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Sodexo Live! Veterans' Handicap Chase

Ascot · Sunday, 29 Mar · 14:50 · 2m 7f 185y · Class 2 · TURF

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Status

15:50

Off time

Runners

Good (Good to Firm in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

GABBYS CROSS (IRE

🥈 Second

COPPERHEAD

#1 · 2.63

🥉 Third

CERTAINLY RED

#2 · 5

4 runners

01 · 🏆

Gabbys Cross

2.38

11/8

02 · 🥈

Copperhead

2.63

13/8

03 · 🥉

Hold Your Fort

3.75

11/4

Certainly Red

4/1

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Copperhead (G) PT Went a long time without a win after landing the 2020 Reynoldstown novice over C&D but has proved a revelation in veterans company, scoring for a fourth time when edging out Gabbys Cross at Newbury 4…	214-7U1	Freddie Gingell J Tizzard	12	76.2kg	2.63 13/8
—	2	—	Certainly Red (G) P Enhanced good record at Sandown when winning a small-field veterans event over this trip in November 2024. Seen only twice since but a recent comeback third at Sandown shows all his ability is still …	3421P/3-	M Goldstein Mrs L Richards	12	75.7kg	5 4/1
2nd	3	—	Gabbys Cross (G) FAV P Placed for a second time in veterans events since joining Nick Scholfield when getting collared late by Copperhead at Newbury at the end of last month. Seemed to idle on that occasion but has Sean Bo…	3P22P8-	S Bowen Nick Scholfield	11	73.5kg	2.38 11/8
1st	4	—	Hold Your Fort (G) Newton Abbot specialist but confirmed he's just as good elsewhere when bagging 5-runner handicap chase at Ludlow (3m, good to firm) in October. Unseated back from a break at Taunton 3 weeks ago.	U12-395	Callum Pritchard Mrs D A Hamer	10	68.9kg	3.75 11/4

Betting forecast: Gabbys Cross (11/8), Copperhead (13/8), Hold Your Fort (11/4), Certainly Red (4/1)