March 22 / 16.25 Ffos Las

16.25

Soft

Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 4P2P01 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Bounced back with an 11l success at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) last week and is now only 4lb higher despite incurring a 7lb penalty; good chance provided he's in the same form (inconsistent this season).
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5th

9

12th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 59y

Class 4

16:20 Fakenham

Templier

10st 4lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Sarah Humphrey

Scored over C&D (good to soft) on seasonal debut in November and has remained in good form since but usually knocks about in Class 5 races and may find a couple of today's rivals too strong.

5/1

5th

9

12th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 59y

Class 4

16:20 Fakenham

Templier

10st 4lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Sarah Humphrey

raced in fourth, not fluent 8th, soon dropped to last, mistake 3 out, soon struggling

5/1

2nd

3

12th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Sedgefield

Templier

11st 11lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Sarah Humphrey

midfield, not fluent and dropped to rear 2 out (usual 3 out), soon rallied, went third home turn

6/1

7/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 744-63

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Unexposed sort who has raced only five times; ran well in Newcastle handicap (2m1f, good to soft; finished third) on latest hurdles start and may well build on that effort; bred to develop beyond current mark; interesting on debut over fences.
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6th

7

13th Feb 2025

Soft

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

15:49 Leicester

Yellow Jacket

10st 8lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Narrow chase win over 2m1f at Bangor (heavy) last February; has been off and had wind surgery since well beaten over hurdles that April; this is a warm race for the grade.

10/1

8th

6

6th Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

13:40 Uttoxeter

Yellow Jacket

10st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Placed in one of his two handicaps over hurdles but his improvement has come as a chaser, winning at Bangor (heavy) and second at Huntingdon (soft); off the same mark as last time and shouldn't be far away.

4/1

8th

6

6th Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

13:40 Uttoxeter

Yellow Jacket

10st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Placed in one of his two handicaps over hurdles but his improvement has come as a chaser, winning at Bangor (heavy) and second at Huntingdon (soft); off the same mark as last time and shouldn't be far away.

4/1

Form: 57/9-5

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Similar profile to Yellow Jacket, being a five-race maiden who may do better still; shaped with promise at Newcastle (2m, soft; finished fifth) on chase/seasonal debut and could well take a step forward.
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8

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 208y

Class 4

15:23 Hereford

Johnny Mac

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Matt Sheppard

Coped with varying conditions when completing a hat-trick last season in 2m chases; this campaign isn't going half as well and this new headgear combination did nothing for him last time.

10/1

8

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 208y

Class 4

15:23 Hereford

Johnny Mac

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Matt Sheppard

Coped with varying conditions when completing a hat-trick last season in 2m chases; this campaign isn't going half as well and this new headgear combination did nothing for him last time.

10/1

7th

6

31st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

14:55 Warwick

Johnny Mac

10st 12lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

towards rear but in touch with leaders

13/2

Form: 45-B67 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Teenager whose current mark reflects that he seems to be on the wane; certainly well handicapped if staging a revival but that turnaround looks far from guaranteed.
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3rd

7

9th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:40 Fakenham

Ben Brody

10st 5lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: D J Jeffreys

Regressive teenager; on a good mark but hasn't been running well enough to suggest he can take this.

16/1

3rd

5

4th Apr 2023

Heavy

2m 1f 165y

Class 4

14:30 Fontwell

Ben Brody

10st 2lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

led, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th

12/1

4th

4

22nd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:25 Ffos Las

Ben Brody

11st 3lb

J: Max Kendrick

T: D J Jeffreys

raced in second, pressed leader 6th

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 222463

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Finished third in novice handicap at Ludlow four weeks ago, taking rules record to 0-15; runner-up twice off higher marks over C&D earlier in the season and has possibilities on that form.
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7th

10

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Prime Pretender

10st 10lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

Won two small-field points in the spring and returned to racing under rules with three respectable runs under Osian Radford this summer/autumn; probably won't be far away but others appeal more all the same.

16/1

7th

10

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Prime Pretender

10st 10lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

Won two small-field points in the spring and returned to racing under rules with three respectable runs under Osian Radford this summer/autumn; probably won't be far away but others appeal more all the same.

16/1

4th

5

21st Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 5

16:55 Plumpton

Prime Pretender

10st 10lb

J: Mr Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

in touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, bad mistake 10th, soon lost position, some headway before last (usual 2 out), weakened run-in

13/2

Form: 4-4574 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Signs of a revival at Wincanton three weeks ago despite the good ground not being ideal (all wins on soft/heavy); very well treated on old form, having defied much higher marks here in 2018 and 2020.
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6th

2

22nd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:25 Ffos Las

Le Coeur Net

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Anthony Honeyball

in touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, soon dropped to rear

11/2

4th

4

1st Mar 2023

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

15:10 Wincanton

Le Coeur Net

11st 9lb

J: Sean O’Briain

T: Anthony Honeyball

Five-time chase winner but not since November 2020, and has been out of form so far this season; would appeal more on soft/heavy ground and stable has much more obvious chance with Doyannie.

14/1

7th

8

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 4f 199y

Class 5

15:25 Ffos Las

Le Coeur Net

11st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Potentially well handicapped but stuck on a losing run and this season hasn't started well; the return of cheekpieces is probably no bad thing but others appeal more.

14/1

Form: /69P-0

Last run: 90 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Minor form in bumpers and achieved even less over hurdles, most recently tailed off at this course three months ago; holds poor claims on handicap/chase debut.
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14

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:02 Hereford

Gala Des Lys

10st 5lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Adrian Wintle

Disappointing over fences for Deborah Faulkner last season and struggled when reappearing for new stable last month; reverts to hurdling with huge amount to prove and is 2lb out of the weights.

66/1

8th

11

1st Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ffos Las

Gala Des Lys

10st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Adrian Wintle

always behind, struggling before 4 out

40/1

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Payout
Exacta £12.10
Straight Forecast £14.00
Trifecta £61.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Templier

The Times:

Prime Pretender

RP Ratings:

Le Coeur Net

SPOTLIGHT:

Yellow Jacket

D Express:

Johnny Mac

Daily Mail:

Prime Pretender

WEST COUNTRY:

Le Coeur Net

Telegraph:

Templier

The Guardian:

Templier

Daily Mirror:

Templier

The Sun:

Templier

The Star:

Templier

Daily Record:

Templier