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19:15 Ffos Las

Gews Ltd Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 41.38s
  • Off Time: 19:16:38
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Swashbuckle

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Pure Fantasy

    10/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon sash and star on cap

      Icebuster

      17
      8/1
      • Form 427217
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, effort when carried left and impeded over 2f out, soon outpaced by front pair

      2(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

      Vercingetorix (IRE)

      19
      4/1
      • Form 6/97576
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 80

      held up, in touch, in 4th, ridden over 3f out, outpaced and no impression final 2f

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Ravens Quest

      26
      5/4
      • Form 646-71
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 80

      took keen hold, tracked winner until ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon beaten and eased

      5(3)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Pure Fantasy

      19 BF
      10/1
      • Form 843-15
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, in touch, in last, closed 3f out, chased winner from just 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, held final 75 yards, stayed on

      6(1)
      Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

      Swashbuckle

      22
      5/2
      • Form 232
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 73

      made all, driven and pressed over 1f out, stayed on well, holding rival final 75 yards

      3(4)
      NR

      Swift Cedar (IRE)

      113 D
      12/1
      • Form 1-34013
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 78

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Cape Victoria

      6/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13

      2014
      (3)
      Silk -

      Warrior Of Light (IRE)

      7/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      2013
      (4)
      Silk -

      Astra Hall

      14/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      In depth

      Verdict

      Faster going and a 10lb rise might be worries for supporters of impressive Nottingham winner Ravens Quest but Swashbuckle is getting closer and makes his handicap debut here. PURE FANTASY's run at Salisbury earlier this month was too bad to be true. Having won well on fast ground at Nottingham earlier, Roger Charlton's filly can bounce back here. None of the older horses make much appeal against the three-year-olds on these terms.

      Formwatch

      Icebuster 11-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Prendergast Hill (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Vercingetorix (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up in rear, 6th and no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Move Up (9-2) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

      Ravens Quest 9-4fav (9-7) Raced keenly, made all, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish, unchallenged, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Patent (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.

      Pure Fantasy 11-4jfav (8-7) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Sharja Queen (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Jul.

      Swashbuckle 5-1 (9-1) Slowly away, held up, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed near finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind Stetchworth Park (9-1) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.

      Swift Cedar (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Towards rear, in 7th over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on and no impression, 3rd of 12, 18l behind Faiseur De Miracle (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Apr.