August 23 / 15.10 Ffos Las

15.10

Soft

Ascona Ladies Chic Fashion Handicap

  • Prize money: £2983.38
  • 0m 7f 80y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Ascona Ladies Chic Fashion Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 425464 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Consistent on turf this spring/summer and gave another good account when fourth on Tapeta on latest outing but this frustrating 7yo usually finds the winning line coming too soon and has very modest 1-34 strike-rate.
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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

13/2

  • Place: £4.40

Form: -73388

Last run: 76 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Opened her account off basement mark at Windsor (1m, heavy) in October and was placed twice over that trip this spring (good/soft); any lingering juice in the ground will assist here but her recent runs have been disappointing and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal.
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7th

12

(5)

16th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

16:45 Windsor

Mayz

8st 12lb

J: William Carson

T: John Gallagher

in touch with leaders

10/1

2nd

8

(8)

23rd Aug 2024

Soft

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

15:10 Ffos Las

Mayz

8st 13lb

J: William Carson

T: John Gallagher

raced wide early, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, rallied inside final 110yds, no match for winner

13/2

8th

5

(8)

8th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Chepstow

Mayz

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: John Gallagher

Recent thirds have come on good and soft ground and previous two efforts on faster surfaces weren't great; respected otherwise as she's only 3lb higher than for last year's Windsor win (1m, heavy).

13/2

Form: -04467

Last run: 74 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
16-race maiden; made the frame on heavy ground at Thirsk (1m; first-time hood) in April, after a break, but two lesser efforts have followed (cheekpieces refitted last time); drops in trip here; others preferred.
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7

27th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fitz Perfectly

9st 7lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Danny Brooke

7

27th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fitz Perfectly

9st 7lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Danny Brooke

11th

1

(2)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

11:30 Southwell (AW)

Fitz Perfectly

10st 0lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Danny Brooke

Made all and just held on when off the mark at the 20th attempt at Wolverhampton (9.5f, Tapeta) 11 days ago; 4lb wrong under her penalty, but the drop back in trip may suit on her first visit here; high on list.

7/2

11/4

Form: 215145 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Dual 1m winner this season, latterly in first-time cheekpieces here (good; other win was on heavy) in June; returns here after very respectable fifth in higher-grade race at Sandown (1m, good to firm) last month and has good claims if combination of drop back in trip and first-time blinkers works well for her.
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4th

1

(7)

23rd Aug 2024

Soft

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

15:10 Ffos Las

Calm Waters

9st 11lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Rod Millman

slowly into stride

11/4

5th

5

(1)

31st Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Sandown

Calm Waters

9st 4lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Rod Millman

2-5 in handicaps for new stable this season, the latter win gained in first-time cheekpieces at Ffos Las (1m, good) last month; ought to have been suited by the good to soft ground when only fourth of five there three weeks ago, though, and now has a point to prove.

10/1

4th

4

(5)

10th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:50 Ffos Las

Calm Waters

9st 1lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Rod Millman

Well held in three runs for the Gosdens but she's been progressive for her current yard and made it 2-4 in handicaps when scoring over C&D (good; cheekpieces added) two weeks ago; a 5lb rise for that comfortable success looks fair and this well-bred filly could continue on the upgrade; big player.

11/4

Form: 0-0347

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Won 7f AW nursery at Kempton in September and has twice made the frame there this summer (7f/1m) but struggled when back on turf last time and still needs to prove he's fully effective on grass; tongue-tie added here.
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10th

12

(8)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cherry Hill

8st 9lb

J: William Cox

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

1-21 with her best AW form coming on the Kempton Polytrack; lightly raced and out of form these days with wind surgery making no difference last time.

33/1

13th

14

(9)

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Bath

Cherry Hill

9st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Seen only three times last year, running poorly on each, and fared no better on her comeback in January; underwent wind surgery since.

50/1

8th

8

(4)

14th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Cherry Hill

9st 1lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

7f winner here in 2023 who went close over C&D in October 2024; poor form in three starts last year and she only beat two home over C&D when last seen in May; hard to fancy on this comeback without market support.

50/1

Form: 805125

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Clear winner when dropped back to 7f and fitted with first-time cheekpieces at Chepstow (good to soft) last month, her fourth start for Adrian Wintle, and was second over that C&D on fast ground a fortnight later; needs to bounce back quickly from poor run there last week but still considered.
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7

(13)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:45 Chelmsford (AW)

My Clementine

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Adrian Wintle

Took advantage of a reduced mark when scoring at Chepstow (7f, good) in August; got pestered for the lead when down the field at Wolverhampton next time, but she's hard to predict and this looks tough from a wide draw.

10/1

8

(4)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:48 Chepstow

My Clementine

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Well handicapped on C&D win (good to soft) last summer but that is her only success from 18 starts and she's finished down the field in five runs this season; others preferred.

8/1

Form: 901637

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Displayed significant improvement to cause 25-1 surprise at Salisbury (6f, soft) in May, her third handicap, but was unable to land a telling blow in three subsequent fast-ground races (6f-7f); some underfoot ease should aid her cause here but she needs to kick on again.
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6th

3

(4)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:54 Lingfield

Thunderous Love

9st 4lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Jonathan Portman

Winner of five 6f handicaps on turf/AW last year; latest performance was a bit better than it looked and she is now back to her last winning mark, but this trip does appear to stretch her.

13/2

7th

15

(4)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Ascot

Thunderous Love

9st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

The winner of five 6f handicaps last year, beating a few reopposing rivals in the process; only midfield at Leicester on last month's return but the stable form is a positive and she could take a step forward.

12/1

Non-runners

Mucha Muchacha

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.20
Straight Forecast £31.79
Tricast £123.87
Trifecta £149.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Calm Waters

RP RATINGS:

Thunderous Love

POSTDATA:

Diamondsinthesand

Telegraph:

My Clementine

WEST COUNTRY:

Calm Waters

Daily Mail:

Calm Waters

The Star:

Calm Waters

Daily Record:

Calm Waters

The Times:

Thunderous Love

D Express:

Thunderous Love

Daily Mirror:

Thunderous Love

The Guardian:

Diamondsinthesand