15:40 Ffos Las

Sunday 7 April 2019

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Specsavers Llanelli Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 28.3s

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Ami Desbois^t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 135| D

7/1

Best effort this season when just beaten at Sandown in February. Not quite up to that on subsequent but big player on his best form.

Form: P-U3426

Milansbar²²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: N B King| OR: 135| D

11/1

Fifth in the National a year ago but has looked moody this season, particularly when pulled up at Uttoxeter last month.

Form: 25-584P

Shanroe Santos^b³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham| OR: 133| D

10/1

Disappointing when well backed at Newbury last time but may have been ridden too aggressively and still capable of bold showing on previous form this term.

Form: 414277

Ask The Weatherman^p⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber| OR: 130| D

11/2

Pulled up three consecutive runs over fences but confidence back with a win over hurdles before a step in the right direction on latest. More needed here however.

Form: 1PPP-14

Achille^p²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 129| BF| D

8/1

Reportedly suffering from irregular heartbeat when pulled up at Taunton. In top form prior to that with wins at Exeter and Sandown and can very easily bounce back,

Form: 72-211P

Looks Like Power^h,t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D A Hamer| OR: 125| C| D

8/1

Has been hurdling a fair bit of late but clearly better over the larger obstacles winning two of his last four. Conditions fine and yet another to command respect.

Form: 41-4353

Holdbacktheriver²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 125| D

11/1

This demands more than Bangor win in January but that was only his second start over fences and can step forward though this is a tougher contest.

Form: 61-5514

Lord Bryan^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 122

9/2

Front runner who was in good heat at this time last year but yet to win at this far and others could be stronger stayers.

Form: 1-39433

On The Road²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 121

40/1

Totally out of sorts at present and impossible to fancy on current form despite the fact he is now below his last winning mark.

Form: UP5-5P5

Sparkling River^b1³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: R Johnson| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 120| D

11/1

Warwick specialist who hasn't been at her best this season and comes here off the back of a heavy fall at Newcastle last month.

Form: 13P-8PF

Horatio Hornblower^p⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Nick Williams| OR: 117| CD

8/1

Losing run building up and didn't jump with any fluency at Ascot a week ago though has gone well for this rider before which is a plus.

Form: 3-53U3P

Court Frontier²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Christian Williams| OR: 113| BF| D

12/1

Hat-trick scorer in 2017. Has threatened a revival a couple of occasions this term without quite following it through and particularly disappointing when well backed at Hexham last time.

Form: U35548

Forecasts

Lord Bryan (9/2), Ask The Weatherman (11/2), Ami Desbois (7/1), Achille (8/1), Looks Like Power (8/1), Horatio Hornblower (8/1), Shanroe Santos (10/1), Holdbacktheriver (11/1), Milansbar (11/1), Sparkling River (11/1), Court Frontier (12/1), On The Road (40/1)

ACHILLE has an excuse for his latest run and had looked a stayer going places with his previous wins. He is taken to bounce back at the main expense of Shanroe Santos and Ami Desbois.