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16:10 Ffos Las

Walters Group Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 182y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,768
  • 2nd: £5,544
  • 3rd: £2,772
  • 4th: £1,386
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.20s
  • Off Time: 16:10:54
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 1/111FU-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 148

tracked leader, led before 3 out, 11/2 lengths clear when blundered next, ridden after last, kept on well

2
Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
15/8
  • Form 214351-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 140

held up, in touch, headway when blundered 4 out, chased winner before next, soon driven and one pace, ridden after next, kept on, always held

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Green star and star on cap
11/1
  • Form F1-2136
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 139

held up, in rear, mistake 3rd, outpaced 4 out, rallied to chase front pair 2 out, no chance before last

4
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, Royal Blue cap
3/1
  • Form 2173-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 139

tracked front pair, driven approaching 3 out, lost place next, ridden and weakened before last

6
Silk - Light blue, maroon chevron and sleeves, white cap

Hassle (IRE)

21 b D
8/1
  • Form 119211
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 135

led, driven and headed before 3 out, soon behind, weakened before next

7
Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue armlets, white cap
  • Form 511/04-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 135

tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, well held between last 2

5
NR
  • Form 1215/30-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 138

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Hassle has been in terrific form, landing a Listed handicap at Market Rasen last month. But he's gone up another 10lb and wouldn't want any rain. Tommy Silver won a Listed hurdle for four-year-olds at Musselburgh in February and then ran in the Triumph Hurdle. He was only beaten half-a-length on his handicap debut off a similar mark at Sandown in April so has to enter calculations but Garde La Victoire is probably having a confidence-booster before resuming his chase career. WELSH SHADOW runs in the colours of the race sponsor so has probably been targeted at this. He was third over this trip in a Grade 2 at Kempton in February and can make a winning reappearance.

Formwatch

Garde La Victoire (FR) 7-2 (11-4) Mid-division, behind from 8th, outpaced next, blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out, at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.

Welsh Shadow (IRE) 4-7fav (11-10) Tracked leader, led 6 out, ridden after last, kept on, won at Ayr 2m 4f (3) sft in Apr beating Jetstream Jack (11-10) by 1 1/4l, 3 ran.

Curious Carlos 11-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, hampered next, never dangerous, 6th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Red Tornado (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.

Tommy Silver (FR) 4-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3rd, 2nd 3 out, led approaching 2 out until 2 out, chased winner, ridden disputing 2nd at the last, stayed on under pressure run-in,finished well, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Wolf Of Windlesham (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.

Hassle (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden clear flat, in no danger after, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Sep beating Kapstadt (10-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Astre De La Cour (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Led until 3rd, stayed prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened next, 15th of 16, 31 1/4l behind Gwafa (11-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) gd in May.

Cardinal Walter (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, eased over 4f out, virtually pulled up, last of 10, dist behind Ravenous (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.