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2025 Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Preview
Scheduled to take place in either late May or early June of each year at Cartmel is the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase, this is a Class 3 race which is one of the season's highlights at Cartmel.
The race is open to veterans who are aged ten or older with those runners running over a testing trip of three miles, five and a half furlongs at this left-handed track.
Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Information:
- Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Past Winners
- Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
- Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Cartmel tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase but will also have predictions for each meeting at Cartmel throughout the season so be sure to head over there.
How competitive is the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +23.00. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Grand Veterans Handicap Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2009 renewal when Chabrimal Minster from Richard Ford under the guidance of Graham Lee, won in a time of 8:13.10, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Chabrimal Minster, trained by Richard Ford and ridden by Graham Lee set the quickest time of 7:12.00 in the 2007 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Grand Veterans Handicap Chase over the last 20 renewals:
- Chabrimal Minster (7:12.00) in 2007
- Thomas Wild (7:28.90) in 2016
- Dawson City (7:29.30) in 2021
Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Past Winners
Here are the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 7:43.44 | Mill Green (GB) 12yo 12-2 15/8F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2023 7:36.60 | Dee Star (IRE) 10yo 10-2 85/40F | Sean Bowen Gary Hanmer (GB) |
| 2022 7:43.43 | Jerrysback (IRE) 10yo 11-7 14/1 | Richie McLernon Ben Haslam (GB) |
| 2021 7:29.30 | Dawson City (GB) 12yo 11-5 10/1 | Rex Dingle Polly Gundry (GB) |
| 2019 7:40.50 | Al Co (FR) 14yo 10-11 25/1 | Henry Brooke Oliver Greenall (GB) |
| 2018 7:34.60 | Buachaill Alainn (IRE) 11yo 11-3 9/1 | Sean Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2017 7:36.10 | Silver Man (GB) 10yo 11-6 3/1F | Richard Johnson Jo Hughes (FR) |
| 2016 7:28.90 | Thomas Wild (GB) 11yo 11-12 5/2F | Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs (GB) |
| 2015 7:34.70 | Tullamore Dew (IRE) 13yo 10-13 6/1 | Joe Colliver (3lbs) Micky Hammond (GB) |
| 2014 7:33.80 | Jurisdiction (GB) 10yo 10-12 5/1 | Wilson Renwick Rose Dobbin (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 31 placings from 159 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 11 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Trainer Statistics
Here are some of the top Grand Veterans Handicap Chase trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bowen | 9-1-5 | +1.00 | +2.64 |
| Sue Smith | 8-1-4 | -2.50 | -1.66 |
| Sue Gardner | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.90 |
| Micky Hammond | 4-1-2 | +3.00 | +2.30 |
| Grant Cann | 3-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.20 |
| Philip Hobbs | 3-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.44 |
| Gary Hanmer | 2-1-1 | +1.13 | +0.33 |
| Oliver Greenall | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.00 |
| Ben Haslam | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| Peter Niven | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase over the last 20 renewals with both Sean Bowen and Graham Lee who have both won the race two times. Sean Bowen winners have been with Buachaill Alainn (2018) and Dee Star (2023). Graham Lee winners have been with Chabrimal Minster (2007 & 2009).
Here are some of the top Grand Veterans Handicap Chase jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 6-2-3 | +7.13 | +4.83 |
| Graham Lee | 4-2-3 | +8.75 | +5.70 |
| Henry Brooke | 3-1-1 | +23.00 | +13.00 |
| Matt Griffiths | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.20 |
| Richie McLernon | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Rex Dingle | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Joe Colliver | 1-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.60 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1-1-1 | +1.88 | +0.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -7.00 |
2025 Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 1, 4, 1, 1, 8, 1, 7, PU, PU, 2, 5, 1, 1, 7, 4, PU, 2, (1, 4), (1, 4)
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (71%) - In a field of 6 - 15 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 4 - 18 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran over 2m7f - 3m7f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 143 - 168lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Held an OR of 97+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 69+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not in AUS/SCO/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 1m5½f - 3m3½f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 50/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 11 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Placed 3m½f - 4m½f
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Held an OR of 100+ (Last 5)
- 18 / 20 (72%) - Achieved a TS of 103+ (Hcps)
- 18 / 20 (84%) - No more than 3 falls (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cartmel racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +29.38 is when runners wore no equipment. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £4,000 last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase is Perth, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Perth last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 165 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 8 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Grand Veterans Handicap Chase:
- Minster Son (3 Wins)
- Arctic Lord (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Al Co in 2019, winning for Oliver Greenall at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Henry Brooke. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Grand Veterans Handicap Chase remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Grand Veterans Handicap Chase Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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