Racecards
16:23 Ffos Las
Oil 4 Wales Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,536
- 2nd: £2,129
- 3rd: £1,065
- 4th: £533
- Form 43-5052
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
mid-division, headway over 3f out, disputed 2nd 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, stayed on well, won going away
Rushford
22- Form 518169
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
steadied in rear, headway over 4f out, going well in disputed 2nd 2f out, pushed along and every chance 1f out, no extra 110 yards out, lost 2nd closing stages
- Form 0-35686
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
rear mid-division, headway to lead after 5 furlongs, headed and tracked leader halfway, ridden 3f out and beaten, stumbled and unseated rider well over 1f out
- Form 33-6910
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey Finley Marsh
towards rear, headway to track leader after 5 furlongs, led halfway, 10 lengths clear 6f out, ridden and reduced lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 54-3560
- Age 10
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer A West
- Jockey T E Whelan
prominent early, ridden 5f out, soon lost ground and struggling, tailed off
- Form 0/710-42
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey George Rooke
towards rear, ridden 3f out, no progress
Shibuya Song
23- Form 7-83123
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
mid-division, headway 4f out, went 4th over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on and took 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner
Campese
18- Form 417267
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
handy early, ridden over 3f out, beaten 2f out
- Form 372049
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
led, headed and remained prominent after 5 furlongs, ridden over 3f out and weakened quickly, tailed off
- Form 0-36713
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Harry Davies
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hung right and dropped away 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A good run from Singing The Blues in the previous race would boost the claims of Arthalot. Byron Hill was clear of the rest when runner-up to an in-form mare at Catterick earlier this month but stamina would have to be a concern for Shibuya Song and the cheekpieces are dispensed with on Rushford after a couple of below-par efforts. It would be no surprise to see Campese bounce back to form but CITY SPIRIT (NAP) is getting plenty of weight and there is stamina on her dam’s side.
Formwatch
Byron Hill (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Slowly away, in touch, tracked leaders 7f out, ridden and stayed far side over 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Flat White (10-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Rushford 40-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 3f out, made no impression, 9th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Inverness (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Mr Chua (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 4f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Matched (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Breccia 33-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide into mid-division 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Blame It On Sally (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Niblawi (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) In rear, pushed along 5f out, never on terms, 10th of 12, 35 1/4l behind Bad Company (11-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Arthalot (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, improved over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on, headed well inside final frulong, 2nd of 11, nk behind Singing The Blues (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Shibuya Song 3-1 (8-10) Midfield, pushed along over 4f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Night Sparkle (9-3) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Campese 17-2 (9-5) Chased leader, driven over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Stormbreaker (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Twilight Prince 11-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, struggling over 3f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Singing The Blues (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
City Spirit 13-8fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Eloso (10-4) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.