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15:50 Ffos Las
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form P08412-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Jack Tudor
jumped right, led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened soon after next
- Form 667106-
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up, headway and tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead last, ran on
- Form 35263-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
towards rear, wide and headway 4 out, ridden next, driven and ran on to snatch 2nd final strides
- Form 14/9PP1-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey C Gethings
close up, tracked leaders 4 out, led next, mistake and headed next, ridden and kept on one pace
- Form 8FPP11-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
in touch, ridden and lost place 9th
- Form 253U6-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey David Noonan
held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 53/4233-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rex Dingle
in rear, not fluent 8th, headway 4 out, no impression from 2 out
- Form 1-83550
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, ridden to lead next, headed last, lost 2nd final strides
Dark Storm
696- Form 675565/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
in touch, lost place 9th
- Form 500713-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey R P McLernon
raced wide in touch, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching last
- Form P1855P-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey James Best
tracked leader until made a bad mistake 4 out, soon lost place
Verdict
FOLLY GATE has yet to win but returned to action with a short-head defeat over track and trip last month and may finally get his head in front in this. Ring The Moon ended last season with a double including a victory here when beating You Say Nothing but Doyannie’s placed efforts came over longer trips. Starvoski won over hurdles at Uttoxeter in March and returns to chasing off a similar mark.
Formwatch
You Say Nothing (IRE) 2-5fav (12-3) Led, ridden clear before 2 out, headed close home, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Ring The Moon (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Brulure Noire (IRE) 9-2jfav (11-10) In rear, ridden 3 out, one paced from 2 out, 6th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Niblawi (11-13) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Prime Pretender 28-1 (12-0) Towards rear, outpaced before 2 out and beaten, 5th of 8, 25l behind Good Impression (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Starvoski (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not much room when not fluent 1st, closed 3 out, challenging when left in lead 2 out, soon well clear, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Born To Please (11-3) by 9l, 7 ran.
Ring The Moon 5-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden to lead last, stayed on, all out, won at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr beating Mackie Dee (11-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Folly Gate (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway 4 out, pushed along over 2 out, stayed on well, narrowly denied, 2nd of 7, shd behind Court Royale (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Doyannie (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Always towards rear, never involved, 3rd of 6, 29 1/2l behind Forget You Not (10-11) at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Dunbar (FR) 40-1 (10-10) Mid-division, pushed along and outpace home turn, weakened 2 out, 10th of 12, 34 1/2l behind Judge Earle (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Dark Storm 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, struggling after the 4th and soon last, regained one position after 3 out but tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Paricolor (11-10) at Taunton 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Master Mikey Dee (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, progress 12th, no impression, went modest 3rd before 3 out, 3rd of 8, 31l behind Scrumpy Boy (10-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Royal Act 14-1 (10-0) Led, hit 3rd, jumped left and headed 9th, ridden and detached after 4 out, soon pulled up, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.