August 25 / 16.03 Ffos Las

16.03

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oddschecker Says Goodbye To Alex Keating Handicap

  • Prize money: £4536
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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oddschecker Says Goodbye To Alex Keating Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.50
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 138166 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Recorded his third win in 2022 when scoring off 3lb lower at Windsor (1m2f) in June but he's finished a well-held sixth in both subsequent runs; still unexposed at this trip but he needs to step up again to defy this mark.
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10th

6

(4)

29th Aug 2023

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:15 Ripon

Magical Mile

9st 13lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ismail Mohammed

held up in rear, no impression from 3f out

10/1

6th

6

(10)

24th Jun 2023

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

19:40 Haydock

Magical Mile

9st 6lb

J: George Wood

T: Ismail Mohammed

Won four times last year at up to 1m2f; creditable second of 12 at Sandown (1m2f, good) last month and ran well enough to think he's still in form when fifth at Lingfield a fortnight ago.

6/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 4-5202

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 4yo who has finished runner-up in two of her three handicaps including at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) last week; now goes back up in trip on her turf debut but she stayed on well last time and is well treated off the same mark here (due to be 2lb higher in future); interesting contender.
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6th

10

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Opticality

10st 2lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Competitive on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn but was not at her best on latest appearance 18 days ago and others in this line-up have much stronger claims.

20/1

8

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Opticality

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Fairly consistent (albeit without winning) on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn; dropped another 1lb since this month's Ffos Las fourth (2m, good); could have a say in this.

7/1

8

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Opticality

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Fairly consistent (albeit without winning) on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn; dropped another 1lb since this month's Ffos Las fourth (2m, good); could have a say in this.

7/1

6/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 554-35 BF

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Made all with cheekpieces added over 1m at Salisbury (good to soft) last July but has mixed record since and was disappointing when favourite at Nottingham last time; still 8lb higher than for his win and comes with risks attached on this step back up to 1m2f.
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6

(9)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Pride Of Hawridge

9st 10lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: S McParlan

Has won over 1m2f in Britain; not beaten far in a 1m handicap here last month; more needed here back up in trip.

40/1

11th

6

(9)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Pride Of Hawridge

9st 10lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: S McParlan

Has won over 1m2f in Britain; not beaten far in a 1m handicap here last month; more needed here back up in trip.

40/1

9th

8

(1)

20th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

16:10 Dundalk (AW)

Pride Of Hawridge

9st 6lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: S McParlan

Losing run since a Ffos Las win in Britain in 2022; tailed off in two hurdle runs for this yard before low-key return to the Flat here a fortnight ago.

25/1

14/1

Form: 6-4410 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Landed gamble with blinkers reapplied under positive ride at Haydock (1m2f, good to firm) last month; remains well treated on old form but he's not easy to predict and was tailed off over C&D last time; that was on heavy ground but he needs to bounce back again after that and others are more solid.
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5th

1

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Windsor

Night Bear

9st 9lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tony Carroll

Four-time turf winner who last scored at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm; has won at this trip) two years ago; went close on two occasions at 1m3f (visored) during latest AW campaign but his latest effort when last of ten at Southwell (1m4f; raced freely) wasn't an ideal springboard for this switch back to grass; blinkers (has won in them before) go back on.

8/1

10th

10

(9)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

16:05 Southwell (AW)

Night Bear

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Just 1-30 on the AW, but the win came over C&D and he was only beaten a head by Jack Andrea here (1m3f) last month; 5lb pull makes him a player even though his losing run is mounting up.

11/2

2nd

2

(9)

28th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Night Bear

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Only 1-29 on AW but gained the win at Southwell (in 2022) and is currently in a consistent vein of form, mainly here and most recently at Chelmsford; frame possibilities.

13/2

Form: 742225

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Made it three runner-up efforts in a row when going very close on her stable debut at Wolverhampton last month but her form slumped at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm) last time; that took her Flat turf record to 1-18 and she has something to prove again after that.
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10th

12

(6)

20th Oct 2022

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

13:55 Southwell (AW)

Zoom Zoom Babe

9st 4lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

12/1

7th

7

(5)

29th Sep 2022

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

16:39 Lingfield (AW)

Zoom Zoom Babe

9st 10lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

led, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon rallied, no extra against far rail inside final 110yds

14/1

5th

4

(2)

25th Aug 2022

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:03 Ffos Las

Zoom Zoom Babe

9st 4lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Tom Dascombe

led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong

7/1

8/1

Form: 537493

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Won over 1m at Lingfield (AW) in April but hasn't threatened much since then and was a well-held third of six at Nottingham last time; now 2lb lower than for last win and looks worth another try at this trip but she needs to raise her game.
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8

(4)

12th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 5

15:10 Epsom

Daphne May

8st 6lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, pulled up quickly 2f out, looked to go wrong

9/2

2nd

1

(5)

29th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Daphne May

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Beaten less than a length into third of ten behind Sunset In Paris in a similar contest at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) on her penultimate start, but that the only time she has made the frame in her last 13 outings; others are more reliable.

6/1

11th

10

(1)

30th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Lingfield (AW)

Daphne May

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Losing run up to 12, but having plummeted down the weights she was beaten less than a length into third of ten in a 0-50 classified event here (1m2f) a week ago; AW wins have come over 7f/1m, but she has been successful over this far on turf and remains unexposed at the trip.

8/1

10/1

Form: 12-975 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
3-7 in turf events on the Flat and he showed signs of a revival with his fifth in Class 5 at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month; was beaten less than 3l after being caught wide on the bend in that race and has claims if he can build on that.
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3rd

4

(2)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 5

18:55 Leicester

Johnny Boom

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Shaun Lycett

Scored over C&D in October and he got back on track when second of 12 in 1m4f Pontefract handicap last month; must enter calculations nudged up 1lb.

9/2

2nd

4

(13)

7th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 5y

Class 5

16:27 Pontefract

Johnny Boom

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Shaun Lycett

Caused 28-1 surprise on soft ground at Leiester (1m4f) in the autumn but was below that form on his two AW starts in February (wore cheekpieces) and is too inconsistent to rely upon; no headgear today.

14/1

3/1

Form: 10-665 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Course winner who completed a hat-trick off this mark at Epsom (8.5f, good) last September but he's been well held in all four runs since; has a bit to prove and he needs to rediscover some spark back up in trip.
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9

(6)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Chepstow

Curtiz

9st 5lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: Hughie Morrison

Losing run on turf goes back to 2021 and his best form is at up to 1m2f; well held when favourite over that trip at Windsor recently and has much to prove back over 1m4f; yard also runs Beggarman.

9/2

6th

9

(6)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Chepstow

Curtiz

9st 5lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: Hughie Morrison

Losing run on turf goes back to 2021 and his best form is at up to 1m2f; well held when favourite over that trip at Windsor recently and has much to prove back over 1m4f; yard also runs Beggarman.

9/2

3rd

2

(10)

5th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:55 Windsor

Curtiz

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hughie Morrison

Has failed to score on turf since 2021 but is interesting with Oisin Murphy back on board; form under this rider features an Epsom success and close second over C&D (last May).

11/4

Form: 651342 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Added to his six AW wins when scoring at Thirsk (1m4f, good) in May and he's reached the frame on turf and Polytrack in all three runs since; still feasibly treated in this sphere and this drop back to 1m2f is no problem; key player.
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7th

9

(5)

8th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Charlie Arthur

9st 6lb

J: William Carver

T: Simon Hodgson

Placed a few times on turf in August; not at best in two outings at Windsor this autumn but has gained six of seven career wins on AW and he's well treated (second off 8lb higher over C&D last summer) if a return to artificial surface sparks him back to life.

20/1

7th

10

(7)

9th Oct 2023

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

16:20 Windsor

Charlie Arthur

9st 4lb

J: William Carver

T: Simon Hodgson

slowly away, took keen hold, held up in rear, edged left and brief headway from over 2f out, no impression over 1f out

10/1

Form: 554155 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
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12th

12

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:22 Hereford

Too Shy Shy

10st 10lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Daniel Bourne

Last Flat success came in low grade; has achieved little in two novice hurdles since returning from long absence; tongue-tie applied.

100/1

12th

12

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:22 Hereford

Too Shy Shy

10st 10lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Daniel Bourne

Last Flat success came in low grade; has achieved little in two novice hurdles since returning from long absence; tongue-tie applied.

100/1

5th

6

2nd Apr 2024

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:30 Ludlow

Too Shy Shy

11st 0lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Daniel Bourne

3-39 on the Flat, the latest win gained in basement-grade classified last summer, but was pulled up (albeit on heavy ground) when 150-1 for last month's stable/hurdle debut.

100/1

Non-runners

Too Shy Shy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £66.00
Straight Forecast £61.86
Tricast £553.91
Trifecta £649.20

Selections

Telegraph:

Charlie Arthur

SPOTLIGHT:

Opticality

TOPSPEED:

Night Bear

The Times:

Curtiz

NEWMARKET:

Magical Mile

The Star:

Zoom Zoom Babe

RP Ratings:

Opticality

POSTDATA:

Night Bear

Daily Mail:

Curtiz

The Guardian:

Charlie Arthur

Daily Express:

Charlie Arthur

Daily Mirror:

Charlie Arthur

The Sun:

Charlie Arthur

Daily Record:

Charlie Arthur