29 Mar 2026 16:50 Ascot
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £18,210); Distance: 2m 7f 185y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Sodexo Live! Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Hold Your Fort (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
F3314U / 10 |
Jump (20) | Callum Pritchard | Mrs D A Hamer Mr J Rees |
11/4 | |
| made all, pressed for lead before 15th, going best 2 out, soon ridden and went clear, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 5½ L |
Gabbys Cross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
20-43P2 / 11 |
Jump (29) | S Bowen | Nick Scholfield Mr J P McGrath |
11/8 | |
| not always fluent, held up in rear, mistake and outpaced 17th, some headway approaching last, soon went second, no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 2½ L |
Copperhead (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
214-7U1 / 12 |
Jump (29) | Freddie Gingell | J Tizzard Mrs G C Pritchard |
13/8 | |
| chased leader, ridden and pressed leader before 15th, outpaced by winner after 2 out, faded and lost second run-in | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Certainly Red (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 13) |
34/21P-3 / 12 |
Jump (22) | M Goldstein | Mrs L Richards The Venetian Lad… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||