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14:05 Aintree

Intercasino.co.uk Veterans' Handicap Chase (mildmay) (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 40.80s
  • Off Time: 14:07:47
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black and orange stripes, black sleeves, orange stars, orange cap
  • Form 83F8-87
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 145

mid-division, hit 8th, led 13th, clear from 4 out

2
Silk - White, Purple star and stars on sleeves, Purple cap
12/1
  • Form P/6P146-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 140

held up, behind, weakened from 13th

4
Silk - Red and Dark Blue check, White sleeves and cap
2/1
  • Form 32/P1U5-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 137

led, clear to 8th, headed 13th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last

5
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
  • Form P3U/47F-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 135

held up towards rear and not fluent, one pace from 3 out

6
Silk - Maroon, White disc, Maroon sleeves, White spots and spots on cap
6/1
  • Form 1P/4327-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 131

chased leader, weakened after 4 out, lost poor 3rd approaching last

8
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Red cap
7/1
  • Form 502-731
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 125

held up, chased winner after 4 out, no impression

9
Silk - Black and Yellow diabolo, striped sleeves and cap

Kitski (FR)

559 D
25/1
  • Form 214633/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 122

always behind, jumped badly right, pulled up after 5 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Black cap
14/1
  • Form 2P2030-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 116

chased leaders, blundered 4th, lost place from 6th, hit 8th, stayed on to take 4th towards finish

3
NR

D'Argent (IRE)

182 b D
  • Form P014F0-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 140

7
NR
  • Form 27330-8
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 128

In depth

Verdict

Nice to see the old boys get a run out against each other here and D'ARGENT, looks to have a winning chance. Alan King's gelding goes well when fresh and usually jumps well. Stamina is his forte and that should be brought into play with a decent pace here, while the ground also suits so we'll side with him. Kenzo III acts on the ground and now that he is getting a bit long in the tooth he may well prove to be a more convincing stayer. In any case, he is not on such a bad mark and is likely to be straight enough. Aleron is up 5lb for a recent Stratford success and Ever Present is dropping back to a competitive mark, though Litski is likely to need this after a long break and D'Argent can grab the money here.

Formwatch

Fundamentalist (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Mid-division, mistake 12th, headway approaching 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression, 7th of 17, 21l behind Parsons Legacy (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs (2) gd.

Rambling Minster 18-1 (11-3) Chased leaders until weakened 4 out, 6th of 20, 19l behind An Accordion (10-3) at Doncaster 3m lst hcp chs (1) gd in Jan.

Kenzo Iii (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Tracked winner, ridden and weakened 3 out, 5th of 18, 25l behind Eric's Charm (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) gs in Apr.

El Vaquero (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) In touch, mistake 9th, 6th when fell at the 10th in race won by Out The Black (11-4) at Ascot 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Apr, 13 ran.

Ever Present (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up, headway 4 out, weakened from next, 7th of 18, 30l behind Eric's Charm (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) gs in Apr.

Aleron (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, in rear when not fluent 4th, headway 8th (water), went 2nd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, led last, wandered flat, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Sept beating Fantastic Arts (10-13) by a nk, 14 ran.

Kitski (FR) 7-4 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 10th, soon outpaced, no impression from next, 3rd of 5, well behind Pay Attention (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov chs (3) gf in Apr '07.

Another Rum (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Held up, weakened from 20th, 11th of 24, well behind Iris De Balme (9-7) at Ayr 4m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Apr.

D'Argent (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Disputed lead, headed and under pressure approaching 4 out, weakened soon after, 11th of 19, 45l behind Monkerhostin (10-13) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Apr.

Burntoakboy 14-1 (10-6) In touch, hampered 11th, outpaced from 4 out, no danger after, 8th of 17, 21l behind Parsons Legacy (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs (2) gd.