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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.
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.
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
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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 60y | Fortunes Hiding (Good) | 14 May 2019 | 6m 21.2s |
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 | Marble Moon (Good) | 21 Jun 2018 | 5m 39.9s |
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
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1m 7f 182y | High Change (Good) | 26 Jun 2019 | 3m 32.7s |
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
---|---|---|---|
5f | Perfect Charm (Good to Firm) | 29 Jul 2019 | 56.8s |
6f | Handytalk (Good to Firm) | 29 Jul 2019 | 1m 7.46s |
7f 80y | Hellovaqueen (Good to Firm) | 24 Jul 2018 | 1m 29.72s |
1m | Aqua Libre (Good) | 05 Sep 2018 | 1m 39.39s |
1m 2f | Renardeau (Good to Firm) | 29 Jul 2019 | 2m 5.38s |
1m 3f 209y | Trueshan (Good) | 29 Aug 2019 | 2m 31.18s |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Williams | 68 | 8 | £44,807 | 11.76% | -£36.33 |
P Bowen | 55 | 8 | £65,446 | 14.55% | -£27.78 |
D A Rees | 43 | 6 | £28,851 | 13.95% | -£10.38 |
C L Tizzard | 17 | 6 | £35,011 | 35.29% | £16.98 |
Tim Vaughan | 26 | 5 | £21,770 | 19.23% | £3.17 |
Miss V Williams | 17 | 5 | £25,862 | 29.41% | £11.00 |
J L Flint | 12 | 3 | £11,892 | 25% | £23.00 |
N P Mulholland | 13 | 3 | £15,011 | 23.08% | £18.00 |
A J Honeyball | 5 | 3 | £16,027 | 60% | £8.45 |
D Pipe | 14 | 2 | £12,671 | 14.29% | -£10.80 |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Williams | 101 | 14 | £91,945 | 13.86% | -£22.78 |
P Bowen | 70 | 9 | £32,686 | 12.86% | -£12.90 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 34 | 7 | £27,033 | 20.59% | £7.37 |
Miss R Curtis | 17 | 6 | £22,419 | 35.29% | £16.63 |
B J Llewellyn | 47 | 5 | £24,148 | 10.64% | -£28.38 |
D Pipe | 29 | 5 | £20,729 | 17.24% | -£21.50 |
W Greatrex | 20 | 5 | £25,003 | 25% | £3.83 |
N J Henderson | 13 | 4 | £19,040 | 30.77% | -£0.83 |
C L Tizzard | 16 | 4 | £23,134 | 25% | £18.50 |
Jamie Snowden | 10 | 4 | £16,441 | 40% | £1.12 |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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Evan Williams | 12 | 2 | £5,848 | 16.67% | -£0.75 |
Harry Fry | 7 | 2 | £5,198 | 28.57% | £1.44 |
Sam Thomas | 5 | 1 | £2,274 | 20% | -£3.25 |
D Pipe | 5 | 1 | £3,249 | 20% | -£2.63 |
F O'Brien | 5 | 1 | £2,274 | 20% | -£2.50 |
M Scudamore | 4 | 1 | £2,599 | 25% | £17.00 |
H Whittington | 3 | 1 | £2,599 | 33.33% | £0.50 |
W Greatrex | 5 | 1 | £3,899 | 20% | £0.00 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 5 | 1 | £2,274 | 20% | -£3.50 |
Miss V Williams | 4 | 1 | £2,274 | 25% | -£1.75 |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Watson | 20 | 7 | £24,552 | 35% | £6.15 |
B R Millman | 33 | 6 | £24,163 | 18.18% | -£5.50 |
R Charlton | 22 | 5 | £17,532 | 22.73% | £30.44 |
Richard Hughes | 22 | 4 | £13,844 | 18.18% | £11.18 |
R M Beckett | 19 | 4 | £14,168 | 21.05% | £5.25 |
J A Osborne | 16 | 3 | £13,650 | 18.75% | £9.75 |
A M Balding | 23 | 3 | £13,715 | 13.04% | -£2.33 |
Ed Walker | 15 | 3 | £13,714 | 20% | £7.63 |
Hugo Palmer | 13 | 3 | £10,416 | 23.08% | -£8.33 |
A King | 8 | 3 | £10,675 | 37.5% | £8.50 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Bowen | 43 | 9 | £61,294 | 20.93% | -£1.38 |
Adam Wedge | 39 | 9 | £49,096 | 23.08% | -£5.83 |
T Scudamore | 23 | 5 | £26,642 | 21.74% | -£3.43 |
H Cobden | 11 | 5 | £30,671 | 45.45% | £19.75 |
P J Brennan | 15 | 4 | £25,668 | 26.67% | £38.00 |
Alan Johns | 16 | 4 | £17,156 | 25% | £12.50 |
Sam Twiston-Davies | 22 | 3 | £27,343 | 13.64% | -£12.77 |
Charlie Deutsch | 11 | 3 | £17,090 | 27.27% | £7.00 |
Ben Jones | 9 | 3 | £13,387 | 33.33% | -£1.83 |
James Bowen | 34 | 2 | £17,148 | 5.88% | -£28.90 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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S Bowen | 64 | 12 | £44,967 | 18.75% | £7.35 |
Adam Wedge | 62 | 11 | £83,173 | 17.74% | -£0.90 |
G Sheehan | 15 | 8 | £34,685 | 53.33% | £8.59 |
T Scudamore | 39 | 5 | £24,173 | 12.82% | -£18.75 |
H Cobden | 12 | 5 | £24,564 | 41.67% | £8.28 |
Sam Twiston-Davies | 35 | 4 | £18,325 | 11.43% | -£27.51 |
Aidan Coleman | 24 | 4 | £17,935 | 16.67% | -£10.93 |
T J O'Brien | 20 | 4 | £17,285 | 20% | -£11.13 |
Lorcan Williams | 16 | 4 | £17,610 | 25% | £9.00 |
D A Jacob | 16 | 4 | £37,111 | 25% | £1.68 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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Ben Jones | 5 | 2 | £4,548 | 40% | £1.25 |
G Sheehan | 4 | 2 | £6,173 | 50% | £3.25 |
T Scudamore | 10 | 1 | £3,249 | 10% | -£7.63 |
Adam Wedge | 5 | 1 | £3,249 | 20% | £3.00 |
D A Jacob | 5 | 1 | £2,599 | 20% | -£1.50 |
Tom Cannon | 3 | 1 | £2,599 | 33.33% | £1.50 |
Sam Twiston-Davies | 7 | 1 | £2,274 | 14.29% | -£4.50 |
Nico de Boinville | 3 | 1 | £2,599 | 33.33% | £0.25 |
N D Fehily | 2 | 1 | £2,924 | 50% | -£0.56 |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 2 | 1 | £2,274 | 50% | £0.50 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finley Marsh | 35 | 6 | £23,127 | 17.14% | -£4.50 |
Rossa Ryan | 31 | 6 | £22,059 | 19.35% | £14.88 |
L Morris | 24 | 6 | £27,689 | 25% | £11.75 |
Jason Watson | 27 | 5 | £18,665 | 18.52% | -£8.06 |
M Dwyer | 22 | 5 | £29,378 | 22.73% | £3.83 |
Hollie Doyle | 29 | 5 | £17,371 | 17.24% | -£10.55 |
Oisin Murphy | 12 | 5 | £19,959 | 41.67% | £4.25 |
Rhiain Ingram | 13 | 4 | £12,163 | 30.77% | £6.35 |
Tom Marquand | 29 | 3 | £9,640 | 10.34% | -£14.88 |
Cieren Fallon | 5 | 3 | £11,419 | 60% | £26.25 |
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Ffos Las Racecourse
Trimsaran
Carmarthenshire
SA17 4DE
01554 810092
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