Racecards
21:20 Ffos Las
Walters UK Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form 072/042
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey T J O'Brien
mid-division, chased leaders 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and weakened last (usual 2 out)
- Form 233U-33
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
tracked leaders, effort to challenge 2 out (usual 3 out), driven and every chance approaching bypassed last, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 9241-13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Lucy Jones
- Jockey Ms Lucy Jones
bumped 1st, led to after 2nd, led again after 4th, headed 2 out (usual 3 out), regained narrow lead approaching last (usual 2 out), ridden and headed approaching bypassed last, no extra
- Form 96/F5-54
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in rear, raced wide back straight, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), driven to lead approaching bypassed last, stayed on well flat
- Form 62FU3-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, effort 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and every chance last (usual 2 out), outpaced flat, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
- Form 7500-39
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M McElhone
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
went left 1st, led after next, not fluent 3rd, headed after next, ridden and lost place quickly approaching 2 out (usual 3 out), soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 010/59-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
tracked leaders, outpaced 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden and one pace, no impression approaching bypassed last
- Form 22U/F3P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S A Hughes
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, not much room and dropped towards rear on bend after 2nd, outpaced 2 out (usual 3 out), never on terms
- Form 0PP-032
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
in touch, joined leaders 3rd, led when not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out), headed approaching last (usual 2 out), weakened flat
- Form 9PPP-26
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Mrs J G Retter
- Jockey M J Quinlan
Nonrunner
Verdict
Newton Abbot second Macarthur looks vulnerable again under top weight, though should again beat the disappointing Cut The Cards. No To Trident generally finds a couple too good while Prince Pippin's best form is over further and on a softer surface. Spinning Waters wasn't entirely disgraced at Towcester last month but has run a shocker on the Flat since so we'll take a chance on AJMAN returning to something like his best as he's potentially well treated and Gwili Spar is racing from 4lb out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Macarthur 17-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, going well when switched left before 2 out, soon led, jinked left last, soon ridden and headed, held close home, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Party Palace (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
No To Trident 12-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders where 2 out would of been, soon ridden to challenge, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Waterunder (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Prince Pippin (IRE) 5-4fav (11-2) With leader, led after 5th, ridden before 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Thoresby (11-3) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Cut The Cards (IRE) 11-4fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden 5th, stayed on same pace before 2 out, 4th of 12, 5l behind Party Palace (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Ajman (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 5th, ridden and one pace 2 out, stayed on flat, just failed to get 2nd, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Molon Labe (11-5) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd in May.
Farley's Risk (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Waited with, closer order before 4 out, chased leaders next, mistake and kept on same pace from 2 out, 9th of 18, 31l behind Alderimli (10-6) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in May.
Spinning Waters 16-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, one pace from next, 4th of 9, 14l behind Ullswater (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Pelennor (FR) 7-1 (12-0) (tt) led 2-7; to & pu aft 2 out, in a race won by The Snail (12-0) at Llangeinor 3m ptp gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Gwili Spar 6-1 (10-11) In touch in 6th, blundered 4th, ridden to chase winner before last, no impression, 2nd of 13, 12l behind Man Of Leisure (11-9) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Exiles Return (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Led, headed from 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 41l behind Ullswater (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.