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Ffos Las Course Guide
Located in west Wales, Ffos Las stages racing both on the Flat and over jumps and has proved popular with horsemen thanks to its flat, galloping and fair nature which many trainers compare as being similar to Newbury.
The course opened in June 2009, becoming the first new national hunt track to be built for 80 years, and its late January meeting has emerged is its annual feature, where the two big races are the West Wales National – and handicap chase over three and a half miles – and the Welsh Champion Hurdle, a limited handicap over two and a half miles which has been won by useful jumpers Oscar Whiskey, Medinas and Saphir Du Rheu.
The best horse to have raced at Ffos Las to date is undoubtedly champion two-mile chaser Sprinter Sacre, who won a novices’ hurdle by 10 lengths at the track in February 2011.
A left-handed track, essentially galloping in nature. Approximately a mile and a half in extent, the course is very flat and fair, with a long home straight, including an extension to enable a straight track for races over five and six furlongs.
I’ve never ridden at Ffos Las, but all the current jocks tell me it’s a good, fair, honest course, with no kinks or ridges. There don’t seem to be any obvious quirks about it, viewed from the stands at least, and I’ve not spotted any great bias, either regarding the draw or across-the-track pace. They always seem to go a sensible gallop there, which suggests the configuration is straightforward enough, but I have noticed they tend to race up the middle, rather than stick to the rails, when the going gets soft.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
A wide, galloping, left-handed circuit of 1½ miles, with a straight of just over 4f. It has no undulations but a very slight rise over the course of the back straight and the opposite in the home straight. There are short run-ins for both hurdles and chases, though it is in essence a fair track, with the chase course providing a good test of jumping. Field sizes tend to be on the small side.
I walked the course at Ffos Las on the day it opened for racing and there’s no doubt about it - it’s a beautiful set-up, you can’t help being impressed. I don’t think it gets the backing from some people that it deserves, because all the current jocks - Flat and jumps - say good things about it. The jumping lads reckon the fences are a fair test - not too stiff, but no pushover - and it’s grand to ride. The one worry about it is that the going can become extreme. When it gets properly soft, it can be really hard work.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Teaser (Good) 18 Jul 2019 3m 47.2s 2m 3f 83y Le Musee (Good) 26 Jun 2019 4m 41.1s 2m 4f 199y Patricks Park (Soft) 21 Oct 2017 3m 49.4s 2m 7f 177y Bally Longford (Good) 26 Jun 2019 5m 49.2s 3m 1f 110y A Decent Excuse (Good) 22 Aug 2014 6m 13.5s 3m 3f 208y Pobbles Bay (Good) 21 Apr 2019 7m 18s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 182y Borak (Good) 21 Jun 2018 3m 36.4s 2m 4f Voodoo Doll (Good to Firm) 13 Jul 2018 4m 36.5s 2m 5f 192y Sizing At Midnight (Good) 14 May 2019 5m 11.8s 2m 7f 191y Be Bop Boru (Good) 04 Jun 2015 5m 39.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 6f Bidourey (Soft) 09 Nov 2014 3m 48.63s 1m 7f 182y High Change (Good) 26 Jun 2019 3m 32.7s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f Major Valentine (Good) 17 Jul 2017 57.27s 6f Forest Edge (Good) 22 Aug 2014 1m 8.7s 7f 80y Hellovaqueen (Good to Firm) 24 Jul 2018 1m 29.72s 1m Aqua Libre (Good) 05 Sep 2018 1m 39.39s 1m 1f Muraabit (Good) 13 Aug 2015 1m 57.6s 1m 2f Advanced Virgo (Good to Firm) 24 Jul 2018 2m 6.6s 1m 3f 209y Outbox (Good) 05 Sep 2018 2m 32s 1m 6f Urban Space (Good to Soft) 19 Jul 2016 3m 3.35s 2m Long John Silver (Good to Firm) 24 Jul 2018 3m 25.42s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P Bowen 59 14 £101,184 23.73% -£6.19 Evan Williams 65 6 £39,608 9.23% -£38.63 C L Tizzard 15 6 £39,819 40% £16.23 D A Rees 38 5 £28,720 13.16% -£5.88 Tim Vaughan 25 5 £22,679 20% -£3.83 N P Mulholland 19 5 £25,408 26.32% £30.00 Mrs D A Hamer 20 4 £18,845 20% £4.50 Miss R Curtis 20 4 £18,844 20% -£8.63 Miss V Williams 13 4 £21,573 30.77% £11.50 T R George 11 4 £22,419 36.36% £10.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Evan Williams 110 20 £124,371 18.18% -£3.91 P Bowen 81 11 £49,711 13.58% -£25.90 N A Twiston-Davies 56 10 £62,918 17.86% -£27.03 N J Henderson 20 8 £34,636 40% -£2.58 W Greatrex 22 6 £28,902 27.27% £5.33 P J Hobbs 21 5 £32,024 23.81% £2.08 K C Bailey 11 5 £20,858 45.45% £28.83 Tim Vaughan 62 4 £12,736 6.45% -£26.67 B J Llewellyn 43 4 £20,014 9.3% -£14.13 D A Rees 32 4 £17,350 12.5% -£5.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L N A Twiston-Davies 11 4 £8,771 36.36% £8.25 Evan Williams 13 2 £5,848 15.38% -£2.75 H Whittington 6 2 £6,498 33.33% £4.50 N J Henderson 5 2 £4,548 40% £0.00 N P Mulholland 9 1 £1,949 11.11% £0.00 Harry Fry 6 1 £2,924 16.67% -£5.56 W Greatrex 8 1 £3,899 12.5% -£4.00 M Scudamore 4 1 £2,599 25% £17.00 B J Eckley 7 1 £1,949 14.29% £60.00 Miss R Curtis 6 1 £1,949 16.67% -£1.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P D Evans 97 11 £39,588 11.34% -£51.25 A M Balding 40 10 £50,231 25% £20.04 B R Millman 42 7 £28,625 16.67% -£14.00 R Charlton 19 6 £23,255 31.58% £32.38 Richard Hughes 27 5 £24,000 18.52% £7.18 W R Muir 25 5 £16,625 20% £3.50 H Morrison 22 4 £11,514 18.18% -£8.00 C Hills 19 4 £16,301 21.05% £8.41 R Hannon 30 3 £14,037 10% -£21.25 R M Beckett 21 3 £11,838 14.29% -£14.34 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 49 14 £94,692 28.57% £7.21 N D Fehily 11 6 £38,208 54.55% £28.00 Adam Wedge 42 5 £34,410 11.9% -£19.38 R T Dunne 20 4 £16,764 20% -£7.13 T Scudamore 24 4 £23,393 16.67% -£14.18 P J Brennan 12 4 £25,928 33.33% £23.50 H Cobden 11 4 £23,653 36.36% £15.75 Jonathan Moore 12 4 £18,844 33.33% -£0.63 Sam Twiston-Davies 29 3 £22,924 10.34% -£20.20 Alan Johns 18 3 £12,867 16.67% -£2.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Adam Wedge 75 16 £103,967 21.33% £0.36 S Bowen 63 10 £38,924 15.87% -£6.28 R Johnson 41 8 £44,111 19.51% -£16.31 David Bass 14 7 £28,656 50% £42.08 G Sheehan 19 6 £27,277 31.58% £2.66 T Scudamore 60 5 £22,809 8.33% -£39.25 Sam Twiston-Davies 44 5 £22,874 11.36% -£34.01 T J O'Brien 27 4 £17,285 14.81% -£15.71 Charlie Deutsch 12 4 £18,259 33.33% £17.41 Lorcan Williams 11 4 £17,740 36.36% £17.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L N D Fehily 5 2 £4,873 40% £5.44 Sam Twiston-Davies 7 2 £4,223 28.57% £0.00 Jamie Bargary 5 2 £4,548 40% £7.25 Charlie Deutsch 5 1 £1,949 20% £12.00 G Sheehan 6 1 £3,899 16.67% -£1.00 Tom Cannon 4 1 £2,599 25% £0.50 Aidan Coleman 4 1 £1,949 25% £9.00 T E Whelan 5 1 £1,949 20% £62.00 Jonathan Moore 5 1 £1,949 20% £0.00 Adam Wedge 5 1 £3,249 20% £2.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S W Kelly 40 8 £35,507 20% -£12.08 Fran Berry 40 7 £28,429 17.5% -£11.09 L P Keniry 49 6 £29,101 12.24% £7.25 M Dwyer 31 6 £28,406 19.35% £2.92 Kieran Shoemark 29 6 £21,380 20.69% -£1.88 L Morris 17 6 £27,494 35.29% £15.15 Finley Marsh 34 5 £20,345 14.71% -£11.50 Jim Crowley 21 5 £15,590 23.81% -£8.96 David Probert 19 5 £24,356 26.32% -£1.75 Rossa Ryan 23 5 £19,729 21.74% £26.00
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17:50 IWEC Electrical Mares' Handicap Chase
2m 5f | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 3 ran
- Winner: Prettylittlething 16/1
- Jockey: Miss Millie Wonnacott Trainer: N P Mulholland
- Owner: Neil Mulholland Racing Ltd
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18:20 Tim Vaughan Racing Novices' Handicap Chase
2m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 4 ran
- Winner: Teaser 6/5 Fav
- Jockey: T Scudamore Trainer: D Pipe
- Owner: The Willpower Partnership
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18:55 Pendine Sands Maiden Hurdle
2m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 7 ran
- Winner: Toshima 7/2 J2Fav
- Jockey: T J O'Brien Trainer: Robert Stephens
- Owner: Threes Company
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19:30 3A'S Leisure Super Site At Nantyci Carmarthen Handicap Hurdle
2m 4f | Class 3 | 4YO plus | 6 ran
- Winner: Jimmy Rabbitte 6/4 Fav
- Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies Trainer: Dr R D P Newland
- Owner: P Jenkins & Partner
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20:00 Welsh Cottage Cakes Selling Handicap Hurdle
2m 4f | Class 5 | 4YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Buckeye Shan 11/2
- Jockey: S Bowen Trainer: P Bowen
- Owner: Saith O Ni & Karen Bowen
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20:35 West Wales Properties Handicap Hurdle
2m | Class 4 | 3YO plus | 5 ran
- Winner: Noah And The Ark 9/4 2Fav
- Jockey: B S Hughes Trainer: D McCain Jnr
- Owner: Beswick Brothers Bloodstock
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21:05 Caribbean Night At Chepstow Racecourse 26th July Novices' Hurdle
3m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 3 ran
- Winner: Braid Blue 8/13 Fav
- Jockey: R Johnson Trainer: G Elliott
- Owner: Mr P J McBurney
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