17:10 Ffos Las

Thursday 25 August 2022

All13:4314:1814:5315:2816:0316:4017:10

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Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 12.47s

(5)

Alkhattaaf³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: C J Down| OR: 56| BF

4/1

Winner at Chepstow in May. Creditable third of 4 in handicap (13/8) at Salisbury (14.2f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 841323

(7)

Army Of One^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hunt| OR: 54

7/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Thirsk (12f, good) 20 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 08-3235

(4)

Lucky Draw³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T E Whelan| T: E De Giles| OR: 54

6/1

9/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 36 days ago, slowly away. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 442437

(8)

With Pleasure^b⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: William Cox| T: J L Flint| OR: 51

18/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2017. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (13f, good to firm, 25/1) 50 days ago so others appeal more.

Form: 664-297

(2)

Hey Bails¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 57

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in maiden (28/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut and needs to step forward.

Form: 948

(10)

Purple Reign^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 57| BF

2/1

Winner at Chepstow in June. Good second of 10 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to soft, 5/2) 23 days ago. That form has been franked so he merits serious consideration.

Form: 080312

(3)

Longville Lilly¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Wall| OR: 45

22/1

22/1, sixth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (13f, AW) 16 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0802/86

(9)

Eddie The Beagle¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 55

15/2

5/2, below-par fourth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Not proving easy to catch right.

Form: 6-53544

(1)

Couldn't Could He¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 45

40/1

11/2, respectable fifth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (13f, AW) 16 days ago. More is required.

Form: 00-6695

(11)

Mogilevich^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jefferson Smith| T: D Menuisier| OR: 45

12/1

66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 27 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 00-0093

Non-Runners

(6)

Red Derek¹⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: L Williamson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Purple Reign (2/1), Alkhattaaf (4/1), Lucky Draw (6/1), Army Of One (7/1), Eddie The Beagle (15/2), Red Derek (8/1), Mogilevich (12/1), Hey Bails (16/1), With Pleasure (18/1), Longville Lilly (22/1), Couldn't Could He (40/1)

PURPLE REIGN comes here at the top of his game and with the form of his recent Catterick second proving strong he looks the way to go. Salisbury third Alkhattaaf appeals as the one to chase home Ed Dunlop's 3-y-o, with Army of One another who can have a say in a competitive handicap.