16:55 Ffos Las

Friday 28 February 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At DragonBet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 5m 34.67s

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Luna De Castana¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Lorcan Williams| T: G Nicholls| OR: 99

17/2

Left a low-key hurdling debut well behind when fifth of 10 in 19f novice at Warwick in January. Unsuited by drop in trip at Chepstow on qualifying run and he's an interesting handicap debut.

Form: 35-954

Atreides^p,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 99

4/1

Remains a maiden but produced a career best when second over C&D in November. Followed that with a creditable effort at Bangor 3 weeks later but shaping as if amiss at Wetherby on most recent outing. Not hard to see him bouncing back.

Form: 42324P

Moorland Rambler^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: David Noonan| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 95

13/2

Proving expensive to follow and fared no better in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (19.8f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: P-74274

Leech²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 95

9/1

Failed to get competitive in maiden/novice hurdles towards the end of 2024 and was pulled up on handicap debut at Sandown last month but it's too soon to be writing him off given his fairly useful bumper form.

Form: 10-657P

Twp Stori²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 87

7/2

Got back to winning ways in 23f Lingfield handicap in November. Not disgraced both starts since but seems summed up by his handicap mark.

Form: 1-25145

Coup De Gold⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Eleanor Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 81

15/2

Let down by his jumping both starts over fences and now reverts to hurdles but has a modest strike rate.

Form: 9423F5

El Bandido Pancho²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 74

11/4

Let down by his jumping when pulled up in handicap chase at Lingfield (20f, soft, 9/2) on debut over fences 28 days ago, beaten some way out. Makes a swift return to hurdling and looked set to go close when falling 2 out on handicap debut at Lingfield in December.

Form: 87P-9FP

The Wire Flyer^b,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 70| C

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021 but showed some ability remains when fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good) 14 days ago, suited by way race developed. Back up in trip from 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: P7P/PP4

Forecasts

El Bandido Pancho (11/4), Twp Stori (7/2), Atreides (4/1), Moorland Rambler (13/2), Coup De Gold (15/2), Luna De Castana (17/2), Leech (9/1), The Wire Flyer (33/1)

A chance is taken on LUNA DE CASTANA, who shaped well over this sort of trip on her penultimate outing at Warwick and, although that form isn't particularly robust, she's a lengthy mare who promises to have more to offer now going handicapping. El Bandido Pancho is interesting making a swift return to hurdling, with Atreides likely to bounce back from a poor showing at Wetherby when shaping as if amiss.