November 10 / 15.00 Ffos Las

15.00

Good To Soft

Stuart Morgan Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Stuart Morgan Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 433374 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
In good form over fences this summer (albeit without winning) and is versatile regarding trip/ground but seems to have gone off the boil this autumn (hurdling last time) and others appeal more.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

4

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:32 Worcester

Lermoos Legend

11st 8lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Experienced chaser with a good strike rate (9-48 and placed on 20 other occasions); returned from a winter break not far off his best recent form when 1l second at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) last month; up 2lb but should again be thereabouts.

9/2

2nd

5

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

17:42 Ffos Las

Lermoos Legend

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Gained five of his nine chase wins at this track (2m/2m3f) but absent since below-par run in October and still on a fairly tough mark.

10/1

6th

4

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

15:51 Market Rasen

Lermoos Legend

10st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Multiple winner but went up 6lb for beating four rivals at Fontwell (2m3f, good) and was only fourth off this mark next time, though merely 2l behind the winner; could be vulnerable again.

11/4

7/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 21214-

Last run: 224 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Dual 2m3f hurdle winner on heavy ground in early part of this year; open to further progress over fences this season but may find this an inadequate stamina test on chasing debut.
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4

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Mumbles

11st 10lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

Creditable second behind well-handicapped rival here (2m, soft) in November and will be fine over today's longer trip but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon, and needs first-time cheekpieces to help him rebound from a poor run over fences a fortnight ago.

7/1

4

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:35 Ffos Las

Mumbles

11st 8lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Evan Williams

Mixed results over hurdles this term; chase record reads 24FPP; returns to this sphere looking well treated on best form but it's difficult to know what to expect from him.

12/1

13

28th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:58 Ffos Las

Mumbles

11st 3lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Evan Williams

Proven on deep ground and has run well here over 2m-2m4f; failed to complete on his last three starts (all here) last winter; returns on a handy mark and has won when fresh, so he could be involved if revived.

12/1

9/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: -P9862 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Triple hurdle winner in Ireland (2m-2m1f); generally very disappointing in Britain but ran well from the front when second (albeit well held in the end) to useful rival in Stratford chase (2m5f, heavy) last month; drops back in trip here; a possible.
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5th

1

20th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:22 Ffos Las

As Tears Go By

12st 0lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: D J Jeffreys

Winless since May 2023; some sound beatings among his current sequence of frame finishes, but he did run the winner to about 7l at Fakenham latest (2m5f, good to soft) with a next-time winner just behind.

7/2

2nd

1

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

15:10 Fakenham

As Tears Go By

12st 0lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: D J Jeffreys

Regressive 8yo who is 0-5 over fences and has been absent since his well-held fourth at Bangor (2m1f, good) last March; might have been refreshed by a layoff but could be considered only if lively in the betting.

5/1

40/1

Form: -50P9P D

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Regressive 7yo who has been out of form over hurdles this season and was pulled up when 50-1 for last month's chasing debut at Hereford (2m5f, good); drops back in trip here; difficult to enthuse over.
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3rd

5

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

3m 3f 119y

Class 3

19:20 Stratford

Esperti

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: David Rees

Has returned to form of late and gained his fifth chase success, at Ffos Las (3m, good) last month; there was no disgrace in finishing second to a resurgent Tommy Beau at Fakenham (3m5f, good) this month and he holds strong claims while in this form.

2/1

2nd

9

4th May 2026

Good

3m 5f 24y

Class 3

16:38 Fakenham

Esperti

10st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: David Rees

Revitalised 9yo who won stylishly on good ground over C&D and at Ffos Las (3m) last month; contests a much stronger race today but still needs to be taken very seriously in current mood.

5/1

1st

6

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

18:42 Ffos Las

Esperti

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: David Rees

In-form 9yo who won four-runner marathon at Fakenham (3m5f, good) in pretty good style last week; also very well suited by this C&D and ground slower than good; respected under 7lb penalty.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 64242- BF

Last run: 200 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in all four handicap hurdles, most recently when second at Perth (3m, soft) in April; looks an interesting chasing prospect (Irish point runner-up in 2022) and, given his tendency to race freely, this drop back in trip may pay dividends; had wind op in September.
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4th

2

12th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

16:10 Hereford

Heard That

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Three-time chase winner (at up to 3m) who was runner-up over hurdles at Southwell (2m4f, good) in March but he's inconsistent and made it 0-10 over hurdles when tailed off at Perth (2m4f, good) last month; needs to bounce back; non-runner when due to wear these blinkers for the first time 5:47 Southwell Monday.

5/1

7th

7

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:40 Perth

Heard That

11st 7lb

J: Aidan Weaver

T: Olly Murphy

Won off 7lb higher over fences here (3m, good to soft) last April; 0-9 over hurdles but runner-up in this discipline at Southwell (2m4f, good) last month; one of two for trainer with a good record in the race; chance.

13/2

Form: 1336-9

Last run: 179 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Looked quite promising when winning heavy-ground maiden hurdle at Exeter (2m2f) in January but was badly out of form in handicap hurdles when last seen in the spring; makes chasing debut from a tempting mark and has some Irish point experience to call upon but needs to have turned over a new leaf.
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4

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Moorefields

11st 11lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

prominent

10/1

4

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Moorefields

11st 11lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

prominent

10/1

9th

1

15th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Moorefields

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

Won a big-field maiden hurdle at Exeter (2m2f, heavy) in January but he's been disappointing since including in two handicaps at Exeter; still unexposed over hurdles but he was beaten 52l last time and has questions to answer at this new trip.

12/1

Form: P5-P40 CD

Last run: 144 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Not firing on all cylinders when last seen in the spring but has a C&D win on his CV and has won when fresh before; returns from break on attractive mark; well worth keeping an eye on in the betting.
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1st

2

7th Mar 2025

Soft

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

16:28 Leicester

You Say Nothing

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Christian Williams

Had been struggling but bounced back for a fourth chase success at Lingfield two weeks ago (2m, soft; made most); wouldn't be certain to repeat that form but clear claims if he can off 5lb higher.

10/11

Form: /21P-6

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles for Gary Moore at Fontwell (2m3f, heavy) in February, his second handicap, but was sold for £1,000 after two poor runs in spring (latter was chasing debut); needs to have been refreshed by new regime.
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1

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Time To Dazzle

12st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Respectable second at Ludlow (2m, good to soft; 10lb lower today) in December but the rest of his chase form is poor and he fell early when tried in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, which are fitted again.

25/1

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Time To Dazzle

12st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Respectable second at Ludlow (2m, good to soft; 10lb lower today) in December but the rest of his chase form is poor and he fell early when tried in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, which are fitted again.

25/1

5

20th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 212y

Class 4

17:05 Ludlow

Time To Dazzle

10st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Ran respectably behind Famoso over C&D in December but the rest of his chase form is poor; chance largely depends on how well he responds to first-time cheekpieces; 7lb out of weights.

40/1

Form: 17-6

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
0-3 on the Flat in Slovakia last year; easily won Stratford juvenile hurdle (2m2f, heavy) on British debut in March but was well beaten after racing too freely on next two outings and is not an easy one to predict on this chase/handicap debut.
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8

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Roger

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Richard Hobson

prominent

10/1

8

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Roger

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Richard Hobson

prominent

10/1

6th

4

6th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Kempton

Roger

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Richard Hobson

led, set good pace, jumped left 4th, soon headed, weakened gradually after 5th, tailed off

16/1

Non-runners

Doors Breaker, Razzo Italiano

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £36.40
Straight Forecast £40.80
Tricast £314.32
Trifecta £218.40

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Roger

RP RATINGS:

You Say Nothing

Telegraph:

Heard That

SPOTLIGHT:

Doors Breaker

Daily Record:

Mumbles

TOPSPEED:

Lermoos Legend

The Times:

Roger

The Star:

Roger

The Sun:

Heard That

D Express:

Doors Breaker

POSTDATA:

You Say Nothing

Daily Mirror:

You Say Nothing