October 16 / 14.05 Ffos Las

14.05

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Ethical Packaging Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 7f 177y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Ethical Packaging Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: P8-4

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Very unexposed 7yo who shaped with promise in 2m3f maiden hurdle last season; returned from layoff with lesser effort last month but his Irish point win in 2023 bodes well for his prospects on this chase/handicap debut.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

19th Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 157y

Class 4

16:02 Plumpton

Roe And Co

11st 2lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Jamie Snowden

Landed a three-timer in November/December but was pulled up on soft when favourite at Fontwell (3m2f) in January when he was reported to have bled from the nose; returns from a break and needs to hit the ground running to get back on track.

9/2

Form: /754/P C

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Course winner over hurdles in 2021; pulled up when 40-1 for last month's chasing debut at Stratford (race won by Radharc Na Slaine) but that was his first outing for 900 days and he might come on for the run.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

20th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

13:52 Ffos Las

Jaunty Viking

10st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Brian Eckley

Very well handicapped on old hurdling form but, following a long absence, his belated switch to fences has not gone well with form figures of P55 (from 2m3f to 3m).

25/1

7

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

15:18 Ffos Las

Jaunty Viking

10st 12lb

J: Miss Thomasina Eyston

T: Brian Eckley

Very well handicapped on old hurdling form; ultimately well beaten in both chases since returning from mammoth absence in September but travelled well for a long way here (3m, good) on latter occasion and today's trip-and-ground combination may suit him better; worth a second look.

14/1

2

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Jaunty Viking

11st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Brian Eckley

Course winner over hurdles in 2021; pulled up when 40-1 for last month's chasing debut at Stratford (race won by Radharc Na Slaine) but that was his first outing for 900 days and he might come on for the run.

16/1

Form: 36P/8-

Last run: 420 days

W: 10st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Tailed off over hurdles in August, after a break, and not an easy horse to predict nowadays but reverts to chasing on a tempting mark and can't be ruled out.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

10

6th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

18:42 Fontwell

Frankie Faulkner

10st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Maiden hurdle winner; 0-11 over fences but placed a good few times and his backward step last time was over hurdles; cheekpieces return with a tongue-tie added.

8/1

7th

9

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Frankie Faulkner

10st 3lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Won a maiden over hurdles but tailed off in his two handicaps and chasing is more his game these days; has been running well in that discipline, though, so couldn't put a line through him.

9/1

3rd

4

1st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

13:47 Market Rasen

Frankie Faulkner

11st 1lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

0-10 over fences but returned from long absence with two good seconds in the autumn, the latter at Southwell (3m, good to soft; cheekpieces refitted); remains well handicapped on older form and today's slightly slower ground ought to suit; a possible.

100/30

Form: /54333 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
0-5 over fences and not very consistent but wasn't beaten far when third of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good to soft) last month and remains on career-low mark for this first venture beyond that trip.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

15:18 Ffos Las

Imperial Measure

10st 4lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Inconsistent 7yo who has modest 1-21 strike-rate and needs to rebound from a heavy defeat last month; competes off career-low mark here but needs a good boost from the new cheekpieces.

10/1

5th

11

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

15:47 Fontwell

Imperial Measure

10st 4lb

T: Evan Williams

Inconsistent but wasn't beaten far when third of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good to soft) and then fell early at Ffos Las (4-1); should be in the mix.

4/1

5

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Imperial Measure

10st 6lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

0-5 over fences and not very consistent but wasn't beaten far when third of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good to soft) last month and remains on career-low mark for this first venture beyond that trip.

4/1

Form: F4653-

Last run: 387 days

W: 10st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
0-6 over fences when trained by Keiran Burke and absent since modest third in first-time blinkers (now removed) at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) last September; 7lb lower for this stable debut but others look safer.
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Verdict Starting price

9

7th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

16:10 Exeter

Hellstopatthetop

10st 2lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Richenda Ford

0-4 in points and 0-14 under rules (0-9 chasing); out of form late last year and out of the handicap this afternoon.

50/1

6

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Hellstopatthetop

10st 4lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Richenda Ford

0-6 over fences when trained by Keiran Burke and absent since modest third in first-time blinkers (now removed) at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) last September; 7lb lower for this stable debut but others look safer.

12/1

3rd

4

24th Sep 2024

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

13:55 Fontwell

Hellstopatthetop

10st 12lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Keiran Burke

didn't always jump with fluency, led, awkward jump 4th, joined 6th, went clear again 8th, headed 13th, soon niggled along

8/1

Form: -43443

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Five-time point winner who has made the frame in all six chases, most recently when third at Uttoxeter (3m, good) 11 days ago; effectively 2lb lower here and ought to be right in the thick of things again.
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5

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:07 Ludlow

Mini Fortune

10st 4lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Thomas Faulkner

Belatedly supplemented 2024's pointing five-timer with success at Ffos Las a week ago (good), seeing out the stayers' trip better than she sometimes has under rules; have to hope there's more to come, for although 1lb well in the penalty takes her mark just above any RPR ever run to.

7/4

7

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Mini Fortune

10st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Thomas Faulkner

Five-time point winner who has made the frame in all six chases, most recently when third at Uttoxeter (3m, good) 11 days ago; effectively 2lb lower here and ought to be right in the thick of things again.

5/2

10

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

17:55 Stratford

Mini Fortune

10st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Thomas Faulkner

5-15 in points; launched chasing career with three good efforts this spring/summer (2m3f-3m2f), and good to soft ground had probably turned against her when she was below that form last week; 2lb out of the weights but can make her presence felt.

7/1

Form: 765686

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Struggled when a big-priced outsider at Southwell (2m4f, good) a fortnight ago and is now 0-18 over fences; 12lb wrong here; can't be recommended.
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8

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Struggled when a big-priced outsider at Southwell (2m4f, good) a fortnight ago and is now 0-18 over fences; 12lb wrong here; can't be recommended.

100/1

10

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:05 Southwell

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Georgie Howell

0-17 over fences and winless in well over four years; well beaten again from out of the weights last week and a similar fate likely awaits.

200/1

11

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Won twice over hurdles in spring 2021 but has been in the doldrums for a long time; 8lb out of the weights today and very difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

Non-runners

Radharc Na Slaine

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £14.80
Straight Forecast £14.08
Tricast £27.06
Trifecta £41.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mini Fortune

LAMBOURN:

Roe And Co

Daily Mail:

Imperial Measure

The Guardian:

Radharc Na Slaine

Telegraph:

Roe And Co

D Express:

Roe And Co

The Star:

Radharc Na Slaine

POSTDATA:

Mini Fortune

The Times:

Mini Fortune

The Sun:

Mini Fortune

Daily Mirror:

Imperial Measure

Daily Record:

Imperial Measure