Expert View:
Outpaced and needed the run when comfortably held in the Sodexo Live! Gold Cup here last time; trainer in form; effective at 3m, handles any ground, and goes well at Ascot; veteran not quite at his best but still capable.
Star rating: 5
Form Snapshot: Has won two hurdle races, two NH flat races and seven chases from 2m to 3m on ground varying from good to heavy, but last win was over two years ago. Finished 16l behind Henry's Friend when sixth of 12 at 33-1 on his latest outing in a chase over this course and distance (good) last month.
Southwell 15:20
Visit Chillipetal Tuxford Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs)
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Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls (22 December 2025): "He ran at Ascot on Saturday but didn’t really enjoy it in the closing stages and was eventually pulled up. He is 13 years old and is still the worst-behaved horse in the yard."
Kim Bailey (19 November 2024): "He is a family favourite really and he is oldest horse in the yard. He will spend his winter going around Ascot and is half a stone better going to Ascot than any other racecourse. He goes back there for the December meeting."
Kim Bailey (08 December 2023): "He runs on Saturday in the Coral Welsh National Trial. He is probably handicapped out of big handicaps now and his ultimate aim is the Veterans’ Chase Final at Sandown."
Kim Bailey (02 December 2022): "He is another in at Ascot, but his main aim is to go back for the Fleur Du Lys at Lingfield which he won last year at the Winter Million."
Kim Bailey (17 October 2021): "He is a difficult horse to place and wants soft ground. He had a very good season last year and if we can win a couple of more races this season then he will have done well. He wants two and a half miles"
Kim Bailey (29 October 2020): "He runs at Wetherby on Friday in a really competitive handicap chase. He had a great season over fences last year and we will see how he's progressed and whether he looks well handicapped or not."
Kim Bailey (12 November 2019): "I was delighted with his win at Carlisle and if they all jumped as well as he did my life would be easy. He’s a lovely horse and I’m thrilled with him.
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