15:40 Ffos Las

Sunday 23 June 2024

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

3As Leisure Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 33.54s

(7)

Shagpyle²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 85

1/1

Quite useful at around 1½m. Fared as well as could be expected in 1¾m York Group 3 latest. Shapes as if worth a go at this longer trip and respected back in much calmer waters.

Form: 1242-48

(3)

Oceanline^b¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: D Pipe| OR: 84| D

7/1

Won at Ascot last October but below par over hurdles and on the Flat later in 2023. Not seen for 6 months but the booking of Oisin Murphy suggests she could be primed for this comeback run.

Form: 233/106-

(2)

Zoran^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 81| D

5/1

11/10, career best when making all in 7-runner handicap at Kempton (2m) 18 days ago. A 4 lb rise for that looks manageable.

Form: 20-5521

(1)

Navarre Express²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: H Palmer| OR: 75| C

9/2

Course winner. Good third of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (13f, soft, 7/1) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3215-63

(5)

Monsieur Lambrays^p³⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 72| D

33/1

Temperamental sort. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Distant sixth of 7 in C&D handicap last August and off since. Cubana Habana has to be considered the yard first string unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: 80/2746-

(6)

Cubana Habana²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 67

8/1

40/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Chepstow (1½m, good) on reappearance 23 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0/6467-2

Non-Runners

(8)

Clan Chieftain²⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: R M Beckett J: H Crouch

(4)

Teqany⁹⁶⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 10

T: F O'Brien J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Shagpyle (1/1), Clan Chieftain (7/2), Navarre Express (9/2), Zoran (5/1), Oceanline (7/1), Cubana Habana (8/1), Teqany (10/1), Monsieur Lambrays (33/1)

ZORAN doesn't look overburdened up 4 lb for his recent Kempton success and might be able to go in again. Navarre Express and Shagpyle are 4-y-o fillies who could have more to come now stepping up to 2m for the first time and may provide the main opposition.