Racecards
13:55 Ffos Las
Design Office Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,700 added
- Winner: £3,054
- 2nd: £897
- 3rd: £448
- 4th: £224
- Form U-3133U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in touch, mistake 2nd, improved 10th, mistake next, ridden 13th, pulled up before next
- Form 23536-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
made all, mainly jumped right, clear 4 out, ridden out
Good Order
27- Form 55-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
soon tracked winner, ridden 4 out, never able to challenge
Sir Bere (FR)
403- Form 136/538-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Aodhagan Conlon
held up in touch, went 3rd before 4 out, plugged on same pace
- Form 37/975-F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B Ryall
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
mistakes, tracked leaders, dropped to rear 12th, soon weakened
- Form 60-11F8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey W T Kennedy
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Fishoutofwater has disappointed recently but Plunkett has gone well here in the past, though was an early casualty over a slightly shorter trip at the track earlier this month. There is nothing in FRONTIER SPIRIT's pedigree to suggest he'll make a chaser but he'll have had plenty of schooling at Nigel Twiston-Davies' yard and is probably the one to beat if reproducing last year's hurdles form over the larger obstacles. The lightly-raced Good Order could also appreciate tackling fences for the first time and makes most appeal of the remainder.
Formwatch
Plunkett (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked winner 2nd until blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Made In Time (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m 3f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) sft, 5 ran.
Frontier Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 8l behind Western Bound (10-6) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Good Order 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, lost place 4 out, 7th of 16, 24l behind Prospect Wells (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Sir Bere (FR) 20-1 (11-8) Led until went left and narrowly headed 2nd, chased leader, slow jump 3rd, lost 2nd and weakened 3 out, last of 8, well behind Uffa Fox (10-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct '10.
Cypress Grove (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Towards rear, modest 8th before 4 out, closed into 5th 2 out, 5 lengths 4th when fell last, in a race won by The Donserelli (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft, 12 ran.
Fishoutofwater (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Always in rear, not fluent 1st, behind 3rd, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Moon Over Miami (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft.