Racecards
13:30 Ffos Las
Carmarthenshire Coffee Company Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 209y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,200 added
- Winner: £2,700
- 2nd: £1,268
- 3rd: £634
- 4th: £317
- Form 671321
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey David Probert
held up, headway from 4f out, led 3f out, clear final furlong, easily
- Form 508224
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey R Coakley
prominent, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 969807
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up, soon in touch, every chance 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 5-43965
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
edged right start, prominent 1f, held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 869
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey D C Costello
bumped start, soon led, headed 3f out, weakened from 2f out
Urban Forest
14- Form 09-8753
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey K Shoemark
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd and edged left 2f out, no impression on winner, kept on
In depth
Verdict
Mustang Kodi hinted at a revival in a first-time visor at Bath but it’s difficult to look beyond HESPERIS (NAP) who after coming up against an improver over 1m2f here last month duly went one better over course and distance just over two weeks ago. Always travelling best last time, he should be able to shrug off a 4lb rise. Sisterandbrother has been gelded since a below-par effort at Windsor and looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Hesperis 15-8fav (8-13) Tracked leader, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bridle well over 2f out, ridden out final furlong, readily, won at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Flammarion (9-11) by 2l, 6 ran.
Sisterandbrother 3-1 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, no impression soon after, kept on for modest fourth, 4th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Diamond Bay (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
St George's Bay 12-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Crema Inglesa (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Mustang Kodi (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind My Boy Charles (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Padraig (IRE) 250-1 (9-5) In touch in mid-division, struggling over 4f out, soon behind, 9th of 11, 21 3/4l behind King Of Clubs (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in May.
Urban Forest 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders inside final mile, hung left from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Ocean Reach (9-11) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.