Racecards
14:40 Ffos Las
Bet10Get10 At vickers.bet Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 177y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £5,882
- 2nd: £2,710
- 3rd: £1,354
- 4th: £678
- Form P31F/40-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
chased winner 2nd until before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
- Form 6P5172-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, closed 10th, ridden 12th, driven before 4 out, hung left and beaten 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 281/036-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
not fluent in rear, well beaten from 14th, blundered 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 624111-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
chased winner until 2nd, stayed handy, went 2nd again before 4 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on
- Form 54U8U5-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders on outside, mistake and lost place 12th, struggling next, pulled up after 14th
- Form BP9/397-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
held up in rear, closed 11th, mistake 13th, went 3rd from 4 out, no impression on winner 2 out, kept on
- Form 1/77P15-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey S Bowen
jumped well, made all, clear 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 7P4318-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
behind, not fluent 1st, headway 14th, held 4 out, went never dangerous 4th flat
- Form 1/25FP5-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division, struggling 14th, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Shantou Village often attracts market support but his completion rate if off-putting and he hasn’t won since 2018. Aaron Lad could be interesting back over fences after a couple of runs over hurdles and the penny has finally dropped with Ocean Cove, though he needs plenty of urging. LANDOFSMILES looks more straightforward and was a winner over course and distance early last month before completing his hat-trick at Perth. Another 6lb rise is not going to make life easy but he turns up here with the best recent form. Minella Bobo was head of Ocean Cove at Newbury in March having won earlier at Hereford and he wears cheekpieces for the first time today.
Formwatch
Aaron Lad (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Prominent and disputed lead, tracked leader after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened and never involved, 10th of 12, 32 1/4l behind Ask Dillon (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Ocean Cove (IRE) 13-8fav (12-2) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 13th, ridden to chase leader before 4 out, 2nd but well adrift 2 out, stayed on without troubling winner flat, 2nd of 4, 8 1/2l behind Schnabel (10-11) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Theligny (FR) 28-1 (12-0) Held up in 6th on inside, hit 4 out and weakened quickly, tailed off, 6th of 10, 23 1/4l behind Sultans Pride (10-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Landofsmiles (IRE) 5-2fav (11-4) Prominent, shaken up before 2 out, ridden before last, led on run-in, readily, won at Perth 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Do Not Disturb (10-6) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Shantou Village (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, closed 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Kitty's Light (11-4) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Gwencily Berbas (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, slight mistake 8th, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Minella Times (11-10) at Listowel 2m 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Minella Bobo (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-9) Soon led, hit 4 out, headed 3 out, lost 3rd and no extra last, 5th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Mac Tottie (11-0) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Looks Like Power (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Led after 1st, headed 8th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind J'Ai Froid (11-10) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) 3-1 (10-5) Close up in rear, reminders 10th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, last of 5, 32 1/2l behind Flemcara (11-12) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.