Racecards
17:05 Ffos Las
Cambrian Best Bitter Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 7643
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P Hanagan
tracked leaders, niggled along 5f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
- Form 02-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey M Dwyer
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, stayed to race alone on inside 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 85-55
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leader until 4f out, hung left and weakened from over 2f out
Chik's Dream
16- Form 495632
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Ryan Powell
led, headed over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 00662
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey J P Fahy
soon steadied into last, headway 4f out, edged left 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home
Verdict
Convention didn't fare too badly on her handicap debut when third at Wolverhampton and should be thereabouts again, but a chance is taken on DURANTE ALIGHIERI. He was well beaten on his reappearance over 1m2f at Windsor, but last year's second to the useful Club Oceanic is solid form and the son of Galileo should appreciate this longer trip. Rosairlie improved when fifth over a shorter trip here in July and she's preferred to Chik's Dream and Yourinthewill, who were both placed at this track on their latest starts.
Formwatch
Convention 7-2fav (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Snowy Peak (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Aug.
Durante Alighieri 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in touch in 5th, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Almagest (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Rosairlie (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders in close 5th, pushed along over 3f out, driven and edged left inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4l behind Ice Nelly (8-9) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Chik's Dream 7-1 (8-10) Went right start, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 7, nk behind James Pollard (9-9) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Yourinthewill (USA) 20-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed close home, 2nd of 8, ns behind Navigation Track (8-13) at Ffos Las 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.