Racecards
14:20 Ffos Las
E.B.F./Sun Trade Windows 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 6-5221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer A Middleton
- Jockey Paul Moloney
tracked leaders, bumped 1st, not fluent 6th, led after 4 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, no extra last
- Form 1-14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division, headway 3rd, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, very easily
Gwili Spar
39- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey P E Corbett
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden after next, lost touch and pulled up before 5th
Just Basil
15- Form 8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Donal Fahy
stumbled badly and unseated rider 1st
- Form P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
led, not fluent 2nd, clear 3rd until before 5th, headed after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next
- Form 360
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J E Moore
held up towards rear, hampered 2nd, not fluent 3rd or 4th, headway before next, mistake 6th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
- Form 6-88
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey Donal Devereux
prominent when hampered 1st, mid-division, struggling 3rd, pulled up before 6th
Rydon Pynes
23- Form 2052-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Hill
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, close up 2 out, no chance with with winner, stayed on same pace
Un Ami (FR)
43- Form 66-64
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, weakened 2 out, tailed off
- Form 859
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Marc Barber
- Jockey Christian Williams
towards rear, hampered 1st, some headway after 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off
- Form 31-B570
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Marc Barber
- Jockey Alan Johns
in rear, badly hampered 1st and nearly unseated rider (great recovery), hampered next, lost touch approaching 5th, pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
WHISPER has won both previous races here, a bumper last spring and a novice hurdle over course and distance on Boxing Day. He can probably be forgiven his run in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last month and can get back to winning ways today. Rocknrollrambo won a maiden hurdle at Thurles last month for Eugene O'Sullivan but has his first start here for Anthony Middleton and more of a danger may be Un Ami, a fair fourth at Chepstow having travelled strongly into the straight. Lecale Lad and Western Warhorse are both winning pointers and now with powerful NH yards so can't be ignored.
Formwatch
Rocknrollrambo (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 4 out, ridden entering straight and kept on well under pressure from before last, won at Thurles 2m 6f mdn hdl in Jan beating Mimi And Bow (10-4) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Whisper (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, effort on outside 2 out, one pace bwteen last 2, weakened last, 4th of 5, 21l behind At Fishers Cross (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) hvy in Jan.
Gwili Spar 28-1 (11-2) Pulled hard in mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 13, well behind Oscar Hoof (11-5) at Ludlow 1m 6f NH flat (5) sft in Jan.
Just Basil 66-1 (10-13) last of 8, well behind Heath Hunter (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) hvy.
Lecale Lad (IRE) Revoque gelding out of Thyngreesa.
Lucky To Be Alive (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 16l behind Un Ace (10-11) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (6) std in Jan.
Road Show 66-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, weakened 6th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Fox Run (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
Rydon Pynes 20-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 15, nk behind Ericht (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
Un Ami (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, not fluent, headway after 5th, every chance before 3 out, one pace flat, 4th of 13, 6l behind O'faolains Boy (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Western Warhorse (IRE) Westerner gelding out of An Banog.
Dereks Red Ruby 25-1 (10-10) With leader until ridden 4f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 13, well behind Molly's A Diva (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m mrs N H flat (6) hvy in Jan.
Kimora (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up, not fluent, always in rear, 14th of 16, well behind Ptit Zig (10-7) at Ludlow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft.