2024 Veterans' Handicap Chase Tips

Shakem Up’arry wasn’t too convincing last time out when finishing well down the order in the Topham Chase, with the 5/1 favourite not jumping fluently on that occasion. This came after a fine showing at the Cheltenham Festival when recording a victory in the Plate Handicap Chase and that was over the same distance as this upcoming race.

Dashel Drasher was able to finish third on his seasonal debut and the Jeremy Scott-trained eleven-year-old ran reasonably well in the 1965 Chase over two miles and five furlongs. However, the horse is yet to win in his previous five outings and the last success was in early December 2023 when there was a triumph in the Coral Long Distance Hurdle.

Eldorado Allen is carrying a touch more weight and the ten-year-old was second in a Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Warwick when finishing well behind Torn And Frayed. That performance came after wind surgery which followed a lowly performance in the Aintree Grand National although the horse has a strong pedigree.

Copperhead has been producing the goods recently, with Joe Tizzard seeing his charge rack up a number of recent wins. There was a victory at Aintree towards the end of October, with that coming by a distance of fourteen lengths. That came after a triumph in the Unibet Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Chepstow in October.

2023 Veterans' Handicap Chase Tips

Le Ligerien has been installed at the head of the betting market for the Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase, with the same horse recently running well at Kempton Park. Over two miles, four and a half furlongs, the runner was able to oblige by seven and a half lengths at betting odds of 6/1 when beating favourite Danny Kirwan.

However, the horse previously got pulled up at Chepstow and perhaps there is merit looking for an alternative in the market. Nicky Henderson has Mill Green in the race and the eleven-year-old should be capable of running well at the weight allowance. A second-placed finish occurred at Warwick when the runner was second to Thomas Darby.

Go Steady was also second last time out and the eleven-year-old will line up for trainer Dan Skelton here. There’s a much lower weight allowance than several of the other leading contenders and this horse finished runner-up in a competitive race at Uttoxeter Racecourse, losing by a neck to joint-favourite Sound and Fury.

Ibleo is something of an unknown after not making an appearance for over two years, with Venetia Williams hoping that the ten-year-old is somewhere back to his best here. Other ones for the shortlist include Storm Control, Top Ville Ben and Lord Du Mesnil, with all of these horses trading at a similar price to land a victory.