15:25 Ffos Las

Sunday 9 April 2023

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3As Leisure 'West Wales National' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 7m 25.34s

Sidi Ismael^b,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 134| D

12/1

Three-time scorer over hurdles/fences last season and back to winning ways in 23f Worcester handicap hurdle in October. Quiet patch after but he's slightly better over fences and bounced right back to form when second at Taunton (28.4f).

Form: 1365P2

Truckers Lodge^b²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132

6/1

Regular in big-field staying handicaps but losing run dates back to the Midlands National in 2020. Offered little in latest renewal of that race 3 weeks ago.

Form: 36-9458

Equus Dreamer^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 128| D

9/2

Tongue tie left off and better than ever upped to 28.4f when holding on to land 8-runner handicap at Haydock 3 weeks ago. 5 lb rise should be within range.

Form: 342-351

Time To Get Up^p,t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 125

9/1

Looked a staying handicapper going places when landing the Midlands National in 2021 but the wheels have since come off.

Form: 30-PP8P

Fuji Flight³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 125

7/1

Back-to-back wins in handicap chases around this time last year. Hit the frame the last twice but increasingly looks hard work.

Form: 15-5P34

Amateur^p⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: J L Flint| OR: 122| CD

8/1

Chases a hat-trick in this race and now on his last winning mark having pulled up 2 of 3 starts this term. Every chance he's been targeted for this.

Form: P1P-P6P

New Age Dawning^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 122| C

6/1

Second start over fences when landing a 20.9f course handicap in January 2022. Runner-up on last 3 starts so clearly in very good nick but has stamina to prove for this far.

Form: 14-4222

Volcano^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Jones| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 121

9/1

Something of a Warwick specialist, adding to his career haul when winning the dame race for third time last month. Very likeable type but this mark asks a different question away from this venue.

Form: 632541

Southern Sam²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Coleman| T: R Bandey| OR: 119| BF

9/2

Very lightly raced for his age and ran well after another 9-month absence when chasing home French Paradoxe (winner again since) at Wetherby (24.2f, soft) in November. Occupied same spot at Kempton and now goes up in trip.

Form: 13/32-22

Non-Runners

Super Survivor²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Jamie Snowden J: G Sheehan

Bushypark²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Forecasts

Super Survivor (7/2), Southern Sam (9/2), Equus Dreamer (9/2), Truckers Lodge (6/1), New Age Dawning (6/1), Fuji Flight (7/1), Amateur (8/1), Time To Get Up (9/1), Volcano (9/1), Sidi Ismael (12/1), Bushypark (14/1)

EQUUS DREAMER cranked it up another notch when successful at Haydock 3 weeks ago and, still unexposed over this sort of trip, he can land this good prize. Amateur has likely been primed in his pursuit for a hat-trick of wins in this race and is a big danger, with Super Survivor the potential improver in the race now tackling a new distance.