Ffos Las Races
Ffos Las
17:00
Backing Welsh Racing - DragonBet Handicap Hurdle
Ffos Las
Date: Tue, 06 May 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.84
Place: £1.10 £2.70 £2.30
Exacta: £11.90
Tricast: £47.41
Trifecta: £46.90
Non-Runners: Jokers 'n' Clowns (withdrawn; got loose beforehand), Polly Pi (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Gavin (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Mickey Bowen | 154 lbs | 5/6F | Won | Made all - increased tempo and went clear after 2nd - reduced lead and raced wide before 5th - good jump and went clear again 3 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on well run-in - unchallenged(op Evens tchd 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Formel Park (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Evan Williams | 142 lbs | 10/1 | 9.5 | In touch with leaders - chased clear leader approaching last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Dickens (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Alan King | 161 lbs | 8/1 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - steady headway on far side of group after 3 out - stayed on run-in - went third inside final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 17/2) | |
| 4th | 11 | Opticality (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Tim Vaughan | 144 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - brief headway 2 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost third inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Privilege (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
John & Rhys Flint | 156 lbs | 15/2 | 2.5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 5th - weakened approaching last(op 12/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Berkshire Lad (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Oliver Signy | 163 lbs | 22/1 | 6 | Jumped right on occasions - in touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader 3rd - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung and jumped right-handed)(op 28/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 4.5 | Midfield - outpaced before 2 out - no impression(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | John Betjeman (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Gillard | 164 lbs | 17/2 | 2.25 | Pressed leader - chased clear leader after 2nd - lost position home turn - weakening when hit 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Jlow (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Ryan Potter | 157 lbs | 66/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - always behind(op 80/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Auba Me Yang (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 159 lbs | 66/1 | 15 | Towards rear - brief headway before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Mambo Beat (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Bernard Llewellyn | 143 lbs | 12/1 | 47 | Midfield - hit 2nd - outpaced after 5th - dropped to rear 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 9/1) |