The former winner of the Reynoldstown Novice Chase at Ascot has strong recent form over course and distance
The brief lull in the National Hunt season between the busy Christmas schedule and the start of the trials for the big spring festivals gives some of the sport’s older hands a chance to chase a valuable prize in the Unibet Veterans’ Series Handicap Chase Final at Sandown, and while this year’s renewal has drawn a smaller field than usual, the nine runners bring plenty of high-class form to the fray.
Eldorado Allen and Copperhead, who run for Joe Tizzard’s in-form stable, both have Grade Two wins over fences to their name, while Chambard was a 40-1 winner of the Kim Muir Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham festival in 2022 and Sam Brown took the valuable three-mile handicap on Grand National day at Aintree the same year.
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Author : Greg Wood
Publish date : 2025-01-03 17:08:07
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