16:10 Ffos Las

Thursday 28 August 2025

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

Noahs Ark Childrens Hospital For Wales Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 12.36s

(4)

Meet Me In Meraki²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S Donohoe| T: P D Evans| OR: 62| D

17/2

7/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 26 days ago, keeping on well. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 582422

(2)

Offiah's Boy¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 60| D

5/1

4 wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (5/2) at Salisbury (9.9f, good) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 221711

(5)

Vellner⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Aidan Keeley| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 60| D

6/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (12f, good, 28/1) 43 days ago, missing break. Chance on old form, though.

Form: 428-0U6

(6)

Galactic Glow^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: J Tickle| OR: 57| D

14/1

5/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm) 16 days ago, soon clear. Up 5 lb but still merits serious consideration.

Form: 231341

(3)

Echo Of Glory¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 62| BF

2/1

Winner at Bath in June and got back on the up when second of 5 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, firm) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 8-13742

(8)

Oceans Charm²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 62

22/1

Solid fourth of 7 in handicap (40/1) at this course (8f, good) 23 days ago, hampered. Up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 5-26754

(7)

Glint Of Light^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Morrison| OR: 61

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, good third of 6 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Shortlisted.

Form: 4283

(1)

Zambezi Magic^h²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 52| CD

5/1

4-time C&D winner, including in this 12 months ago. Good second of 6 in handicap (9/2) at this course (9f, good) 23 days ago so must enter calculations once more.

Form: 575532

Forecasts

Echo Of Glory (2/1), Zambezi Magic (5/1), Offiah's Boy (5/1), Glint Of Light (6/1), Vellner (6/1), Meet Me In Meraki (17/2), Galactic Glow (14/1), Oceans Charm (22/1)

None of these can be ruled out but ECHO OF GLORY rates the pick of the weights on the back of his excellent recent Doncaster second so edges the vote from last year's victor Zambezi Magic and recent scorers Galactic Glow and Offiah's Boy.