Racecards
20:45 Ffos Las
Castell Howell Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places, Watering)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1/522F-7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in rear, headway when mistake last (usual 4 out), ridden and one pace approaching omitted 2 out, kept on into 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leaders
- Form 18F5-65
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in touch, outpaced before omitted 2 out, stayed on to take modest 3rd 1f out, no chance with front pair
- Form P671-51
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
led, quickened approaching omitted 3 out, soon ridden, hard pressed approaching omitted last, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 31P0-22
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leader, lost place when ridden approaching omitted 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 25F39-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, driven approaching omitted 3 out, soon chased leading pair and ridden, no chance before omitted last, lost place 1f out
- Form 5746-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch, headway after last (usual 4 out), soon chased leader, challenged approaching omitted last, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on (3 flights in home straight omitted)
- Form 941P-37
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 106
in touch on outside, outpaced before last (usual 4 out), soon lost place
- Form 52PU9-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
tracked leaders, lost place approaching omitted 3 out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mont Royale made all at Southwell earlier this month but PRETTYASAPICTURE was close up and travelling just as strongly when falling on the final circuit and is 8lb better off here - Alan King's inmate gets a tentative vote. Just A Normal Day justified confidence in a maiden hurdle last time and catches the eye on his handicap debut while Baths Well has been knocking on the door. Western Diva still looks to have too much weight, however, while Party Palace may be feeling her age. Hold Court isn't badly treated but will probably be back over fences before long. Faster ground could be a problem for Tara Mac but she was so impressive in a conditionals' race at Carlisle that she has to be thereabouts if handling the surface.
Formwatch
Western Diva (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Always behind, 7th of 15, 25l behind Roman Flight (11-4) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Hold Court (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Towards kept on under pressure run-in, never a threat, 5th of 14, 9l behind Yesyoucan (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Mont Royale 13-2 (11-3) Made all, ridden before 2 out, clear before last, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd beating Indian Stream (11-12) by 5l, 6 ran.
Baths Well (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Made most, headed narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Zarzal (12-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Prettyasapicture 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 6 out, in 2nd when fell 5 out, in a race won by Mont Royale (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd, 6 ran.
Just A Normal Day (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, soon went 2nd, mistake 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on, won at Southwell 2m 4f NH mdn hdl (5) gd beating Cooper's Friend (11-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Party Palace 14-1 (11-0) In touch, hard driven halfway, weakened before 4 out, 7th of 10, 27l behind Monte Wildhorn (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd.
Tara Mac 15-2 (11-3) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden and clear before last, kept on well, won at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May beating Separate Shadows (11-12) by 8l, 10 ran.