October 28 / 16.30 Ffos Las

16.30

Soft

DragonBet BOG And Extra Places National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional & Amateurs) (Cat 3 Elim’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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DragonBet BOG And Extra Places National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional & Amateurs) (Cat 3 Elim’) (GBB)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.00
  • Place: £2.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam useful 2m1f-3m hurdle/chase winner, closely related to winners The Cider Maker (3m1f chase) and Urca De Lima (bumper/2m5f hurdle); stable 1-27 in bumpers in recent seasons.
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9th

1

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

16:22 Chepstow

Barrow Hill Lad

11st 9lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

Out of a useful jumper and beat his nine rivals quite comfortably at Ffos Las (soft; Big John Ollie third) in October; struggled in a subsequent Listed race but back in calmer waters here and has a big role to play.

7/2

1st

4

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Barrow Hill Lad

11st 1lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

First foal; dam useful 2m1f-3m hurdle/chase winner, closely related to winners The Cider Maker (3m1f chase) and Urca De Lima (bumper/2m5f hurdle); stable 1-27 in bumpers in recent seasons.

25/1

1st

4

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Barrow Hill Lad

11st 1lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

First foal; dam useful 2m1f-3m hurdle/chase winner, closely related to winners The Cider Maker (3m1f chase) and Urca De Lima (bumper/2m5f hurdle); stable 1-27 in bumpers in recent seasons.

25/1

Form: 32 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Similar sort of form in making the frame at Worcester (good to soft) and Warwick (good); if at the same level here he won't be far away.
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2nd

6

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Hopeless Dancer

11st 1lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Similar sort of form in making the frame at Worcester (good to soft) and Warwick (good); if at the same level here he won't be far away.

7/2

2nd

6

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Hopeless Dancer

11st 1lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Similar sort of form in making the frame at Worcester (good to soft) and Warwick (good); if at the same level here he won't be far away.

7/2

4/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
55,000euros 3yo; first foal; dam twice-raced sister to useful 2m5f hurdle winner Provo, half-sister to winners Clubs Are Trumps (2m7f-3m chase) and Cherish The Pear (2m3f hurdle); in a top yard and of clear interest.
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2nd

2

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

16:22 Chepstow

Big John Ollie

11st 2lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

No significant threat to Barrow Hill Lad when keeping-on third at Ffos Las (soft) in October but stuck to his task well and was beaten under 4l in the end; open to improvement and goes on the shortlist.

11/4

3rd

5

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Big John Ollie

11st 1lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

55,000euros 3yo; first foal; dam twice-raced sister to useful 2m5f hurdle winner Provo, half-sister to winners Clubs Are Trumps (2m7f-3m chase) and Cherish The Pear (2m3f hurdle); in a top yard and of clear interest.

4/1

3rd

5

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Big John Ollie

11st 1lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

55,000euros 3yo; first foal; dam twice-raced sister to useful 2m5f hurdle winner Provo, half-sister to winners Clubs Are Trumps (2m7f-3m chase) and Cherish The Pear (2m3f hurdle); in a top yard and of clear interest.

4/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 248 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Inexperience evident when not beaten far in a Kempton bumper on good to soft; the winner looks useful and the runner-up was third in the recent Grade 2 Persian War on his hurdling debut; that was a promising start for this 4yo.
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1st

1

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:10 Perth

A King Of Magic

12st 2lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

Won in a first-time tongue-tie (retained since) at Taunton (2m, heavy) in February on second hurdle start and went close at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) last month; he's shaped as though he'll be suited by the step up in trip and there's lots to like on his handicap debut.

4/1

2nd

1

19th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:40 Sedgefield

A King Of Magic

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Paul Nicholls

Won by a neck in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) at Taunton (2m, heavy) last month on his second hurdle start and the runner-up has since gone one better; showed promise on good to soft in a bumper (unraced on good); strong claims for top trainer who is 5-7 here in the last five seasons.

13/8

1st

1

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

13:05 Taunton

A King Of Magic

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Paul Nicholls

Showed ability when reaching the frame in two bumpers (trained by Tom Weston on debut) but beaten 30l when fifth on 2m Exeter hurdle debut (good to soft) five weeks ago; tongue-tied on the back of that; Harry Cobden is on stablemate Babyken.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point form is nothing to crow about but he joined a good yard for £42,000 and improvement is on the cards.
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11th

7

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

13:50 Uttoxeter

Warriors Destiny

11st 5lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made a winning handicap debut over C&D (soft), on his third start over hurdles, in January; up 7lb but still unexposed and there should be more to come.

6/1

1st

3

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:06 Uttoxeter

Warriors Destiny

11st 10lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Promise in Irish points and during his early days under rules, with the form of his third at Warwick last time (2m5f, good to soft) having worked out well (front two successful since); of definite interest in his first handicap.

10/1

5th

2

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Warriors Destiny

11st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Point form is nothing to crow about but he joined a good yard for £42,000 and improvement is on the cards.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
4,000euros 3yo; third foal; half-brother to point winner Theoldboggroad; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Bennys Fagartha; stable's bumper runners are usually best watched.
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6th

7

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

13:40 Taunton

Like A Dancer

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Not beaten far when sixth on bumper debut in October but always behind when 200-1 for Exeter maiden hurdle (2m, good to soft) last month.

100/1

6th

7

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Like A Dancer

11st 1lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Evan Williams

4,000euros 3yo; third foal; half-brother to point winner Theoldboggroad; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Bennys Fagartha; stable's bumper runners are usually best watched.

50/1

6th

7

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Like A Dancer

11st 1lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Evan Williams

4,000euros 3yo; third foal; half-brother to point winner Theoldboggroad; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Bennys Fagartha; stable's bumper runners are usually best watched.

50/1

Form: 42

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
With John McConnell when fourth at Perth and second at Sedgefield (again on good ground), probably performing to a similar level; likely to need more here.
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7th

9

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Valenciaga

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

With John McConnell when fourth at Perth and second at Sedgefield (again on good ground), probably performing to a similar level; likely to need more here.

8/1

7th

9

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Valenciaga

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

With John McConnell when fourth at Perth and second at Sedgefield (again on good ground), probably performing to a similar level; likely to need more here.

8/1

7

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Valenciaga

11st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: John C McConnell

From Irish stable with 8-27 (30%) strike-rate in British bumpers during last five seasons; dropped to fourth after making the running at Perth (good) last month but that was still a promising debut, and the new tongue-tie may aid his finishing effort here.

3/1

Form: 20-

Last run: 194 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some doubts as to what she achieved when runner-up on heavy ground in her first bumper but she ran quite well at Cheltenham when midfield in a race won by Poetisa who has since joined Willie Mullins for big money; this mare has a nice pedigree.
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6th

5

20th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:22 Ffos Las

Freddiemissmolli

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Barry John Murphy

Bumper efforts were fairly promising but her hurdles runs less so; new trainer fits a hood for handicap debut on what's her first run since December; others safer.

9/1

8th

10

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Freddiemissmolli

10st 9lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Debra Hamer

Some doubts as to what she achieved when runner-up on heavy ground in her first bumper but she ran quite well at Cheltenham when midfield in a race won by Poetisa who has since joined Willie Mullins for big money; this mare has a nice pedigree.

12/1

8th

10

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Freddiemissmolli

10st 9lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Debra Hamer

Some doubts as to what she achieved when runner-up on heavy ground in her first bumper but she ran quite well at Cheltenham when midfield in a race won by Poetisa who has since joined Willie Mullins for big money; this mare has a nice pedigree.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to bumper and 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner Flying Fortune; dam smart bumper and 1m4f Flat winner (Group 2; RPR 113), sister to bumper and 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Bishops Heir; well bred and should have a future.
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9th

1

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Turbo Boy

11st 2lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mickey Bowen

Closely related to bumper and 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner Flying Fortune; dam smart bumper and 1m4f Flat winner (Group 2; RPR 113), sister to bumper and 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Bishops Heir; well bred and should have a future.

10/1

9th

1

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Turbo Boy

11st 2lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mickey Bowen

Closely related to bumper and 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner Flying Fortune; dam smart bumper and 1m4f Flat winner (Group 2; RPR 113), sister to bumper and 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Bishops Heir; well bred and should have a future.

10/1

1

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

16:22 Fontwell

Turbo Boy

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £53.40
Straight Forecast £52.00
Trifecta £332.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

A King Of Magic

POSTDATA:

Hopeless Dancer

The Times:

Turbo Boy

D Express:

Freddiemissmolli

Telegraph:

Hopeless Dancer

The Sun:

Hopeless Dancer

The Star:

Hopeless Dancer

Daily Record:

Hopeless Dancer

RP RATINGS:

A King Of Magic

WEST COUNTRY:

A King Of Magic

The Guardian:

A King Of Magic

Daily Mail:

A King Of Magic

Daily Mirror:

A King Of Magic