November 22 / 14.50 Ffos Las

14.50

Heavy

Carmarthenshire Horse Boxes @3 As Leisure Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5809.1
  • 2m 7f 191y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Carmarthenshire Horse Boxes @3 As Leisure Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.20
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 321114 D BF

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Front-runner who enjoyed a fine time of it when completing a hat-trick over 2m7f in recent months (good/soft) and may not have been suited by the ground when fourth of seven at Hereford (3m2f, good to firm) last time; still needs to be better than ever to defy this mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 32y

Class 4

15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Classic Concorde

11st 10lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: David Brace

Veteran who is on a losing run but ran well enough for a long way in a Class 2 handicap at Chepstow two months ago (2m7f, good to soft) to command respect at this lower level; goes well on this ground.

6/1

10th

1

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

17:10 Chepstow

Classic Concorde

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: David Brace

Won twice over C&D in 2023-24 season and ran well when fourth over C&D in February but this 12yo is far too inconsistent to rely upon nowadays, and has been absent since two heavy defeats in the spring.

20/1

5

24th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

15:37 Warwick

Classic Concorde

10st 13lb

J: Connor Brace

T: David Brace

Veteran who has proved far from consistent since winning a Pertemps qualifier at Chepstow 14 months ago; not the percentage call.

16/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 123-22 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Completed a hat-trick over fences in spring of last year and, having been off for 453 days, showed he could still be competitive over hurdles when runner-up in both starts since returning last month, the latest over C&D (heavy) ten days ago; solid claims from the same mark.
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2nd

4

13th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

16:42 Newton Abbot

Balkardy

11st 0lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Multiple hurdle/chase winner but he's lost his way since a 2m4f success at Ffos Las (good to soft) last June and has offered little in three runs this season; well treated on his best form but with plenty to prove.

25/1

3

23rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:20 Newton Abbot

Balkardy

11st 13lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Multiple hurdle/chase winner; unseated rider in early stages of a chase last month, after a layoff, and was tailed-off 66-1 shot when back over hurdles at Worcester (2m7f, good) 17 days ago; others have much less to prove.

33/1

7th

6

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Worcester

Balkardy

11st 12lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

7-39, with three wins over hurdles, but he's hard to predict and was badly out of sorts in the autumn; unseated early on last month's return and reverts to hurdles off his last winning mark, but it's difficult to know what to expect.

16/1

Form: /1125-

Last run: 209 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Won his first three starts (a bumper and two hurdles) before turned over in a match at Hexham (2m7f, heavy) in March; off seven months since finishing well held on handicap debut at Perth (3m3f, good to soft) and needs to get back on track.
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4th

4

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 4

17:00 Catterick

Grove Road

11st 11lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: James Owen

Seemingly boosted by changed of headgear when winning twice over hurdles last year (3m2f/3m1f, good to soft) but his two runs this year (chase/hurdle) have been below par and he needs to bounce back again.

14/1

6th

1

10th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

13:45 Plumpton

Grove Road

12st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: James Owen

in rear but in touch with leaders, headway after 10th, outpaced before 3 out

4/1

6th

1

10th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

13:45 Plumpton

Grove Road

12st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: James Owen

in rear but in touch with leaders, headway after 10th, outpaced before 3 out, soon struggling

4/1

Form: 2322-3

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Often placed as when third of nine on his return from 198 days off over C&D (heavy) ten days ago, finishing around 3l behind Balkardy; meets his old rival on the same terms and his record of 1-30 raises concerns.
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7th

13

22nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

14:32 Chepstow

Ballymagroarty Boy

10st 2lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Now 3lb lower than for Ffos Las win (3m, heavy) in December 2023 but this season was a major struggle even before he clipped heels and fell early on latest outing; overall score is 2-40, with 32 of those races over hurdles.

33/1

Form: 5P1PP- D

Last run: 216 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
A case of all or nothing over fences earlier in the year, a 41l success at Bangor (3m, good to soft) in March surrounded by four modest efforts; has dropped 4lb lower than when last winning over hurdles, though, and won't have a problem with the trip or likely testing ground; shortlisted.
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0

7

27th Dec 2023

Good

3m 0f 121y

Class 2

15:40 Kempton

Emmpressive Lady

10st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sue Gardner

Had interesting times over fences, a wide-margin winner on one occasion from five attempts but pulled up three times and finished remote on the other; dropped right out on return to hurdles in November but she did run well in this race in 2020 before winning it the following year and is lower in the weights than for either of those runs; cannot ignore.

16/1

5th

4

22nd Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

14:50 Ffos Las

Emmpressive Lady

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sue Gardner

A case of all or nothing over fences earlier in the year, a 41l success at Bangor (3m, good to soft) in March surrounded by four modest efforts; has dropped 4lb lower than when last winning over hurdles, though, and won't have a problem with the trip or likely testing ground; shortlisted.

10/1

Form: 321-38 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won over fences at Chepstow (3m, good to soft) in April, but twice held since and returns to hurdles for the first time since winning off 3lb higher at Southwell (2m, good) in June 2021; good to soft ground not a problem, but anything softer could be.
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10th

2

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:40 Worcester

Ballinsker

11st 12lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Jumped well out in front when prevailing narrowly over fences at Ffos Las (2m3f; good to soft) in April but ran a modest race there in May; dual hurdle winner who stays this far but he's become hard to predict.

14/1

5th

3

30th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

15:00 Ffos Las

Ballinsker

11st 11lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Returned to form when jumping well out in front and holding on by a length over C&D last month; beat one chasing a hat-trick so it's solid form; just 3lb higher.

7/2

1st

4

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

14:42 Ffos Las

Ballinsker

11st 8lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Now 9b lower than for his Chepstow win (2m7f, good to soft) last April but he's been pulled up here (2m5f) and at Plumpton (3m1f) in last two runs; cheekpieces return on this drop back in grade but he needs a major revival back in trip; stablemate of Lelant.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 23F/44 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 12st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Has made the frame in all five of his completed starts over fences, including both since returning from 573 days off for this yard last month (in first-time cheekpieces latest); hasn't looked a natural, though, and returns to hurdles off a 6lb lower mark than when successful at Wetherby (2m4f, soft) in November 2020; worth a second look.
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6th

5

28th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:05 Cartmel

Mario De Pail

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

0-10 over fences; ran well for a long way when third in C&D hunter chase (soft; first-time visor) last month and should be okay on today's faster ground but probably needs a better performance in this handicap.

8/1

3rd

8

29th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

20:50 Cartmel

Mario De Pail

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Pulled up in heavy-ground marathon at Bangor in February and now 0-9 as a handicap chaser but his fifth at Ffos Las (3m, heavy) two starts ago was respectable; swaps cheekpieces for first-time visor and has the services of James King for hunter chase debut; could be dangerous at this level.

13/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.50
Straight Forecast £9.02
Trifecta £32.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Balkardy

LAMBOURN:

Grove Road

The Guardian:

Classic Concorde

D Express:

Mario De Pail

TOPSPEED:

Ballymagroarty Boy

Telegraph:

Grove Road

The Star:

Grove Road

RP RATINGS:

Balkardy

POSTDATA:

Balkardy

The Times:

Balkardy

Daily Record:

Balkardy

The Sun:

Mario De Pail

Daily Mail:

Classic Concorde

Daily Mirror:

Classic Concorde

WEST COUNTRY:

Ballymagroarty Boy