15:15 Ffos Las

Sunday 21 April 2019

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Congratulations 'Tobefair' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 4m 58.6s

Farm The Rock^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 109

5/2

Dual hurdles winner earlier this season and had wind surgery prior to finishing 22L fourth over an extended 2m7f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) last time out. Dropping in trip and won a handicap hurdle off this mark at Exeter (good) in November.

Form: 4-91134

Ollie Vaar¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: L Heard| T: R J Price| OR: 109

10/1

Maiden after six starts and finished a well beaten fourth in a small field novices' event on handicap debut over an extended 2m at Newbury (good-to-soft) in December. Stepping up in trip following a break.

Form: 5476-C4

Jeu De Mots³⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Lizzie Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 105| C

7/2

Victorious over 2m5f on good ground here in May last year but absent since finishing 49L sixth in a 3m handicap event at this venue the following month. Interesting to see how he fares down in trip on return from an absence.

Form: 4436-16

Alf 'n' Dor^b,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 104| BF| CD

7/2

Good 5L fourth in a 2m handicap chase on soft ground here earlier this month. Returning from a break that day and was a C&D winner in a selling chase here 12 months ago.

Form: 265134

An Laoch^t³²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Price⁽⁷⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 102WS

14/1

Ten race maiden pulled up over an extended 2m7f at Kelso (good) in May last year. Changed stables and had wind surgery since and market support would be notable on return to action.

Form: 22P37-P

Dark Invader⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 102| C

10/1

Course winner but held in six starts since winning over an extended 1m7f at Worcester (good) in September last year. Handicap mark is falling as a result and finds himself on a mark 6lb lower than for that victory.

Form: 554358

Fact Flow²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: D Burchell| OR: 99

7/1

Returning from a short break when a promising third at Uttoxeter (3m, good) three weeks ago. Dropped 1lb for that effort and is of interest with the drop in distance in his favour.

Form: P01003

Jonagold^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 94

7/1

Handicap chase winner at Warwick (2m4f, good) in September last year. Some fair efforts in defeat since including when 22L fifth at Newcastle (2m4f, good-to-soft) last time out when returning from a break.

Form: 215545

Non-Runners

Balibour²⁵

Weight: 12-1| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: L P Aspell

Forecasts

Farm The Rock (5/2), Alf 'n' Dor (7/2), Jeu De Mots (7/2), Balibour (7/2), Fact Flow (7/1), Jonagold (7/1), Dark Invader (10/1), Ollie Vaar (10/1), An Laoch (14/1)

FACT FLOW should appreciate this drop back in distance following a promising effort over further last time out and he is taken to record a third victory over fences in this competitive contest. Top weight Balibour is another to have run well in defeat last time out and he can claim second spot ahead of Jeu De Mots who is making his return from an absence.