Result 15:05 · Sandown Park

Unibet Veterans Handicap Chase (2025 Stayers Veterans Chase Final)

Class 2Handicap3mGood10yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 26.37s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Nocte Volatus (GB)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey	—	3.75	4.49
2	Le Milos (GB)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	1¼L	6.00	6.80
3	Gabbys Cross (IRE)	James Bowen	Nick Scholfield	1½L	12.0	14.3
4	Gustavian (IRE)	Rex Dingle	Anthony Honeyball	1¾L	6.50	6.80
5	Blackjack Magic (GB)	Ben Godfrey	Anthony Honeyball	7¼L	17.0	16.7
6	Digby (IRE)	Patrick M OBrien	Dermot A McLoughlin	9L	12.0	15.7
7	Credo (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Anthony Honeyball	12½L	6.00	6.61
F	Annsam (GB)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	Evan Williams	—	11.0	13.0
UR	Copperhead (GB)	Freddie Gingell	Joe Tizzard	—	13.0	20.9

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Le Milos (GB)

11yo · 12-0 · OR 140

7415P6 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Dec 25	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	6/8	24L	8.50
12 Nov 25	Bangor-on-Dee	3m	Soft	C2	PU	—	9.50
26 Oct 25	Aintree	3m 1f	Good	C2	5/7	21¾L	4.00

9 wins from 34 · placed 16

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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Gustavian (IRE) t

11yo · 11-9 · OR 135

P2F271 J Rex Dingle T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Nov 25	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good	C1	1/7	—	6.50
01 Mar 25	Newbury	3m 2f	Soft	C2	7/8	35½L	4.00
09 Feb 25	Exeter	3m	Good To Soft	C2	2/8	4½L	5.00

5 wins from 33 · placed 22

Won 1 of 11 at around this trip

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Nocte Volatus (GB) t

11yo · 11-9 · OR 135

1224F1 J Stan Sheppard T T Lacey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Nov 25	Warwick	3m	Good To Soft	C2	1/5	—	3.75
08 Nov 25	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	F	—	21.0
15 Feb 25	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	4/6	12¾L	4.20

6 wins from 32 · placed 15

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Copperhead (GB) t,p

12yo · 11-7 · OR 133

122147 J Freddie Gingell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Dec 25	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	7/8	25¼L	15.0
09 Feb 25	Exeter	3m	Good To Soft	C2	4/8	11L	6.00
17 Jan 25	Market Rasen	3m	Good To Soft	C2	1/8	—	4.50

9 wins from 39 · placed 17

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Blackjack Magic (GB) t

11yo · 11-6 · OR 132

45FPPP J Ben Godfrey T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Feb 25	Exeter	3m	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	11.0
30 Nov 24	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Good	C1	PU	—	29.0
04 May 24	Punchestown	3m 110y	Soft	—	PU	—	7.50

5 wins from 20 · placed 8

Won 2 of 9 at around this trip

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Annsam (GB)

11yo · 11-6 · OR 132

334651 J Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Dec 25	Ludlow	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/5	—	5.50
07 Nov 25	Exeter	3m	Good	C3	5/8	65L	51.0
10 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	6/7	43½L	29.0

9 wins from 34 · placed 16

Won 4 of 16 at around this trip

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Credo (IRE) t,v

11yo · 11-5 · OR 131

141534 J Harry Cobden T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Nov 25	Ascot	3m 5f 110y	Good	C2	4/12	16¾L	26.0
08 Nov 25	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good	C1	3/7	12¼L	15.0
30 Mar 25	Ascot	3m	Good	C2	5/6	37½L	4.33

8 wins from 31 · placed 19

Won 4 of 6 at around this trip

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Gabbys Cross (IRE)

11yo · 11-3 · OR 129

208204 J James Bowen T Nick Scholfield —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Nov 25	Warwick	3m	Good To Soft	C2	4/5	81½L	7.50
01 May 25	Punchestown	2m 7f 110y	Yielding	—	13/23	20L	41.0
23 Feb 25	Naas	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	—	2/11	8L	17.0

4 wins from 28 · placed 8

10 runs at around this trip without a win

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Digby (IRE) t,p11

11yo · 10-9 · OR 126

U30064 J Patrick M OBrien T Dermot A McLoughlin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Dec 25	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	4/5	30½L	7.00
09 Nov 25	Naas	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	C1	6/14	15L	126.0
25 Oct 25	Galway	2m 6f	Yielding	—	13/15	18L	41.0

5 wins from 33 · placed 15

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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