July 31 / 18.02 Ffos Las

18.02

Soft

Ffos Las Local Bookmakers Handicap

  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Ffos Las Local Bookmakers Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.80
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 009-01 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Exposed Irish mare who ran out a clearcut winner over 7f at Chepstow (good to soft) to snap a lengthy losing run; only 3lb higher despite the penalty and she's versatile trip-wise.
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12th

13

(14)

20th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:03 Gowran Park

Coffeemeanscoffee

8st 10lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Tom McGuinness

Record of 4-44; was beaten a long way on recent return after 344 days off and needs huge improvement in that 10 days.

33/1

18

(7)

10th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

18:10 Cork

Coffeemeanscoffee

8st 10lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Tom McGuinness

Losing run since landing back-to-back handicaps in Britain in 2023; possibly in season when last seen in a 6f handicap here and has been off 344 days; poor record fresh.

50/1

9th

9

(7)

1st Oct 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

15:05 Cork

Coffeemeanscoffee

9st 0lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Tom McGuinness

raced far side, prominent

10/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 660003

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden sprinter who achieved little in three runs for John O'Shea; the step up to 7f suited and seemingly the application of a hood when running on well for third at Chepstow (good); back over 6f but on slower ground that he can handle.
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7th

5

(14)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Diamondsinthesand

9st 8lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Adrian Wintle

All of his four turf wins have been on good or slower including heavy; his last win was at Bath (5.6f) last September but he's finished down the field there in his last three runs; now drops back in grade but he needs to rediscover his spark; regular hood is removed.

25/1

7th

7

(5)

27th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Diamondsinthesand

8st 5lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Adrian Wintle

Ties in with a couple of today's rivals on C&D reappearance form but ideally needs a return to further; yet to score over a bare 5f; gained his Bath win over the extended 5f.

10/1

7th

10

(2)

5th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:45 Bath

Diamondsinthesand

9st 1lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Won three times in the second half of 2025, including at this track (5.7f); looks high enough in the weights on his return from a five-month absence.

8/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: -14721 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Gaining his fifth career success when coming from off the pace to edge home over this trip at Chepstow (6f, good) 11 days ago, beating Bama Lama; just 2lb higher and soft ground won't stop him.
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5th

4

(9)

10th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

14:35 Bath

Louis Treize

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Thomas Faulkner

Losing run is now 16 and slow starts continue to hold him back, even when sent over 6f; a stiff 5f is manageable but he's risky from a win perspective.

5/2

3rd

6

(2)

3rd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

16:58 Chepstow

Louis Treize

8st 13lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Thomas Faulkner

Has more ability than most with his sort of mark but he isn't easy to win with; this track suits and Laura Coughlan has won on him a couple of times, so he is one to consider, especially given his penultimate effort was promising.

4/1

3rd

9

(2)

26th Aug 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:20 Chepstow

Louis Treize

8st 11lb

J: Archie Young

T: Thomas Faulkner

Dual course winner last season (5f/6f) and ran big race in defeat over C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago; pretty versatile regarding ground and ought to be right in the thick of things again.

4/1

7/1

Form: 827931 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
AW winner who opened his account on turf when beating 14 rivals in a 6f classified race at Leicester (good; first-time cheekpieces); 4lb higher back in a handicap and unproven on soft ground.
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0

1

(7)

6th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Boarhunt

9st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Michael Appleby

Clear personal best when beating 14 rivals in 6f Leicester classified and ran well enough the last twice (also 6f) to be considered for this; return to 7f okay.

4/1

5th

3

(10)

18th Aug 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

13:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Boarhunt

9st 7lb

J: Archie Young

T: Michael Appleby

Made a successful handicap debut here (7f) in February and doubled his tally at Leicester (6f, good; first-time cheekpieces) last month; fair fourth on soft ground last time and interesting back here, but he may prefer an extra furlong on a sharp track like this now.

5/1

4th

1

(6)

31st Jul 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:02 Ffos Las

Boarhunt

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Michael Appleby

AW winner who opened his account on turf when beating 14 rivals in a 6f classified race at Leicester (good; first-time cheekpieces); 4lb higher back in a handicap and unproven on soft ground.

7/1

20/1

Form: -77857 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Poor strike-rate of 2-51 and recent efforts are not overly encouraging, last time finishing behind Diamondsinthesand.
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5th

11

(13)

11th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:10 Thirsk

Red Bravo

9st 6lb

J: Adam Tracey

T: Adrian Wintle

Looks on the downgrade and dropping to 6f didn't help at Ffos Las 11 days ago; others safer.

25/1

5th

12

(3)

31st Jul 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:02 Ffos Las

Red Bravo

9st 0lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Adrian Wintle

Poor strike-rate of 2-51 and recent efforts are not overly encouraging, last time finishing behind Diamondsinthesand.

20/1

7th

6

(7)

20th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:05 Chepstow

Red Bravo

9st 1lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Adrian Wintle

One of three runners for this stable; hinted at a return to form in C&D classified event last time, finishing fifth to Fact Or Fable; poor strike-rate and long losing spell are the negatives.

16/1

7/1

Form: 453312 C

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Penalised for her Chepstow win (6f, good to soft) when going down narrowly to Louis Treize back there (good) 11 days ago having raced in second; 1lb better off with that rival so unlikely to be much between them; chance.
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6th

6

(8)

14th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:50 Bath

Bama Lama

9st 0lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

Effectively 11lb lower than when winning on heavy ground at Windsor (5f) last October but placed on only one of her nine appearances this year and evidently not as good as she was.

8/1

9

(4)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ffos Las

Bama Lama

8st 9lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

12lb lower than when winning at Windsor (5f, heavy) last October, but patchy form in the meantime with her latest fourth of seven coming in a 0-50 classified event at Lingfield (6f, good); cheekpieces removed after one use.

7/1

1

(6)

9th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:20 Lingfield

Bama Lama

9st 9lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

Seven-time winner who didn't get home in a Windsor handicap (6f, good) a fortnight ago, but she does stay this far; has won on good to firm, but most of her successes have come on good ground or softer; sports headgear for the first time on her 60th outing.

11/2

Form: 389749 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Sported a hood when running her best race two starts back, finishing close up in a 6f handicap at Nottingham (good to firm); well held when favourite at Doncaster (good) and, as the case that day, she goes in no headgear.
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7th

6

(3)

23rd Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mine That Ship

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Michael Wigham

0-11, though 7f has looked too far at Southwell the last twice and she is 2lb lower than when just beaten on stable debut at Chelmsford (6f, Polytrack) the time before, when back from seven months off; interesting with first-time blinkers replacing cheekpieces.

12/1

7th

6

(3)

23rd Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mine That Ship

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Michael Wigham

0-11, though 7f has looked too far at Southwell the last twice and she is 2lb lower than when just beaten on stable debut at Chelmsford (6f, Polytrack) the time before, when back from seven months off; interesting with first-time blinkers replacing cheekpieces.

12/1

9th

3

(10)

31st Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:00 Southwell (AW)

Mine That Ship

9st 9lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Michael Wigham

4yo maiden who ran well (close second) over 6f at Chelmsford on stable/seasonal debut; lesser effort over this C&D since; may need a drop back in trip.

10/1

Form: 091534

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Bit to find with Bama Lama and The Cola Kid from three starts back (over 6f) and dropping to 5f was no excuse for subsequent defeats; should give her running but may come up short once more.
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5th

1

(7)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Redcar

Kyber Crystal

9st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Rebecca Menzies

Had excuses for her Hamilton performance 11 days ago (anticipated the start and hit the gate) having previously made a promising reappearance when third of nine over this C&D (good to firm); 1lb below her last winning mark and very much of interest back in a 0-55.

16/1

10th

6

(10)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 6

17:30 Hamilton

Kyber Crystal

9st 4lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Rebecca Menzies

Respectable third to Beerwah at Redcar on seasonal debut; back on last winning mark and has form over C&D, notably a 2024 success; difficult to dismiss.

6/1

6/1

Form: 9-3233 BF

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Left Clive Cox an eight-race maiden (remains in same ownership) but finished placed in all four handicaps from 5.5f to 7f on slow and fast ground; can win races off this mark.
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7th

5

(4)

12th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Zous Baby

9st 1lb

J: David Probert

T: Ed de Giles

dwelt start, towards rear

7/1

8th

2

(3)

25th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Zous Baby

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: Ed de Giles

Disappointing maiden who was turned over as favourite four times on the spin for Clive Cox earlier in the year; has run poorly in three starts for this yard and is hard to recommend on just this second try at 5f.

12/1

11th

8

(13)

6th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Zous Baby

9st 5lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Ed de Giles

Shaped best here in April for Clive Cox (6f); well beaten both starts for this yard and wide draw unhelpful; booking of Adam Farragher is at least a plus.

16/1

50/1

Form: 040008

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Patchy overall record and only eighth in a classified race last time; up against it.
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14th

15

(6)

24th Aug 2023

Good

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

13:40 Chepstow

Kay Ceraar

8st 11lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Tony Carroll

Minor promise on his handicap debut in February (6f, AW) but little else to shout about; opposable once again.

50/1

10th

13

(13)

31st Jul 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:02 Ffos Las

Kay Ceraar

8st 9lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

Patchy overall record and only eighth in a classified race last time; up against it.

50/1

8th

10

(4)

4th Jul 2023

Good

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

15:57 Brighton

Kay Ceraar

9st 2lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tony Carroll

Patchy overall record and not easily recommended, even at this level; gelded since latest run.

33/1

20/1

Form: 0-69

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Just minor promise in a trio of 7f novices but has been gelded ahead of handicap debut and may yet do better.
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6th

4

(6)

18th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

14:30 Brighton

Uno Grande

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: Sir Mark Todd

sweating, dwelt start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pulled way into lead after 1f

12/1

4th

13

(8)

6th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Uno Grande

9st 0lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Sir Mark Todd

Soundly beaten in handicap company and was under pressure a fair way out when behind Doves Of Peace at Kempton a fortnight ago; blinkers really need to help.

16/1

10th

11

(1)

23rd Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:52 Kempton (AW)

Uno Grande

9st 3lb

J: David Probert

T: Sir Mark Todd

slowly away, midfield

16/1

Non-runners

The Cola Kid, Fair And Square

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £37.50
Straight Forecast £29.26
Tricast £226.89
Trifecta £290.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bama Lama

RP RATINGS:

Coffeemeanscoffee

POSTDATA:

Louis Treize

Daily Mail:

Boarhunt

NEWMARKET:

Mine That Ship

The Times:

Zous Baby

WEST COUNTRY:

Bama Lama

D Express:

Bama Lama

The Star:

Bama Lama

Daily Record:

Bama Lama

The Guardian:

Coffeemeanscoffee

Telegraph:

Louis Treize

Daily Mirror:

Louis Treize