October 01 / 16.40 Ffos Las

16.40

Soft

Race Line Horseboxes Handicap

  • Prize money: £3873.16
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Race Line Horseboxes Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 349863 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Left Gary Moore after two disappointing runs in the spring and struggled on stable debut in August but his third over C&D (good to soft) later that month was a lot more encouraging, and he can handle soft ground (unraced on heavy).
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11

28th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

13:12 Chepstow

Grandmaster Flash

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Three-time AW winner but soundly beaten on all nine starts over hurdles; 4lb wrong in the weights and easily dismissed.

33/1

11

28th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

13:12 Chepstow

Grandmaster Flash

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Bernard Llewellyn

in touch with leaders, mistake 5th, weakened before 4 out

33/1

10th

26

11th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:58 Ffos Las

Grandmaster Flash

9st 9lb

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Three-time AW winner who didn't run badly behind Our Dylan at Hereford last April but has offered little since; 7lb wrong.

50/1

Abandoned

Form: 643229 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Well beaten after racing too freely over C&D one month ago but was second over this trip at Chepstow (good to soft) and Newbury (soft) in July; has won on heavy ground and will be a danger to all if back on song.
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9th

1

(2)

18th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

12:16 Lingfield (AW)

Tin Fandango

10st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Usher

towards rear

7/1

5th

4

(12)

18th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

17:45 Bath

Tin Fandango

9st 12lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Mark Usher

Suited by slow ground and was runner-up over 2m at Chepstow and Newbury in the summer but his form nosedived at Ffos Las last month; has something to prove again after that and he's an infrequent winner.

10/1

Form: 746522

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Has 0-12 strike-rate but ran big race in defeat over C&D (soft) last month and backed up that performance when runner-up to very progressive rival at Pontefract (2m1f, good to soft) ten days ago; obvious contender.
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7th

9

1st Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Dragonball Prince

10st 10lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Fair on the Flat but has not shown much over hurdles; pulled up on last month's handicap debut at Southwell (2m, good to soft); moves up in trip and swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

20/1

11

4th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Dragonball Prince

10st 6lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Ordinary maiden on Flat for Hugo Palmer and tailed off in three hurdles on ground ranging from heavy to good to soft; in a respected yard but has it all to prove on handicap debut.

10/1

Form: 423/4-

Last run: 535 days

W: 8st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Not seen on the Flat since April 2022 but was in pretty good form over hurdles in the spring; current mark ought to be workable and he's versatile regarding ground; could have a say.
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2nd

6

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Port Or Starboard

10st 8lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Placed lots of times over hurdles but won only once in 24 attempts; hasn't been close to his best this season and he's not bred for fences.

16/1

4th

5

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

16:28 Sedgefield

Port Or Starboard

10st 12lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Just 1-23 over hurdles, the win gained in 2023; out of form at around 2m this season but this longer trip might suit him better now and he has slipped to a very good mark; worth a glance in the betting.

14/1

Form: 43555-

Last run: 401 days

W: 8st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Five-time Flat winner who seems pretty versatile regarding trip/ground but wasn't firing on all cylinders when last seen last summer; 1lb out of the weights.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9

(4)

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 27y

Class 6

18:50 Pontefract

Triple Nickle

8st 11lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Appreciated returning to the Flat when running quite well for a 50-1 chance at Wolverhampton; still has ground to make up on Forglen.

16/1

4th

8

(1)

19th May 2025

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Triple Nickle

9st 2lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Won off a similar mark on turf (2m) in August, but she's run some ordinary races on the AW since finishing close up at Kempton in January 2024 and recent hurdle efforts raise questions about her current form.

12/1

4th

8

(1)

19th May 2025

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Triple Nickle

9st 2lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Won off a similar mark on turf (2m) in August, but she's run some ordinary races on the AW since finishing close up at Kempton in January 2024 and recent hurdle efforts raise questions about her current form.

12/1

Non-runners

Percy Jones, Monsieur Lambrays, Lady Excalibur

Verdict

Tin Fandango will be a tough nut to crack if bouncing back from last month’s blip but DRAGONBALL PRINCE (nap) ran very well in defeat on both starts last month (one over C&D on soft) and is taken to go one better today. Bernard Llewellyn supplies half of the field and, of his four runners, Hollie Doyle’s mount Port Or Starboard appeals most.[Chris Wilson]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Dragonball Prince

D Express:

Port Or Starboard

RP RATINGS:

Percy Jones

LAMBOURN:

Tin Fandango

POSTDATA:

Dragonball Prince

The Times:

Dragonball Prince

Telegraph:

Dragonball Prince

Daily Mirror:

Dragonball Prince

The Star:

Dragonball Prince

Daily Record:

Dragonball Prince