15:30 Ffos Las

Tuesday 2 August 2022

All13:2513:5514:3015:0015:3016:00

3A's Leisure Carmarthen Handicap

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 2m 19.93s

(13)

Zambezi Magic^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 67| CD

7/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 3/1) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 050441

(14)

Loved Out⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 67| C

16/1

7/2, career best when winning 4-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.9f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Down in trip but still not taken lightly.

Form: 45208/4-

(3)

Night Bear^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| D

17/2

Temperamental sort but he landed 6-runner handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 17 days ago, having run of race. Well in the mix if backing it up.

Form: 896-441

(9)

Latent Heat⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65

12/1

Latest win at Lingfield in February. 5/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 59 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Temperamental sort so others more persuasive.

Form: 156662

(7)

The Bay Warrior^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: George Downing| T: M D I Usher| OR: 64| D

33/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. 22/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Newbury (11f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 026219

(6)

Canal Rocks^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 60

40/1

Bagged 2m handicap hurdle at Worcester 44 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code and not dismissed back in this sphere.

Form: 456490-

(1)

Papas Boy^p⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 59

80/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good, 18/1) 54 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 4433-30

(12)

Virtuoso³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 63

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Haydock (10.2f, good) 32 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 6-6564

(10)

Midnight Train³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: C G Cox| OR: 62| D

13/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest at Nottingham in May. Good fourth of 8 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good, 18/1) 31 days ago so he's firmly in the picture.

Form: 8-11044

(15)

Showman⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke| T: H Morrison| OR: 61

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, met some trouble when ninth of 14 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good to firm) 71 days ago. Should improve. Considered.

Form: 988-9

(8)

Angels Roc⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: J R Boyle| OR: 49

9/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Last of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Brighton (9.9f, good). Off 98 days with work to do.

Form: 5733-48

(11)

Itsallaboutluck^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 48

10/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 8/1, only fourth of 6 to Zambezi Magic in handicap at this C&D (good) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 229-344

(16)

Mr Rumbalicious^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: A King| OR: 55

10/1

15/2, below-par seventh of 11 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 607-057

Non-Runners

(5)

Remedium⁵⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: B J Llewellyn J: Non Runner

(2)

Gert Lush³³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: R A Teal J: Callum Hutchinson

(4)

Albion Princess³⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Albion Princess (4/1), Virtuoso (9/2), Angels Roc (9/2), Midnight Train (13/2), Zambezi Magic (7/1), Gert Lush (8/1), Showman (17/2), Night Bear (17/2), Mr Rumbalicious (10/1), Itsallaboutluck (10/1), Latent Heat (12/1), Loved Out (16/1), Remedium (16/1), The Bay Warrior (33/1), Canal Rocks (40/1), Papas Boy (80/1)

A case can be made for a few of these so at the likely odds it is worth siding with GERT LUSH, who has slipped to an attractive mark and is fancied to resume winning ways with the form of her Newbury third proving very strong (first two have both gone in). Both Albion Princess and Showman have better days ahead of them and are bred to be better than their current marks too so rate big threats and can chase home Roger Teal's mare in that order.