Racecards
14:55 Ffos Las
totepool Racecourse Cash Back Available Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 192y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,256
- 2nd: £1,848
- 3rd: £924
- 4th: £462
- Form 66/710F-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J E Moore
raced wide, tracked leaders until lost place 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 21715-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 129
in touch, ridden 3 out, headway next, kept on to go 3rd flat
- Form 112248-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
keen, held up, headway 3 out, pressed leader from next, ridden to lead narrowly last, all out
- Form FP/PPP0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Paul Morgan
- Jockey T J O'Brien
close up, hit 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, soon lost 3rd
- Form 2UPP4-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Jonathan Moore
led, ridden 3 out, pressed from next, not fluent and headed narrowly last, rallied close home
- Form 300-P13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
in touch in rear, ridden 3 out, hit last 2, not trouble leaders
- Form 134-221
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
tracked leader, jumped right 5th, hit 7th, ridden and weakened 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Tanit River returned an easy winner over fences at Towcester last week but has yet to run up to the same level over hurdles. Mango Cap scored at Perth in September but could only manage third at Ayr after making a mess of the last obstacle. DRIFTWOOD HAZE (NAP) returned to action with a placed effort over 3m here behind the progressive Tobefair. He can race off the same mark today and gets the vote having scored over course and distance earlier in the year. Sirop De Menthe drops in class but remains 10lb higher than his latest success.
Formwatch
Awaywiththegreys (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Awkward start, held up in 5th, bumped over 6f out, outpaced 4f out, no impression after, 5th of 7, 10l behind St Michel (8-0) at Beverley 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Driftwood Haze 16-1 (11-9) Held up, headway 6th, close up, ridden to chase leader 3 out, every chance last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Tobefair (10-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 14-1 (10-7) Towards rear, plugged on run-in, never a factor, 8th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Flying Angel (10-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
African Gold (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 13th of 16, 30 1/4l behind Taj Badalandabad (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Red Devil Lads (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, led, not that fluent, hanging right before 5th, headed 6th, led again after 4 out, headed before 3 out, mistake and weakened next, last of 10, dist behind Alzammaar (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gf in May.
Mango Cap (FR) 7-2jfav (11-12) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, led 2 out, hit and headed last, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Fred Le Macon (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Tanit River (IRE) 2-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led 3rd, clear after 2 out, kept on well, won at Towcester 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Wait A Second (10-11) by 21l, 4 ran.