May 07 / 17.05 Ffos Las

17.05

Good To Soft

AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4700.09
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 25345- CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Returned from long absence with emphatic win at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) in October and was second here (2m3f, soft) off mark 5lb higher than today's the following month; suffered dip in form during the winter but a couple of those defeats were on heavy ground, and he steadied the ship with a satisfactory hurdle run a fortnight ago; must be considered.
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5

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Ffos Las

Boston Joe

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Rebecca Curtis

midfield, not fluent 5th, outpaced and lost position after 4 out, weakened quickly 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

9/2

5

6th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Ffos Las

Boston Joe

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Rebecca Curtis

midfield, not fluent 5th, outpaced and lost position after 4 out, weakened quickly 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

9/2

2nd

2

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Boston Joe

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Rebecca Curtis

Yet to be placed in four hurdle runs but he improved his chase record to 5-14 when scoring by 20l at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) on recent reappearance; now returns to this sphere but he's only 2lb higher than last time and is a major player if he can run somewhere near that level; all of his wins have been at shorter trips but he's effective at 2m3f.

100/30

12/1

  • Place: £7.60

Form: /6520-

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Kept on well for second behind next-time-out winner at Ludlow (2m, soft) in March but has very mixed record since winning British debut in early 2023 and was soundly beaten at Taunton last month; hard to predict.
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5th

3

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 189y

Class 4

13:25 Huntingdon

Fire Dancer

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

in rear

4/1

5th

3

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 189y

Class 4

13:25 Huntingdon

Fire Dancer

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Won off 6lb higher at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft) on British debut two years ago; 0-8 since but twice runner-up (2m) last spring and he'd be a big player if reverting to that form.

4/1

4th

5

1st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

12:10 Leicester

Fire Dancer

11st 9lb

J: Miss Lucy Turner

T: Venetia Williams

0-7 since defying a 4lb higher mark at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft) on British debut; however, ran encouragingly twice over 2m in the spring while shaping as if this step back up in trip will suit; possibilities.

11/2

5/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: /5934- D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Generally disappointing since winning novice hurdle in early 2022 but, with cheekpieces added, made the frame in two chases towards end of last season (2m1f/2m); has a fighting chance if the headgear continues to aid.
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8th

4

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

14:48 Hereford

Limetree Boy

11st 7lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

0-9 over fences and absent since a below-par run in July but made the frame in four consecutive chases (2m-2m1f) when cheekpieces were added in the spring and has claims if back on song; tongue-tie removed after one use.

10/1

8th

4

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

14:48 Hereford

Limetree Boy

11st 7lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

0-9 over fences and absent since a below-par run in July but made the frame in four consecutive chases (2m-2m1f) when cheekpieces were added in the spring and has claims if back on song; tongue-tie removed after one use.

10/1

10th

3

8th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Worcester

Limetree Boy

11st 11lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

0-8 over fences and unraced on ground quicker than good to soft but has made the frame four consecutive times in cheekpieces since March; back up in trip with tongue-tie added today; probably won't be far away.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: /6P02-

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Made shaky start to chasing career in January but lost out only by a nose when rallying second at Taunton (2m, soft) last month, where an awkward jump at the final fence almost certainly cost him the race; has to take a 4lb rise on the chin but can be dangerous again here if all goes to plan.
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5th

1

1st Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 4

13:00 Exeter

Western General

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

in touch with leaders, prominent 7th, not fluent and dropped to rear 11th, soon rallied, hung left and outpaced 4 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/4

5th

1

1st Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 4

13:00 Exeter

Western General

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

in touch with leaders, prominent 7th, not fluent and dropped to rear 11th, soon rallied, hung left and outpaced 4 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/4

5

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:25 Chepstow

Western General

11st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Form: 3/6F6- D

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Returned from very long absence with fairly encouraging hurdle run in January; fell heavily on chasing debut in March and was just a respectable sixth at Exeter (2m1f, good) last month but has slipped to a tempting mark.
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7th

8

11th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:15 Southwell

Man Of Light

10st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

in touch with leaders, mistake 8th

10/1

Form: 36026-

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Regressive and inconsistent 10yo who has not won since 2020; ran game race when second of four at Bangor (2m1f, soft) in March but was not quite in same form last month and is 3lb wrong here.
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6th

8

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 5

15:50 Taunton

Tribesmans Glory

10st 13lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Chris Down

Nothing like the force of old but won off much reduced mark at Warwick (2m4f, good) last May and went close here (2m2f, good to soft) when back in action in November; unexposed over this sort of trip; a possible.

8/1

6th

8

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 5

15:50 Taunton

Tribesmans Glory

10st 13lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Chris Down

prominent, mistake 1st

8/1

2nd

9

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 2f 40y

Class 5

15:10 Taunton

Tribesmans Glory

11st 0lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Chris Down

midfield

10/1

Form: 6P311- C

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 6yo who struck form with two front-running hurdle wins last month, the latter in first-time cheekpieces here (2m, good to soft); could still have more to offer and connections are evidently keen to switch him to fences.
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6th

1

11th Oct 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 1

15:15 Chepstow

Bullets Hill

11st 0lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Ella Pickard

in touch with leaders, prominent 4th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

50/1

6th

3

6th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:43 Uttoxeter

Bullets Hill

11st 13lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Ella Pickard

Made all to win novice handicaps at Exeter (2m2f, good) and Ffos Las in April (2m, good); pulled up after early error on chase debut at Ffos Las last time; up 14lb (raised 7lb for each win); could go well but may find others better treated.

5/1

4

7th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Ffos Las

Bullets Hill

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Ella Pickard

midfield, jumped badly right 1st, soon in rear, pushed along after 2nd, reminders after 4th, lost touch and pulled up after 7th

7/4

Form: 1/PF7- D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Now 6lb lower than when ending 2022-23 season with narrow win at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) but returned from a break with three disappointing efforts this year and needs to respond well to addition of blinkers today.
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5

7th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Ffos Las

Fulgurix

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

midfield

8/1

5

7th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Ffos Las

Fulgurix

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

midfield

8/1

7th

1

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

14:42 Ffos Las

Fulgurix

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Proved a reliable sort last season when a two-time chase winner but he's failed to complete (pulled up/fell) in his two runs this term; has some questions to answer and he needs to get back on track.

8/1

Form: 123/P- D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner on good ground in summer 2022; struggled to cope with heavy ground when returning from long absence over hurdles here in March but ought to be much more competitive now back on a less testing surface and with that outing behind him; swaps usual visor for refitted blinkers.
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4th

1

18th May 2024

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

18:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Shareef Star

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in touch with leaders, weakened 3 out, jumped left 2 out, tailed off

16/1

4th

1

18th May 2024

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

18:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Shareef Star

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Dual chase winner on good ground in summer 2022 (once over C&D); struggled to cope with heavy ground when returning from long absence over hurdles in March then fell heavily in recent Ffos Las chase won by Boston Joe; current ability hard to gauge.

16/1

6

7th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Ffos Las

Shareef Star

11st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

in touch with leaders on inner, fell heavily 6th

20/1

Form: 6/808- D

Last run: 187 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Well beaten when making chasing debut in this race a year ago and also looked out of form in two hurdle races in the autumn; returns from another break today; others have considerably less to prove.
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1st

3

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

12:45 Leicester

Henry Box Brown

11st 6lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Evan Williams

visibility reduced by fog, midfield, headway before 4 out

14/1

1st

3

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

12:45 Leicester

Henry Box Brown

11st 6lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Evan Williams

visibility reduced by fog, midfield, headway before 4 out

14/1

6

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Henry Box Brown

11st 5lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Evan Williams

Finished strongly to win readily at Worcester (2m4f, good) in August but two lesser efforts have followed (2m5f/3m) and he has become a very difficult horse to predict.

20/1

Form: 7/P53-

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
0-11 under all codes but began chasing career with two decent efforts in headgear last month, more recently when third (no match for easy winner) in blinkers at Exeter (2m1f, good); 3lb lower here; enters calculations.
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6

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

16:20 Market Rasen

Hooky Street

10st 13lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

Placed at Exeter (2m1f, good) in April on his second start over fences but he's struggled in both runs since; now drops back in trip but overall record stands at 0-13 and others are preferred; tongue-tie added.

12/1

6th

4

16th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:10 Fontwell

Hooky Street

11st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

led, headed 7th, led again 8th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened

9/1

6th

4

16th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:10 Fontwell

Hooky Street

11st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

Placed in a bumper and also over fences, the latter coming at Exeter (2m1f, good; first-time blinkers) on his penultimate start; weakened quickly when pulled up at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) latest; return to further could help him be more competitive.

9/1

Non-runners

Texard

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Payout
Exacta £188.60
Straight Forecast £133.27
Tricast £841.07
Trifecta £935.90

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Bullets Hill

SPOTLIGHT:

Western General

TOPSPEED:

Fulgurix

The Sun:

Limetree Boy

RP RATINGS:

Boston Joe

Telegraph:

Bullets Hill

The Guardian:

Bullets Hill

D Express:

Bullets Hill

Daily Mirror:

Bullets Hill

The Star:

Bullets Hill

The Times:

Western General

Daily Mail:

Western General

Daily Record:

Western General

POSTDATA:

Fulgurix