2.25 3m. 210yds. 7 Declared. Virgin Bet Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2 ) of £35,000.00 1/0-y-o
1st - €18,210.00 2nd - €8,372.00 3rd - €4,186.00 4th - €2,093.00 5th - €1,046.00 6th - €522.00
Formscan - Copperhead rounded off last season in good form and chases a hat-trick after returning with an emphatic victory in a similar veterans' series event at Chepstow 16 days ago. A 5lb higher mark looks fair and another bold showing is likely. However, FORTESCUE has been given a chance by the handicapper despite running well in defeat several times last term. Off 8lb below his last winning mark, Henry Daly's 10-year-old is an attractive proposition. The class-dropping Torn And Frayed can also figure.