March 31 / 17.10 Ffos Las

17.10

Heavy

Watch Races On The Racing App Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2376.45
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Watch Races On The Racing App Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Runner-up on Irish point debut in November (yielding ground) and changed hands for £105,000 the following month; new stable has very healthy bumper strike-rate (14%); likely contender.
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5th

4

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

Potters Charm

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Acts on any ground; the freshest contender in this race, having bypassed the Cheltenham Festival and been absent since landing the National Spirit at Fontwell (2m3f) over six weeks ago when taking hurdles record to 7-11; sole attempt at Aintree resulted in a Grade 1 novice success on Boxing Day 2024; likely to go well.

14/1

1st

1

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 1

14:50 Fontwell

Potters Charm

11st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Smart novice (Grade 1 winner on soft) at up to 2m5f last season; early faller on reappearance in November before 8l third in Grade 2 Ascot Hurdle (2m3f, good to soft); outstayed when fourth in Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot (3m, good to soft) the following month but got back on the scoresheet when taking a classy Windsor conditions hurdle (2m4f, soft; career-best form) last month; key player despite a half penalty for the Grade 1 win.

8/13

7/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Out of an unraced mare from a good jumping family and was bought for £30,000 after finishing second of five in heavy-ground Irish point last month; no surprise if he features on rules debut.
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12

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

15:15 Fontwell

King Of Thieves

11st 4lb

T: Evan Williams

Beaten by Potters Charm in his bumper but finished tailed off in two runs over hurdles last winter; retains potential but probably one for another day.

25/1

5th

4

25th Jan 2025

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:57 Uttoxeter

King Of Thieves

11st 8lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

All three starts on heavy ground; no match for top novice hurdler Potters Charm in a Ffos Las bumper but was clear of a subsequent winning hurdler; may have needed the run but could still have shown more than he did in a 2m4f novice hurdle back there just before Christmas.

9/1

5th

4

25th Jan 2025

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:57 Uttoxeter

King Of Thieves

11st 8lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

All three starts on heavy ground; no match for top novice hurdler Potters Charm in a Ffos Las bumper but was clear of a subsequent winning hurdler; may have needed the run but could still have shown more than he did in a 2m4f novice hurdle back there just before Christmas.

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Seventh foal; half-brother to three hurdle winners and a fair Irish maiden hurdler; dam 2m2f-3m1f hurdle winner, sister to two winning Irish pointers; stable does well in bumpers (20% strike-rate); tongue-tie fitted; market may guide.
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6th

4

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Worcester

Rubys Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: David Rees

Unexposed after only three hurdling starts but probably did not achieve a great deal when second in three-runner maiden at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in July; handicap debut.

13/2

3

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

13:58 Newton Abbot

Rubys Legacy

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: David Rees

Debut bumper fourth at Ffos Las for Anthony Honeyball last March but offered little in a pair of novice hurdles (around 2m4f) for his current yard this winter; needs a subsequent wind op to spark major improvement.

25/1

Form: 2

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to top-class jumper Un De Sceaux and stayed on strongly from poor position to go close on recent debut at Southwell (soft); can do better with that experience under his belt.
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5th

5

7th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 3

14:42 Bangor-on-Dee

JAime El Mars

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Stayed on well to go close in a soft-ground bumper at Southwell and the ground was heavy when below that level at Ffos Las in another bumper won by Potters Charm; out of a half-sister to Un De Sceaux and remains promising.

10/1

5th

5

7th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 3

14:42 Bangor-on-Dee

JAime El Mars

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Stayed on well to go close in a soft-ground bumper at Southwell and the ground was heavy when below that level at Ffos Las in another bumper won by Potters Charm; out of a half-sister to Un De Sceaux and remains promising.

10/1

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam low-grade 2m6f hurdle winner, half-sister to numerous winners (two of them fairly useful jumpers); trainer is 0-34 in bumpers during last five seasons but a newcomer of his ran well in defeat on Thursday.
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6th

7

31st Mar 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

17:10 Ffos Las

Wing West

10st 10lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Tom Weston

held up in rear but in touch with leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 5f out

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3 BF

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Brother to stable's 2m hurdle winner Valens Bruyee; unable to justify warm favouritism when well-held third at Chepstow (heavy) last month and today's race looks more competitive but it will be interesting to see whether his backers wade in again.
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3rd

1

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:53 Chepstow

Andy Amo

11st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

midfield, headway 5f out, outpaced 4f out, soon no impression, went third inside final furlong

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.20
Straight Forecast £6.99
Trifecta £36.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

J'Aime El Mars

WEST COUNTRY:

Potters Charm

RP RATINGS:

J'Aime El Mars

POSTDATA:

J'Aime El Mars

Telegraph:

J'Aime El Mars

The Sun:

J'Aime El Mars

Daily Record:

J'Aime El Mars

The Times:

Potters Charm

D Express:

Potters Charm

Daily Mirror:

Potters Charm

The Star:

Potters Charm