Racecards
15:45 Ffos Las
Vaughan Construction Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 7f 80y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
- Form 425-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
steadied start, soon held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon switched left, edged left and led 1f out, headed towards finish
- Form 25
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, led gain towards finish
Lily Jean
17- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out
- Form 7-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey J P Fahy
towards rear, well beaten over 2f out
Phobos
13- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Rob Hornby
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 75
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Finley Marsh
held up, pushed along 3f out, effort and green 2f out, no impression on leaders, went 3rd towards finish
In depth
Verdict
WUFUD started out with a very good second at Kempton in April and was odds-on for a novices' race at Salisbury in June but ran a shocker. He'll need to bounce back though his likely main rival Preacher Man, an excellent second at Ascot last summer, hasn't run for over a year. Star Of Athena looked as though she needed further than this when staying on over a mile here last month. That remark also applies to Phobos, running on over that same trip at Kempton.
Formwatch
Preacher Man (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right towards inside over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Dee Ex Bee (9-0) at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (2) sft in Aug.
Wufud 4-5fav (9-2) Raced wide close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Power of Darkness (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Lily Jean 40-1 (8-11) Dwelt, in rear and outpaced, last of 8, dist behind Mojika (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Perambulation 50-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, beaten over 2f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Princely (8-11) at Salisbury 6f stks (5) fm in Jul.
Phobos 66-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 14, 9l behind Enzemble (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
Star Of Athena 50-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Plait (8-11) at Ffos Las 1m stks (5) gs in Aug.
Croeso Cymraeg 33-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, led, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 27 3/4l behind Spirit Of Appin (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) gs in Aug.