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18:12 Chepstow 10 Oct 2025

DragonBet Veterans' Handicap Chase

Class 2 | 10YO plus

Winner £15,609 - 7 ran

2m 7f 131y

Good to Firm (Good in places)

Draw Advantage: None

Position
Dist Btn
Horse
SP
Age / Wt
OR
Jockey / Trainer
1
6/1
11 12-0
147

in rear, mistake 2nd, closed up home turn, pushed along into 2nd before 3 out, pressed leader approaching 2 out, ridden before last, led final 120 yards run-in, won going away

2
9/4 JFav
10 11-1
134

chased front pair, led after 4 out, pushed along and faced challenge approaching 2 out, ridden before last, headed final 120 yards on flat, not pace of winner

3
5
11/2
11 10-9
128

close up, untidy 1st, led after 2nd, mistake and blundered badly 4 out, soon headed and dropped to 4th with rider regaining irons, pushed along and rallied before 2 out, no impression on front duo

4
9/4 JFav
10 10-4 t p
123

led, headed after 2nd, tracked leader, hit 7th, pushed along 4 out, lost position 3 out, weakened 2 out

5
16
9/1
10 11-3 t
136

towards rear, ridden and faded 4 out

6
28/1
10 11-0
133

towards rear, mid-division 2nd, weakened 4 out

PU
10/1
10 10-13 t p
132 WS

mid-division, lost position and nudged along after 7th, lost touch 11th, pulled up after 13th

Non Runner

NonRunner

Non Runner

NonRunner

Video Highlights

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Future Form

Previous winners
Year Going Ran Winner Draw Age Weight OR Form Last run Trainer (Distance) Jockey SP Time
2024 Good to Soft 10 Copperhead 10 10 8 117 33344-1 152 days J Tizzard (60 miles) Freddie Gingell 5/ 1 6:02.71
2023 Good to Soft 9 Good Boy Bobby 10 10 10 132 74P04-5 165 days N & W Twiston-Davies (38 miles) Sam Twiston-Davies 9/ 4 6:12.30
2022 Good to Firm 6 Some Chaos 11 11 8 138 PPP23P 172 days M Scudamore (29 miles) Benjamin Poste 5/ 2 6:02.50
2021 Good 10 Some Chaos 10 11 4 140 31543P 173 days M Scudamore (29 miles) Benjamin Poste 9/ 2 6:04.90
2020 Good 12 Present Man 10 11 9 144 3184P-P 335 days P F Nicholls (43 miles) Bryony Frost 12/ 1 5:47.95
2019 Soft 9 Vieux Lion Rouge 10 11 9 142 49-2PP0 188 days D Pipe (65 miles) Conor O'Farrell 9/ 2 6:15.00
2018 Good to Soft 13 Kings Lad 11 10 12 131 656-112 34 days C L Tizzard (60 miles) Harry Cobden 8/ 1 6:04.70
2017 Good 14 Bob Ford 10 10 0 122 P-47P4P 210 days A Ralph (79 miles) Sean Bowen 5/ 1 6:05.03
2016 Good 8 Double Ross 10 11 10 147 24599P 183 days N & W Twiston-Davies (38 miles) R Hatch 3/ 1 5:58.30
2015 Good 9 Danimix 10 10 9 127 6F4P-31 9 days P & M Bowen (123 miles) Noel Fehily 11/ 2 5:51.27