Racecards
14:00 Ffos Las
Happy Birthday Lynn 3A's Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 199y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £12,400 added
- Winner: £6,548
- 2nd: £3,013
- 3rd: £1,507
- 4th: £754
- Form 9/5143-8
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leaders, lost place 10th, mistake next, well behind 4 out, pulled up after
- Form 67106-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up in rear, headway 10th, ridden in 3rd 4 out, weakened 3 out
- Form 251353
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey James Bowen
chased leader, led before not fluent 9th, headed approaching 3 out, led again last, stayed on
- Form 114863/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led before 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed last, no impression towards finish
- Form 9PFP-PP
- Age 12
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
not always fluent in rear, behind 10th, pulled up before 13th
Caswell Bay
41- Form 56252-6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
led until before 9th, weakened approaching 13th, pulled up before 4 out
Higgs (IRE)
48- Form 532/52-6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leaders on outside, mistake 13th, weakened before 3 out, lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 0-11247
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
held up towards rear on inside, mistake 6th, headway after 13th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1P33-21
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in mid-division, jumped left and ridden 13th, struggling in 6th before 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, went remote 3rd towards finish
- Form 342-649
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey R Patrick
NonRunner
Verdict
Kestrel Valley was engaged in the 4.00 at Hereford yesterday. Destin D'ajonc showed nothing on his reappearance having finished tailed off on his final start last season but Caswell Bay has hinted at ability in his three runs to date over fences and stable companion The Boat won at Leicester after a second at Hereford. Pilgrims King has won here over hurdles but is unproven on going this soft. BRULURE NOIRE wasn’t stopping when scoring over 2m here a couple of months ago and makes more appeal than Art Of Illusion at the weights, though any market support for the returning Bobby Bow would be significant given his yard’s current purple patch.
Formwatch
Destin D'Ajonc (FR) 28-1 (11-5) Mid-division, dropped to rear 9th, pushed along and tailed off home turn, last of 8, dist behind Enzo D'Airy (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Brulure Noire (IRE) 3-1jfav (12-0) Held up, headway and tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead last, ran on, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Prime Pretender (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Art Of Illusion (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Led until after 4th (normal 5 out), lost 2nd at the last, (normal 3 out), soon ridden and weakened, 3rd of 6, 29l behind Old Painless (12-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Bobby Bow (IRE) 3-1fav (12-2) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Lissen To The Lady (10-2) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Great Khan (IRE) 80-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, pushed along approaching final circuit, pulled up before 6 out, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Caswell Bay 10-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost ground 11th, mistake 4 out and 3 out when well held, 6th of 9, 35 3/4l behind Eden Du Houx (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Higgs (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Close up, dropped to mid-division 5 out, asked for effort 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Saint Segal (11-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Pilgrims King (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-5) Not fluent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out and ridden, soon dropped away, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Good Impression (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
The Boat (IRE) 9-4fav (10-2) Jumped left, held up in mid-division, closed in back straight, mistake 4 out, led and not fluent last, stayed on well, won going away, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Dec beating Boagrius (11-7) by 7 1/2l, 8 ran.
Kestrel Valley 3-1fav (11-4) Led, awkward 1st, headed but remained close up 2nd, lost ground before 14th and dropped to rear, plugged on past beaten horses from 4 out, 4th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Storm Force Ben (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.