July 09 / 18.40 Ffos Las

18.40

Good

Winningpost Bookmakers Swansea Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Winningpost Bookmakers Swansea Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 10 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won for Dylan Cunha on debut at Catterick (5f, good to soft) before being picked up by his new connections; hung left when mid-division on stable debut in the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); back into novice company under a penalty with the tongue-tie added; respected.
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3

(13)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 111y

Class 2

13:50 Doncaster

Gaga Mate

9st 4lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

Out of a 5f winner and has been campaigned only at that trip; disappointing favourite in nursery most recently, failing to back up his Super Sprint effort; something to prove upped in distance.

40/1

2

(4)

24th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Beverley

Gaga Mate

9st 8lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

Ffos Las third under a penalty in novice company has been well advertised since and he showed better form again when third in the Super Sprint at Newbury last time; trainer 4-12 with 2yos here and this one may yet have more to offer on this stiffer track, so he goes on the shortlist.

3/1

Form: 65

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sixth of seven at Ascot (5f, good to firm) on debut before finishing fifth of six at Bath (5f, firm) 47 days ago; that was an improved effort on RPRs but he may be one for nurseries after one more start.
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4th

3

(8)

26th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:20 Southwell (AW)

Bassenthwaite

9st 12lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Clive Cox

Punished for an easy small-field Wolverhampton win on his final run last year (5lb lower) and has struggled during a limited campaign this season; needs a revival back from a couple of months off.

10/1

10th

12

(11)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

17:20 Ascot

Bassenthwaite

8st 11lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Clive Cox

Won two of his five starts as a 2yo, including a wide-margin nursery success at Wolverhampton in November; he hasn't seen his race out in two handicap runs this year (5f/6f) but he should be sharper for last month's return from a break, he represents a yard that excels with this type and he has few miles on the clock; revival not out of the question.

25/1

9th

4

(8)

22nd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 3

19:17 Windsor

Bassenthwaite

9st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Didn't see out 6f when last seen five months ago (since taken out here on account of unsuitable good to soft ground); needs to prove this mark (11lb higher than when making all in an uncompetitive AW nursery last autumn) is within range.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Beaten 8l when fourth of five on debut at Sandown (5f, good) 26 days ago; needs to take a step forward from that and his pedigree suggests he may want a bit further.
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6th

13

(5)

14th Oct 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Enricher

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Ended his 2yo season with AW maiden win; however, has achieved little in handicaps kept to 6f this year; opposed unless the market signals suggest he'll prove resurgent.

40/1

9th

8

(2)

19th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Newmarket

Enricher

9st 3lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Wolverhampton maiden winner in August 2025 (6f); well beaten both starts this season; has since been gelded and is now tried blinkered; best watched for now.

33/1

9th

5

(5)

18th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

21:00 Southwell (AW)

Enricher

9st 5lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Ended 2025 with 6f Wolverhampton AW maiden victory in August but off for ten months before finishing only tenth of 12 in 6f Leicester handicap last month; needs to bounce back.

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
70,000gns yearling, £300,000 breeze-up 2yo; by Ubettabelieveit; closely related to Group-placed 6f 2yo winner Columnist (RPR 98), half-brother to winners Warrior's Valley (5f AW; 82) and Mendamay (5f; 70); dam placed 5f 2yo (RPR 67); bit to like on paper; watch the market on debut.
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10th

5

(23)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Ascot

Hilitany

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Won two 6f novice races last season (good to firm/good) and added 7f Listed honours on the AW in February, after which he was gelded; never really sighted when behind some of these on handicap debut at Goodwood (7f; 18-1) but that was after nearly three months away; entitled to run better this afternoon but others are probably on kinder marks.

66/1

12th

2

(7)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

13:25 Goodwood

Hilitany

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Absent and gelded since bagging Listed honours at Lingfield in February when upped to 7f and making AW debut; needs to prove he can transfer that improved form to handicap level and back to turf; otherwise unexposed over this distance and hard to dismiss.

16/1

1st

1

(3)

28th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

14:35 Lingfield (AW)

Hilitany

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Two 6f wins at Windsor last summer before finishing seventh in the Group 1 Middle Park; unplaced but ran creditably in three sprint runs in Dubai this year; steps up to 7f with each-way claims.

6/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
20,000euros foal, 35,000euros yearling, 65,000gns 2yo breeze-ups; fifth foal; brother to French/Greek 5f/5.5f winner Aint Misbehaving, half-brother to winners Cry Fiction (Listed-placed 6f 2yo; RPR 85) and Crime Fiction (5f/6f including 2yo; 68); dam unraced; hooded for debut.
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1st

2

(7)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

14:25 Bath

Royalist

9st 8lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

0-5 but he raised his game when rallying well for a close fourth in a Kempton nursery (1m, AW; 4-1) ten days ago, finishing 3l ahead of Captain Cairney; he's respected back on turf.

9/2

8

(7)

10th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:38 Kempton (AW)

Royalist

9st 3lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Beaten about 7l when third of eight over C&D on last month's nursery debut, but that still goes down as a pretty good effort and now 2lb lower, he has very obvious each-way claims again.

11/2

8

(1)

15th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Royalist

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Brings the worst form but may improve now handicapping and upped in distance; check the betting for further guidance.

7/1

10/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
By Mehmas; second foal; half-brother to 1m winner Teroomm (RPR 98); dam UAE 6f dirt winner (placed in 1m turf Listed race; 102), half-sister to US 1m1f Grade 1 winner Bellamy Road; interesting newcomer.
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5th

8

(10)

19th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Taaklam

9st 8lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Harriet Bethell

Easy winner of a 0-60 C&D handicap off 7lb lower in first-time cheekpieces in late summer before finishing well held twice on turf; should be happier back on Tapeta but has had his moments at the stalls and will need the race to set up from stall 10.

8/1

7th

6

(7)

1st Oct 2026

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 5

16:50 Nottingham

Taaklam

9st 8lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Harriet Bethell

Acts on turf but Tapeta is his surface so far and was much too strong for his rivals at Southwell (6f; first-time cheekpieces) two starts ago; no impact at Catterick (7f) since and has a shade to prove off new mark, 7lb higher than for the win.

7/1

9th

1

(11)

8th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

16:11 Catterick

Taaklam

10st 1lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Harriet Bethell

Impressive when off the mark at Southwell eight days ago in first-time cheekpieces; fairly treated under a penalty and too soon to say he's not as good on turf but 6f on Tapeta evidently suits well, and he'll need to settle on his first crack at 7f from stall 11.

7/2

Form: 566

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Said to have been unsuited by good to firm ground at Yarmouth in May, before being restless in the stalls and blowing the start 35 days ago; nurseries may be more her thing.
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5

(3)

6th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

18:15 Yarmouth

Acceptance

9st 7lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Said to have been unsuited by good to firm ground over C&D in May; shown more in her last two starts at Nottingham (5f, good; slowly away) and Ffos Las (5f, good; short of room 2f out); switches to nurseries and may yet do better.

4/1

7

(8)

9th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Ffos Las

Acceptance

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Said to have been unsuited by good to firm ground at Yarmouth in May, before being restless in the stalls and blowing the start 35 days ago; nurseries may be more her thing.

12/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
62,000gns yearling, £125,000 breeze-up 2yo; by Havana Grey; half-sister to five winners including Istanbul (5f 2yo; RPR 100), Antalya (7f; 73), Royal Liberty (6f 2yo; 72) and Soulofchess (Scandinavian Listed-placed 5.5f/6f including 2yo); dam 5f 2yo winner (including Listed; 95); speedy pedigree and one to note on debut.
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10th

13

(8)

13th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Love Alive

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: John Butler

5f win here in February when trained by Martin Dunne; well handicapped on that form but recent runs for current yard, when getting the start wrong, leave her with a point to prove.

14/1

7th

9

(11)

23rd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Love Alive

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: John Butler

5f AW winner in February when trained by Martin Dunne; third of eight on her yard debut at Thirsk in July but she hasn't helped her chance at the stalls on her last two outings; hood is now applied but others are more convincing.

16/1

Form: 8

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Well beaten when eighth of nine on debut at Lingfield (5f, good; 16-1) 28 days ago; better is needed but she may well progress from that outing.
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9th

11

(6)

19th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Starakova

9st 2lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Warren Greatrex

Two wins on Tapeta this season including over C&D on her penultimate run; well held when favourite here last time but that was after a slow start and she had some traffic issues at a crucial stage; should get a decent tow into this race and has possibilities if first-time cheekpieces work.

8/1

11th

10

(10)

24th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:22 Southwell (AW)

Starakova

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Warren Greatrex

Progressing steadily on AW (2-5) and she came from off the pace to score over C&D (100-30) seven weeks ago; now 4lb higher but title-chasing Billy Loughnane takes over in the saddle; one for the shortlist.

7/2

1st

2

(9)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

17:34 Southwell (AW)

Starakova

9st 8lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Warren Greatrex

Building up a better record on AW than on turf and ran creditably at Wolverhampton (the scene of her sole win) most recently; may still have more to offer in this sphere.

9/2

Form: 75

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Green when beating only one rival home on debut at Nottingham (5f, good) but she showed a lot more when fifth of 14 at Newbury (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago, while shaping as if this drop back to 5f may suit; can go well.
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6th

4

(1)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:52 Ffos Las

Tickettothestars

9st 5lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Rod Millman

No excuses off her revised mark since a Nottingham win off 4lb lower (well drawn at Lingfield; some way below that level at Bath latest); completely exposed now.

16/1

6th

7

(10)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

18:05 Bath

Tickettothestars

9st 3lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Rod Millman

Opened account in big field at Nottingham (6f, good) in April and posted another good effort when second of 13 at Lingfield (6f, good) ten days ago; back in action before 1lb rise takes effect; likely contender.

7/2

2nd

5

(12)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:54 Lingfield

Tickettothestars

9st 8lb

J: George Wood

T: Rod Millman

Off the mark at the 12th attempt when beating 14 rivals at Nottingham (6f, good) last month (two of these behind), but didn't seem suited by the drop to 5f when fourth of nine there (good) 17 days ago; well drawn for a prominent racer and a major player back up in trip.

7/2

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Payout
Exacta £152.90
Straight Forecast £108.06
Trifecta £576.30

Selections

POSTDATA:

Gaga Mate

Daily Mirror:

Hilitany

RP RATINGS:

Tickettothestars

LAMBOURN:

Taaklam

SPOTLIGHT:

Love Alive

The Star:

Enricher

Daily Record:

Hilitany

The Sun:

Tickettothestars

NEWMARKET:

Gaga Mate

The Times:

Gaga Mate

Telegraph:

Gaga Mate

The Guardian:

Gaga Mate

Daily Mail:

Gaga Mate

D Express:

Gaga Mate