Racecards
13:25 Ffos Las
Casumo Proud Sponsors Of Reading FC Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 192y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,159
- 2nd: £1,455
- 3rd: £727
- 4th: £364
- Form 0/48P18-
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Lee Edwards
in rear, pushed along after 7th, well beaten after next, behind when mistake 2 out
Fat Sam
53- Form 804F/P2-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Bryan Carver
jumped right, led, not fluent 7th, headed before 2 out, no extra approaching last
- Form 2/4222-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader from 2nd until before 3 out, no extra in 4th last
- Form 3605-8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
chased leader until 2nd, stayed handy, jumped right and not fluent 5th, losing place before mistake 2 out
- Form 8733-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression, stayed on, closing towards finish
- Form 25606-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
held up towards rear, ridden and effort after 3 out, switched right before 2 out, went 3rd and stayed on same pace, no impression
- Form 35/766-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, stayed on, driven out
In depth
Verdict
A winner at Ayr, Getthepot failed to cope with a hike in the weights at Southwell last time but Bucks Dream ran well for second over a shorter trip here on his handicap bow and Blumen Glory placed at Fontwell recently and both are preferred to Jaunty Viking. FAT SAM separated a couple of subsequent winners when runner-up in a novice hurdle on good ground at Warwick and Chris Down’s charge gets the vote to show further progress now handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
One Handsome Dude (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, well beaten 7th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Champagne Mystery (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd in Apr.
Fat Sam 40-1 (11-4) Prominent, niggled along before 4 out, disputed lead approaching 3 out, briefly outpaced, tired jump 2 out, kept on at one pace up the run-in, 2nd of 14, 5 1/2l behind Onagatheringstorm (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Blumen Glory (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Chased leader, led soon after 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, plugged on in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Northern Bound (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Spider Cullen (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, slow and lost place, jumped right and not fluent next, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, last of 8, dist behind The Macon Lugnatic (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Getthepot (IRE) 15-8 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along to challenge, not fluent last, well held flat, 2nd of 3, 11l behind An Tailliur (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Bucks Dream (IRE) 17-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Beau Haze (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Jaunty Viking 66-1 (11-12) In touch in mid-division, effort when mistake 2 out, held last, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 18 1/2l behind An Tailliur (11-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.