs 11/1 1.75
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7th
In rear - hampered 12th - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
10 M AVG Anthony Honeyball 159 lbs 5/1 3.5
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99th
Not fluent 4th - prominent - led 2nd - fell heavily 12th(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG Evan Williams 160 lbs 10/1 -
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99th
Jumped right throughout - soon raced in third - left in second 12th - mistake and unseated 3 out (usual 4 out)(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
10 G AVG Joe Tizzard 161 lbs 12/1 -
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