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2026 Veterans Chase Series Final Preview
The Veterans Chase Series series was created in 2014 and was first put into place for the 2015-16 season, this series proves popular with race fans and is a twelve-race series for chasers aged ten or older and holds an official rating of no more than 150.
The series finishes with a Series Final race at Sandown. Runners who qualify during the series receive automatic entries into the race, which is held in January of each year.
This Series Final race is contested over a distance of three miles at Sandown, where a total of twenty-two fences will be faced and is a race not to be missed if you are a true jump racing fan!
Veterans Chase Series Final Information:
- Veterans Chase Series Final Past Winners
- Veterans Chase Series Final Trainer Statistics
- Veterans Chase Series Final Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Sandown then head over to the Sandown tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Sandown Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Veterans Chase Series Final market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2025 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Veterans Chase Series Final, the over-round has been 124%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £124 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Veterans Chase Series Final Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Veterans Chase Series Final Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Veterans Chase Series Final over the last 10 renewals:
- Sam Brown (6:14.00) in 2024
- Houblon Des Obeaux (6:22.50) in 2019
- Copperhead (6:24.40) in 2025
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Veterans Chase Series Final next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 8 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -8.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 10 renewals, it was Sam Brown, trained by Anthony Honeyball and ridden by Jonathan Burke who set the fastest winning time in the Veterans Chase Series Final, the runner won the race in a time of 6:14.00 when winning the race in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Evan Williams and jockey Adam Wedge with Prime Venture who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 7:00.90 in the 2022 renewal.
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Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com
Veterans Chase Series Final Past Winners
Here are the Veterans Chase Series Final 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Veterans Chase Series Final are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The 2024 renewal was originally abandoned due to a waterlogged track but was rescheduled to run at Warwick a week later, the 2025 renewal was rescheduled to run at Market Rasen two weeks later.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 6:24.40 | Copperhead (GB) 11yo 10-5 7/2F | Freddie Gingell (3lbs) Joe Tizzard (GB) |
| 2024 6:14.00 | Sam Brown (GB) 12yo 11-8 17/2 | Jonathan Burke Anthony Honeyball (GB) |
| 2023 6:43.80 | Wishing And Hoping (IRE) 13yo 11-7 50/1 | Alex Edwards (3lbs) Mel Rowley (GB) |
| 2022 7:00.90 | Prime Venture (IRE) 11yo 10-7 18/1 | Adam Wedge Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2021 6:42.30 | Seeyouatmidnight (GB) 13yo 11-1 10/1 | Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson (GB) |
| 2020 6:39.90 | Jepeck (IRE) 11yo 10-11 3/1F | Rex Dingle (3lbs) Anthony Honeyball (GB) |
| 2019 6:22.50 | Houblon Des Obeaux (FR) 12yo 11-3 7/1 | Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams (GB) |
| 2018 6:37.00 | Buywise (IRE) 11yo 10-8 12/1 | Leighton Aspell Evan Williams (GB) |
| 2017 6:27.10 | Pete The Feat (IRE) 13yo 10-1 20/1 | Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon (GB) |
| 2016 6:49.90 | Soll (GB) 11yo 11-9 7/1F | Tom Scudamore David Pipe (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Veterans Chase Series Final have been based:
- GB: 10 winners with an additional 23 placings from 143 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Veterans Chase Series Final Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Veterans Chase Series Final over the last 10 renewals with both Evan Williams and Anthony Honeyball who have both won the race two times. Evan Williams winners have been with Buywise (2018) and Prime Venture (2022). Anthony Honeyball winners have been with Jepeck (2020) and Sam Brown (2024).
Here are some of the top Veterans Chase Series Final trainer statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Williams | 7-2-3 | +25.00 | +15.75 |
| Anthony Honeyball | 4-2-3 | +9.50 | +6.24 |
| Venetia Williams | 15-1-2 | -7.00 | -7.74 |
| David Pipe | 9-1-2 | -1.00 | -2.37 |
| Charlie Longsdon | 8-1-3 | +13.00 | +10.00 |
| Joe Tizzard | 3-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.10 |
| Sandy Thomson | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Mel Rowley | 1-1-1 | +50.00 | +31.25 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| Harry Fry | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | +1.25 |
Veterans Chase Series Final Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Veterans Chase Series Final jockey statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Deutsch | 9-1-2 | -1.00 | -1.74 |
| Adam Wedge | 4-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.25 |
| Jonathan Burke | 4-1-2 | +5.50 | +4.31 |
| Ryan Mania | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Alex Edwards | 1-1-1 | +50.00 | +31.25 |
| Freddie Gingell | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.10 |
| Rex Dingle | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.69 |
| Sean Houlihan | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | +0.20 |
| Brendan Powell | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -2.62 |
2026 Veterans Chase Series Final Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, PU), 7, 6, 10, 1, 5, 2, (2, 5), 5, (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.
- 10 / 10 (62%) - Had 3 - 8 placings (Going)
- 10 / 10 (66%) - Furthest Won 2m7f - 3m2½f
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Off a break of 14 - 38 days
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Highest Won is not G1/G3/LST
- 10 / 10 (74%) - Furthest ran 3m2½f - 4m2½f
- 10 / 10 (75%) - In a field of 8 - 15 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Carried 150 - 166lbs (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 137+ (Trip)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 102+ (Going)
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Fewer than 2 placings (Course)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - Carried 149 - 168lbs (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - Ran in 4 - 19 races (Going)
- 10 / 10 (85%) - Ran in 3 - 9 races (1 Year)
- 10 / 10 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 130+ (Going)
- 10 / 10 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 133+ (Last 5)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sandown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Veterans Chase Series Final. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Veterans Chase Series Final Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +88.50 is when runners were sent off 4/1 on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran over 3m last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-37.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Veterans Chase Series Final is Haydock, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 143 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Veterans Chase Series Final, that stallion is Kayf Tara who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Wishing And Hoping in 2023, winning for Mel Rowley at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Alex Edwards. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Veterans Chase Series Final head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Author Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Veterans Chase Series Final 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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