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18:25 Ffos Las
32Red.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
Femme Royale
14- Form 80-7987
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
Taroum (IRE)
14- Form 399/075
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Kieren Fox
Verdict
Robert Williams has a close association with Bernard Llewellyn so it's significant he rides HAMILTON HILL in this for Dai Burchell. The top weight had Taste The Wine and Tijori behind when only beaten a short-head by another Llewellyn representative, James Pollard, at Chepstow last week so gets the vote today. Barachiel was placed twice over 1m2f at Nottingham last month and looks the pick of the remainder with Cardi King disappointing at Kempton.
Formwatch
Hamilton Hill 6-4fav (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway over 3f out, challenged and carried slightly right from over 2f out, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 6, shd behind James Pollard (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Jun.
Tijori (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Led, headed over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind James Pollard (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Jun.
Taste The Wine (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Held up, headway over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind James Pollard (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Jun.
Barachiel 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Ela Gonda Mou (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Cardi King 5-1fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, staying on when badly hampered over 1f out, eased, not recover, 11th of 12, 14l behind Tinkerbell Will (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jun.
Into The Wind 10-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 7l behind Pindar (8-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Femme Royale 25-1 (7-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 5l behind Cuckoo Rock (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Jun.
Taroum (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, stayed on near side in straight, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to press for 3rd that side, not pace of leading duo far side, 5th of 15, 6l behind Royal Etiquette (9-1) at Windsor 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Perfect Buttons (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Chased leading pair, ridden and lost 3rd 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 9l behind Bute Street (9-2) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.