March 01 / 17.05 Ffos Las

17.05

Soft

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus From Dragonbet Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2376.45
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus From Dragonbet Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 3 BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Makes a quick reappearance after finishing a 10l third at Chepstow last weekend (heavy); did go off a short-priced favourite (5-4) but it looked hard work for him that day.
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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

Form: 34

Last run: 110 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fetched £110,000 after running away with a five-runner British point (2m4f; good to soft); shaped with lots of promise when third in a Cheltenham bumper (good to soft; not a strong race for that track) before a slightly underwhelming effort at Sandown (soft); remains to be seen whether he wants the ground this testing but has major form claims.
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5th

5

4th Dec 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 58y

Class 4

13:40 Haydock

Martin Plage

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

2m4f point winner; promising third at Cheltenham in the first of his three bumpers and he wasn't beaten far when fifth on hurdling debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) in October; that was behind a useful prospect and has each-way claims if he can build on that over this longer trip.

9/1

5th

5

4th Dec 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 58y

Class 4

13:40 Haydock

Martin Plage

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

2m4f point winner; promising third at Cheltenham in the first of his three bumpers and he wasn't beaten far when fifth on hurdling debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) in October; that was behind a useful prospect and has each-way claims if he can build on that over this longer trip.

9/1

5th

10

16th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

14:00 Wetherby

Martin Plage

11st 0lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: B F Brookhouse

2m4f point winner who was a promising third of 15 on bumper debut at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) last October; two lesser runs followed but it's possible he'll get back on track following a break; not ruled out on hurdle debut for trainer who won this race last year.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam placed 2m hurdle, half-sister to winners Bella Haze (bumper/useful 2m-2m5f hurdle), Rainbow Haze (2m5f-2m7f hurdle) and Driftwood Haze (2m6f-2m7f hurdle); bred to win races but this is a belated first start and his yard is 0-8 in bumpers in the last five seasons.
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No Results Found

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Bought for £150,000 after winning a deep-ground Irish point by 2l; the runner-up is now in the same yard and chased home a good horse at Kempton last month; has had wind surgery and goes in a tongue-tie.
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Form: 3

Last run: 48 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Noticeably short in the betting at 100-30 when beaten just under 20l into third of 11 on soft ground at Wetherby; signs of inexperience were evident and she should improve on that.
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6th

1

28th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Ffos Las

Luna De Castana

12st 0lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Georgina Nicholls

Mixed form across her five starts but has shown ability and goes handicapping off a modest mark; this lightly raced 6yo has a useful pedigree and is open to improvement; not ruled out.

5/1

4th

11

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:20 Chepstow

Luna De Castana

10st 9lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Georgina Nicholls

Bettered her inauspicious hurdling debut when respectable fifth of ten at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) three weeks ago but has a considerable amount to find with the principals here.

12/1

4th

11

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:20 Chepstow

Luna De Castana

10st 9lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Georgina Nicholls

Bettered her inauspicious hurdling debut when respectable fifth of ten at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) three weeks ago but has a considerable amount to find with the principals here.

12/1

Form: 98

Last run: 55 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Ninth of 16 behind a smart winner on soft-ground debut at Warwick but then beat only one home on the AW; others preferred.
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1st

4

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

16:23 Stratford

The Dream Goes On

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Winner over this trip on good ground at Hereford and Plumpton earlier this year; has failed to finish in three of her last four starts but no surprise if she were to bounce back.

6/1

3

14th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

16:20 Newton Abbot

The Dream Goes On

11st 8lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won four-runner race on chasing debut at Plumpton (2m3f, good) in April; not a great deal has gone to plan since but she ran well before fading into third over C&D (good; first-time cheekpieces) six weeks ago and may still have some potential over fences.

11/2

Form: 2

Last run: 46 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Receives weight as a 4yo as was also the case when defying huge odds to go close on his debut at Hereford (good) when with Mitchell Hunt; then sold for £35,000; mixed messages as to the strength of that effort and this Flat-bred gelding might not appreciate today's slower ground.
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4

(8)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:35 Chester

Tailorman

11st 6lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Ian Williams

Won over 2m (good) here in June and the saddle slipped on his return visit the following month; can probably forgive him his Ascot run as well as that was a Class 3; could find this trip on the tight side, though.

16/1

6th

5

(5)

25th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 209y

Class 3

15:00 Ascot

Tailorman

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: Ian Williams

Had an excuse (saddle slipped, eased) last time when bidding for a Chester double; well suited by 2m but remains on career-high mark and this is a better grade than he usually runs in; difficult task.

10/1

5th

4

(5)

12th Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

19:10 Chester

Tailorman

9st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Bang-in-form 5yo who posted a career-best performance when scoring here (2m, good) a fortnight ago; today's drop back in trip won't be a problem; likely contender again.

9/2

Verdict

There’s some substance to the form of Worldwide Fury’s point win but MARTIN PLAGE brings the strongest form credentials and, if handling the ground, he should be tough to conquer. Luna De Castana is preferred of the remainder after seemingly performing below expectations on her debut.[Alistair Jones]