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Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase

Doncaster · 21 February 2018
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance2m 7f 214y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Band Of Blood (IRE) (2/1F) won the Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster on 21 February 2018, beating Halo Moon (GB) by 3½ lengths under Sam Twiston-Davies for trainer Dr Richard Newland. 12 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m 7f 214y; the winning time was 6m 9.00s (slow by 15.00s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Band Of Blood (IRE)
SP: 2/1 favKTB Rating 132AKTB Speed 104A J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Dr Richard Newland
Won by 3½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Band Of Blood (IRE) b 10g Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland 10-6 119132A104A 6:09.00 18,768 2/1 fav
2nd Halo Moon (GB) p 10g 3½ James Best Neil Mulholland 10-2 122124A101A 6:09.78 5,544 20/1
3rd Sego Success (IRE) v 10g 1¾ Wayne Hutchinson Alan King 11-0 134134A100A 6:10.17 2,772 8/1
4th Killala Quay (GB) b 11g 3¾ Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon 10-6 126122A98A 6:11.00 1,386 16/1
5th No Duffer (GB) tp 11g 9 Paddy Brennan Tom George 11-6 140126A93A 6:13.00 693 20/1
6th Upswing (IRE) p 10g 6 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill 11-5 139118A89A 6:14.33 348 40/1
7th Astracad (FR) 12g ½ Jamie Bargary(3) Nigel Twiston-Davies 10-0 12399A89A 6:14.44 — 33/1
8th Call Me Vic (IRE) b 11g 13 A P Heskin Tom George 11-0 134107C81C 6:17.33 — 22/1
PU Ballynagour (IRE) h 12g — Robert Dunne Ian Williams 11-4 138—— — — 17/2
PU Fox Appeal (IRE) tv 11g — Nick Scholfield Emma Lavelle 11-6 140—— — — 16/1
PU Carole's Destrier (GB) 10g — Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland 11-12 146—— — — 13/2
PU Indian Castle (IRE) v 10g — Tom O'Brien Ian Williams 10-7 127—— — — 6/1

Winning time 6m 9.00s (slow by 15.00s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 6m 4.98s. This race ran 4.02s (1.1% slower); the day's other races here ran 1.1% slower (N 6). Net of the day: level with the standard. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 12 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (8 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster in 2018?
Band Of Blood (IRE) won the Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster on 21 February 2018, ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies and trained by Dr Richard Newland.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster?
1st Band Of Blood (IRE) (2/1F), 2nd Halo Moon (GB) (20/1), 3rd Sego Success (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster?
Band Of Blood (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/1F.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster?
12 horses ran in the 2018 Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Polypipe Veterans' Handicap Chase at Doncaster?
The winning time was 6m 9.00s (slow by 15.00s).

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