Horse Alert

27 Oct 2024 14:25 Aintree

Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £18,210); Distance: 3m 210y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Virgin Bet Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Copperhead (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13)	3344-11 / 10	Jump (16)	Freddie Gingell	J Tizzard Mrs G C Pritchard	11/5
		jumped left at times, close 3rd, went 2nd and not fluent 15th, led 2 out, ridden clear between last two, stayed on strongly
2^nd	2	14 L	Fortescue (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	42722-0 / 10	Jump (183)	Hugh Nugent	H D Daly Mrs L Nixon	7/1
		tracked leaders, led after 3rd, not fluent 14th and next, pushed along before 3 out, headed next, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd
3^rd	1	6 L	Rapper (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P4P2F-0 / 10	Jump (183)	Stan Sheppard	H D Daly The Home Farm Partnership	11/1
		led until after 3rd, chased leader until 15th, pushed along in 3rd and hit 4 out, finished tired
4^th	7	6 L	Five Star Getaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	045026/ / 10	Jump (583)	H Cobden	Christian Williams Mr M Scott	5/1
		held up in last pair, gained a place 8th, pushed along in modest 4th after 4 out, finished tired
5^th	5	3¾ L	Torn And Frayed (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	F65604- / 10	Jump (193)	Finn Lambert	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie	15/8
		held up in 5th on inside, ballooned 2nd, mistake 8th, bad mistake 15th, no chance after, went left and hit 3 out
6^th	4	3 L	Diol Ker (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	760P7-P / 10	Jump (16)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams Mrs C Williams	40/1
		always in rear
7^th	3	8½ L	Cap Du Nord (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 4)	961-310 / 11	Jump (86)	Nick Scholfield	Christian Williams The Can't Say No…	18/1
		tracked leaders on inside, lost place 8th, struggling in last pair after 15th, tailed off