Racecards
13:42 Ffos Las
Walters Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £7,018
- 2nd: £2,061
- 3rd: £1,030
- 4th: £515
- Form 0/24111-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
keen jumped right, led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, beaten when fell next
- Form 32P/11B-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey R M Power
in touch in rear, went 3rd 4 out, left poor 2nd next, kept on, no chance with winner
- Form 97/0045-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
keen soon in touch in rear, outpaced 6th, detached 9th, soon pulled up
- Form 4P7/13-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, headed 2nd, tracked leader until 7th, weakening when fell 4 out
- Form 2P1-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led approaching 4 out, clear when blundered 2 out, eased flat
In depth
Verdict
Highway One O Two showed progressive form over hurdles last season culminating in a Grade 2 victory at Kempton. He has leading claims on these terms if ready for action on his chasing bow while Hitman, a winner over hurdles in France, also debuts over fences and returns to action having undergone wind surgery since joining Paul Nicholls. But TOTTERDOWN will be sharper for a last month’s outing behind higher rated rivals than these in a novice chase at Market Rasen and may well have the edge in this with the remaining pair hard to fancy.
Formwatch
Highway One O Two (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Bit keen early, made all, clear between last 2, 5 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Feb beating West Cork (11-2) by 4 3/4l, 9 ran.
Mack The Man (IRE) 15-2 (10-3) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, still well enough there when brought down last, at Newbury 2m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
Three County's (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, weakened towards finish, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Ladronne (11-13) at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Totterdown 7-2 (11-2) Led, clear after 2nd, jumped slow at third, not fluent at 6th, shaken up but headed 3 out, weakened before last, last of 3, 7 1/2l behind Le Patriote (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (3) gd in Oct.
Hitman (FR) (10-7) won at Pau 2m hvy in Jan beating Raf Tavel (10-7) by 8l, 10 ran.