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17:50 Aintree 26 Oct 2025

William Hill Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase

Class 2 | 10YO plus

Winner £18,210 - 7 ran

3m 210y

Good (Good To Soft In Places)

Draw Advantage: None

Position
Dist Btn
Horse
SP
Age / Wt
OR
Jockey / Trainer
1
4/1
11 10-13
128

chased leaders on inside, jumped big 1st, switched right after not fluent 3 out, went 2nd next, led before last, stayed on

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

2
2¾
10/3 J2Fav
11 9-11 (oh 2) p
117 2

in touch behind leaders, went close 3rd 11th, went 2nd 15th, not fluent 3 out, led before 2 out, headed before last, held run-in

Charlie Maggs (5)

D O'Meara

3
½
10/3 J2Fav
10 10-0
118

jumped right at timed, led, landed steeply 2nd, bad mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, well held 3rd last

Alan Doyle (3)

L Russell & M Scudamore

4
½
17/2
10 10-7 p
122

chased leader until 3rd, mistake 5th, mistake and lost place 12th, well held from 4 out, went 4th before last

Sean Houlihan

Sheila Lewis

5
3½
3/1 Fav
10 12-0 p
143

chased leaders, went 2nd from 3rd until 15th, struggling 4 out, weakened 2 out

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

PU
16/1
11 11-13
142

in rear on outside, not fluent 3rd, mistake 8th, pushed along after 11th, behind 13th, pulled up after 4 out

J J Burke

H Main

PU
22/1
11 10-7 p
122

towards rear, not fluent 4th or 8th, mistake 13th, behind next, pulled up before last

Sean Quinlan

N G Richards

Non Runner

NonRunner

Winning Time: 6m 17.79s Last Updated: 29 Oct 2025 02:33:28

Future Form

Previous winners
Year Going Ran Winner Draw Age Weight OR Form Last run Trainer (Distance) Jockey SP Time
2024 Good 7 Copperhead 10 10 13 122 3344-11 16 days J Tizzard (216 miles) Freddie Gingell 11/ 5 6:33.66
2023 Good to Soft 11 Celebre D'Allen 11 11 1 130 5-43408 198 days P Hobbs & J White (233 miles) Elizabeth Gale 3/ 1 6:43.88
2022 Good to Soft 11 Dingo Dollar 10 11 12 145 12-435U 197 days A M Thomson (202 miles) Conor O'Farrell 12/ 1 6:23.31
2021 Good 7 Wishing And Hoping 11 11 2 135 1122P-1 156 days Mrs M Rowley (80 miles) Alex Edwards 11/ 4 6:21.10
2020 Soft 12 Minellacelebration 10 11 3 140 U6072-1 111 days Katy Price (138 miles) Benjamin Poste 15/ 2 6:31.90
2019 Soft 7 Burtons Well 10 11 1 133 214F-27 664 days Miss V Williams (118 miles) Charlie Deutsch 11/ 2 6:34.00
2018 Good 8 Exitas 10 11 4 137 234122 6 days P W Middleton (178 miles) Lorcan Williams 5/ 1 6:13.20
2017 Good to Soft 16 The Romford Pele 10 11 9 142 214PPP 228 days T R George (154 miles) Adrian Heskin 4/ 1 6:29.90
2016 Good 10 Shuil Royale 11 11 5 143 566-1P2 67 days H Fry (251 miles) Noel Fehily 9/ 1 6:13.40
2015 Good 8 Benbens 10 11 3 139 527U3-7 14 days N & W Twiston-Davies (140 miles) R Hatch 5/ 1 6:14.40
2014 Good 5 Lie Forrit 10 10 8 128 P-1361P 196 days Miss Lucinda V Russell (243 miles) P Buchanan 15/ 8 6:16.20
2013 Good 7 Jamsie Hall 10 11 8 138 0F2683 13 days G Elliott (210 miles) Keith Donoghue 10/ 1 6:25.50
2012 Good 9 Marufo 10 10 7 126 23-5314 196 days P Hobbs & J White (233 miles) Richard Johnson 7/ 2 6:14.90
2011 Good 10 Nikola 10 10 11 125 7292PP 245 days N & W Twiston-Davies (140 miles) Sam Twiston-Davies 14/ 1 6:25.80
2010 Good to Soft 13 Alderburn 11 11 3 131 9-2275P 182 days H D Daly (94 miles) Tom Scudamore 17/ 2 6:40.30
2009 Good 9 Lysander 10 10 4 122 37U33-3 14 days Ian Williams (106 miles) M Murphy 3/ 1 6:25.44
2008 Good to Soft 8 Fundamentalist 10 11 12 142 83F8-87 8 days N & W Twiston-Davies (140 miles) David England 7/ 2 6:40.80