September 09 / 16.50 Ffos Las

16.50

Heavy

Vibe Recruit Handicap

  • Prize money: £3454.44
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Vibe Recruit Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

Form: -25132 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Beaten only a nose at Chepstow (7f, soft) a week ago, but all eight wins have come over this trip; races off the same mark as last time and likely to find conditions ideal; high on list.
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10th

6

(7)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Punchbowl Flyer

9st 7lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: John O’Shea

Was running well at 6f and 7f here in the spring but he's never won on the AW and has seemingly gone off the boil a touch, having run a rare moderate race at Chepstow recently.

20/1

7th

2

(5)

21st May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:40 Chepstow

Punchbowl Flyer

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

Dual C&D winner who was also beaten a nose off this mark in September on last visit here (7f); running respectably on AW earlier this year but below par returned to turf at Haydock last month; this is easier and he's never confidently ruled out at this track.

12/1

8th

9

(8)

25th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Haydock

Punchbowl Flyer

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: John O’Shea

Knocking at the door over 6f and 7f on AW this year; won't mind getting back on turf and he should give it another good go from the front.

10/1

Form: -59204

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Not easy to win with and hasn't raced over a trip this short since September 2023; needs the new headgear combination to make a difference.
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7th

4

(1)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:25 Bath

Guiteau

9st 8lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Faye Bramley

Not straightforward and was tailed off after missing the break at Ffos Las last month but he won by 4l there (6f, heavy) on his penultimate start; has claims if he can recapture that form and he has won off a higher mark in the past.

8/1

4

(1)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:25 Bath

Guiteau

9st 8lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Faye Bramley

Not straightforward and was tailed off after missing the break at Ffos Las last month but he won by 4l there (6f, heavy) on his penultimate start; has claims if he can recapture that form and he has won off a higher mark in the past.

8/1

6th

4

(6)

28th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Guiteau

9st 5lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Faye Bramley

Not straightforward but he has more ability than his mark and his last two wins have been emphatic ones, latterly a near-5l success over 6f here 19 days ago (heavy; first time accessories); that form has been boosted by the reopposing Diamondsinthesand and a 5lb rise still leaves him lower than when running away with an Epsom handicap last summer (7f, good to soft); 5f asks a different question of him but his stamina will be an asset and they are likely to go hard.

9/4

Form: 369959

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Usually seen over further, but hasn't shown much over any trip of late and losing run now up to 25; look elsewhere.
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7th

6

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:55 Bath

Autumn Festival

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Ed de Giles

Multiple winner over 7f-1m, including on soft; made the frame over C&D last month but losing run is mounting up and has performed poorly the last twice.

7/2

7th

6

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:55 Bath

Autumn Festival

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Ed de Giles

Multiple winner over 7f-1m, including on soft; made the frame over C&D last month but losing run is mounting up and has performed poorly the last twice.

7/2

Form: 555131 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Record here reads 212131 with his last two wins coming over this trip, the latest in a 0-50 classified event (good to soft) 12 days ago when just getting up under a confident ride to beat Red Walls by a neck; another big run is anticipated.
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7th

5

(14)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Diamondsinthesand

9st 8lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Adrian Wintle

All of his four turf wins have been on good or slower including heavy; his last win was at Bath (5.6f) last September but he's finished down the field there in his last three runs; now drops back in grade but he needs to rediscover his spark; regular hood is removed.

25/1

7th

7

(5)

27th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Diamondsinthesand

8st 5lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Adrian Wintle

Ties in with a couple of today's rivals on C&D reappearance form but ideally needs a return to further; yet to score over a bare 5f; gained his Bath win over the extended 5f.

10/1

7th

10

(2)

5th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:45 Bath

Diamondsinthesand

9st 1lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Won three times in the second half of 2025, including at this track (5.7f); looks high enough in the weights on his return from a five-month absence.

8/1

Form: 0-9943 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
0-5, but wasn't far behind a couple of these when fourth of ten over C&D (good) in July and was probably not suited by the drop in trip when third of five at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) last month; could go well.
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5th

7

(10)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:55 Bath

Rock N It

9st 3lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Mark Loughnane

Best handicap effort was at his first attempt and well behind Tommytwohoots last time at Nottingham.

12/1

5th

7

(10)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:55 Bath

Rock N It

9st 3lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Mark Loughnane

Best handicap effort was at his first attempt and well behind Tommytwohoots last time at Nottingham.

12/1

7

(13)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 6

17:00 Nottingham

Rock N It

9st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Mark Loughnane

Best handicap effort was at his first attempt, when a close fourth at Ffos Las (6f, good); would have claims if in that form and it's still early days in this sphere; bit to prove on soft.

10/1

Form: 063464 C

Last run: 31 days

W: 8st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
12lb lower than when winning at Windsor (5f, heavy) last October, but patchy form in the meantime with her latest fourth of seven coming in a 0-50 classified event at Lingfield (6f, good); cheekpieces removed after one use.
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6th

6

(8)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:50 Bath

Bama Lama

9st 0lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

Effectively 11lb lower than when winning on heavy ground at Windsor (5f) last October but placed on only one of her nine appearances this year and evidently not as good as she was.

8/1

9

(4)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ffos Las

Bama Lama

8st 9lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

12lb lower than when winning at Windsor (5f, heavy) last October, but patchy form in the meantime with her latest fourth of seven coming in a 0-50 classified event at Lingfield (6f, good); cheekpieces removed after one use.

7/1

1

(6)

9th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:20 Lingfield

Bama Lama

9st 9lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

Seven-time winner who didn't get home in a Windsor handicap (6f, good) a fortnight ago, but she does stay this far; has won on good to firm, but most of her successes have come on good ground or softer; sports headgear for the first time on her 60th outing.

11/2

Form: 647465 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
1-38 and finished behind two of these when fifth of seven in a 0-50 classified event over C&D (good) 12 days ago; others preferred.
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10

(1)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ffos Las

Redshore City

8st 9lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Bernard Llewellyn

1-38 and finished behind two of these when fifth of seven in a 0-50 classified event over C&D (good) 12 days ago; others preferred.

20/1

4

(5)

28th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Ffos Las

Redshore City

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Denied a clear run when fourth in first-time visor (retained since) in Bath classified two starts ago; however, he didn't really build on that in a handicap at Chepstow last time and has won just one of his 37 starts.

12/1

7

(3)

14th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

14:30 Chepstow

Redshore City

8st 10lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Looked unlucky not to finish closer to the target when fourth in recent Bath classified (5.7f, good to firm; first-time visor) but has poor strike-rate (1-36) and makes only limited appeal on this handicap return.

10/1

Form: 896596

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
0-17 and behind three of these in a 0-50 classfied event over C&D (good) 12 days ago; little appeal.
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8th

10

(3)

22nd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lady Dorchester

8st 11lb

J: J F Egan

T: Grace Harris

18-race maiden who has form figures of 008965969 this season; opposable.

40/1

11

(9)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ffos Las

Lady Dorchester

8st 7lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Grace Harris

0-17 and behind three of these in a 0-50 classfied event over C&D (good) 12 days ago; little appeal.

25/1

9

(9)

28th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Ffos Las

Lady Dorchester

9st 6lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Grace Harris

3yo who remains a maiden after 16 starts and will need to better this year's exploits if she's to get off the mark today.

20/1

33/1

Form: 9-9787

Last run: 42 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Out of the frame in six starts, as when behind three of these over C&D (good; first-time blinkers) six weeks ago; others more appealing.
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12

(2)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ffos Las

Pipkin

8st 7lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Stuart Kittow

Out of the frame in six starts, as when behind three of these over C&D (good; first-time blinkers) six weeks ago; others more appealing.

33/1

7th

10

(3)

29th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:42 Ffos Las

Pipkin

8st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Stuart Kittow

Poor form in five starts (6f-7f); hopes pinned on the new blinkers sparking a transformation; bred to do better at some point.

33/1

8

(3)

23rd Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:55 Chepstow

Pipkin

8st 9lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: Stuart Kittow

Safely held when seventh of 11 on last month's seasonal/handicap debut at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) but remains very unexposed (particularly over this trip) and might come on for the run.

16/1

Non-runners

Jennifer Wren, Angels Call, Red Walls

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £51.20
Straight Forecast £33.23
Tricast £481.22
Trifecta £463.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Punchbowl Flyer

Telegraph:

Diamondsinthesand

POSTDATA:

Bama Lama

The Guardian:

Diamondsinthesand

Daily Mail:

Diamondsinthesand

Daily Record:

Diamondsinthesand

RP RATINGS:

Punchbowl Flyer

The Times:

Punchbowl Flyer

D Express:

Punchbowl Flyer

Daily Mirror:

Punchbowl Flyer

The Sun:

Punchbowl Flyer

The Star:

Punchbowl Flyer