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20:40 Ffos Las
Welsh Cottage Cakes Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 182y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,300 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 83F71-P
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Philip Armson
led, headed after 2nd, led 3rd, headed before 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 122/47-7
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Luca Morgan
chased leader until after 2nd, went 2nd again 5th until final bend, weakened before 2 out
- Form 6435-21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Nick Slatter
held up in rear, not always fluent, switched left and headway before 2 out, soon 3rd and held, stayed on same pace
- Form 652/37-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey Conor Ring
held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression
- Form 4090-11
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
held up behind leaders, not fluent 3rd, closed from final bend and chased winner before 2 out, unable to make any impression
- Form 49/36P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 94
raced keenly, chased leader after 2nd, lost place 5th, well beaten before 2 out
Balzac
244- Form 9/7536R-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up behind leaders, closed after 2nd, led before 2 out, clear before last, ran on well
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Heure De Gloire had every chance when falling at the last here in February and won over course and distance two runs ago but he has become hard to predict. Successful twice over track and trip recently, PILGRIMS KING looks capable of defying a further 6lb rise to complete the hat-trick even though Zucayan made a winning start in handicaps at Ludlow. Dinsdale may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Heure De Gloire (FR) 9-4 (11-8) Led, clear from 4th, reduced lead when went right 4 out, headed and weakened rapidly after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Dinsdale 80-1 (9-13) Mid-division, weakened final 2f, 10th of 17, 9 1/2l behind Kingson (10-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Zucayan (FR) 11-2 (11-11) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway going well from 3 out, challenging when mistake 2 out, led flat, ran on well, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gd in May beating Diamond Joel (10-2) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Wise Glory (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 10l behind Grand Scheme (9-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Pilgrims King (IRE) 4-6fav (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 6th, challenged 2 out, led last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Social City (11-13) by 3 3/4l, 4 ran.
Blaze A Trail (IRE) 40-1 (11-11) Prominent, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Balzac 10-1 (10-1) Refused to race, at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.