14:45 Ffos Las

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Hexham

Kempton Park

Ffos Las

Warwick

Fontainebleau

Dundalk

Kenilworth

To Take Place
2m 4f
7 runners
Soft (Heavy in places)

El Bandido Pancho

J: Rex Dingle
T: Ben Clarke
F: 7P/9FP21-1

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Or: 88

Resumed from 7 months off with a career-best win in 11-runner handicap hurdle over C&D (soft) 10 days ago. Not taken lightly under a 7 lb penalty.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
09/11/25	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Soft	1/11	Hurdle
19/04/25	Newton Abbot	2m 5f 122y	Heavy	1/9	Hurdle
28/02/25	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Heavy	2/8	Hurdle
31/01/25	Lingfield Park	2m 4f	Soft	-/11	Chase
28/11/24	Lingfield Park	2m 3f 110y	Gd/Sft	-/7	Hurdle
06/11/24	Chepstow	2m 3f 100y	Gd/Sft	9/11	Hurdle
24/04/24	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Heavy	-/13	Hurdle
18/03/24	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 162y	Heavy	7/10	Hurdle
30/01/24	Chepstow	2m 11y	Heavy	8/10	Bumper

Glengolly

J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Billy Aprahamian
F: 756/5UP54-

Age: 6
Weight: 10st 13lbs
Or: 81

Still a maiden but he was gambled on when a respectable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle here (23.9f, good to soft) in April. Since undergone breathing surgery and can't be discounted on his return.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
17/04/25	Ffos Las	2m 7f 191y	Gd/Sft	4/9	Hurdle
17/03/25	Southwell	3m 60y	Gd/Sft	5/9	Hurdle
18/01/25	Taunton	2m 7f 198y	Gd/Sft	-/14	Hurdle
27/12/24	Wetherby	3m 26y	Soft	-/16	Hurdle
29/11/24	Doncaster	2m 3f 88y	Good	5/13	Hurdle
23/04/24	Southwell	2m 4f 88y	Good	6/14	Hurdle
02/04/24	Ludlow	1m 7f 169y	Soft	5/7	Hurdle
25/02/24	Hereford	2m 3f 147y	Soft	7/7	Hurdle
03/02/24	Sandown Park	1m 7f 216y	Gd/Sft	4/7	Hurdle
23/01/24	Leicester	2m 4f 110y	Heavy	6/12	Hurdle
01/01/24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 56y	Soft	-/6	Hurdle
25/03/23	Newbury	2m 69y	Soft	13/19	Bumper
05/03/23	Huntingdon	1m 7f 171y	Gd/Sft	5/10	Bumper

Leech (Fr)

J: Ellis Collier
T: Evan Williams
F: 657P384-4

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 7lbs
Or: 89

Yet to add to his bumper success in this sphere but he shaped well after 6 months off when a staying-on fourth of 13 in 2m handicap here 22 days ago. Interesting now stepped back up in trip.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
28/10/25	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Gd/Sft	4/13	Hurdle
16/04/25	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Soft	4/12	Hurdle
21/03/25	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Gd/Sft	8/9	Hurdle
28/02/25	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Heavy	3/8	Hurdle
01/02/25	Sandown Park	2m 3f 173y	Heavy	-/8	Hurdle
10/12/24	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Soft	7/10	Hurdle
01/12/24	Leicester	1m 7f 113y	Heavy	5/7	Hurdle
10/11/24	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Gd/Sft	6/12	Hurdle
13/04/24	Aintree	2m 209y	Gd/Sft	17/18	Bumper
24/02/24	Chepstow	2m 11y	Heavy	1/8	Bumper
27/12/23	Chepstow	2m 11y	Heavy	3/4	Bumper

Sparkling Duke (Ire)

J: Sean Bowen
T: Kayley Woollacott
F: 48P5/F434-

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 10lbs
Or: 92

Temperamental sort who looked none too keen when only fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (20.5f, soft) 9 months ago on his final run for Joe Tizzard. Won a point the following month though and is handily weighted for his new yard here though.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/02/25	Plumpton	2m 4f 114y	Soft	4/5	Hurdle
05/12/24	Wincanton	3m 150y	Heavy	3/10	Hurdle
06/11/24	Chepstow	2m 3f 100y	Gd/Sft	4/18	Hurdle
16/10/24	Worcester	2m 4f	Heavy	-/9	Hurdle
11/04/24	Taunton	2m 7f 198y	Soft	5/6	Hurdle
31/01/24	Exeter	2m 5f 137y	Heavy	-/16	Hurdle
23/11/23	Wincanton	2m 5f 82y	Soft	8/9	Hurdle
29/10/23	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	4/11	Hurdle
13/04/23	Taunton	2m 104y	Gd/Sft	11/13	Bumper

Slievehill (Ire)

J: Kielan Woods
T: D. J. Jeffreys
F: 4/450

Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
Or: 96

Winning Irish pointer but he ran poorly when 11th in 2m maiden hurdle at Huntingdon 17 days ago. Needs this switch to handicaps to spark a resurgence.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/11/25	Huntingdon	1m 7f 171y	Good	11/13	Hurdle
05/10/25	Kelso	2m 51y	Good	5/13	Hurdle
31/08/25	Worcester	2m	Good	4/8	Hurdle
24/11/23	Fairyhouse	2m	Heavy	4/8	Bumper

Dance In The Park

J: James Bowen
T: Mickey Bowen
F: 2963/6PP-

Age: 7
Weight: 11st 2lbs
Or: 84

Fair maiden hurdler at her best but ended her time with Karen Jewell out of sorts, pulled up in 2m4f handicap at Huntingdon in February. Not without interest though if yard switch sparks a resurgence.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
06/02/25	Huntingdon	2m 3f 137y	Gd/Sft	-/9	Hurdle
18/12/24	Lingfield Park	2m 3f 110y	Gd/Sft	-/12	Hurdle
02/12/24	Plumpton	1m 7f 195y	Soft	6/11	Hurdle
18/03/24	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 162y	Heavy	3/10	Hurdle
25/01/24	Huntingdon	1m 7f 171y	Soft	6/12	Bumper
18/12/23	Plumpton	2m 1f 164y	Gd/Sft	9/11	Bumper
10/09/23	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 162y	Good	2/6	Bumper

Kap De Triomphe (Fr)

J: James Best
T: Christian Williams
F: 1/947775-8

Age: 5
Weight: 11st 5lbs
Or: 87

A fair bumper winner but yet to match that level of form in this sphere, beating just one in 2m4f handicap at Worcester in May. Cheekpieces are reached for on his return.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
13/05/25	Worcester	2m 4f	Gd/Sft	8/9	Hurdle
10/03/25	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Good	5/7	Hurdle
15/02/25	Wincanton	2m 5f 82y	Soft	7/10	Hurdle
31/01/25	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Gd/Sft	7/8	Hurdle
26/11/24	Southwell	1m 7f 182y	Good	7/8	Hurdle
30/10/24	Fakenham	2m 3y	Good	4/5	Hurdle
16/10/24	Worcester	2m	Heavy	9/11	Hurdle
10/02/24	Naas	1m 7f 175y	Heavy	1/5	Bumper

Timeform Verdict

Not the easiest handicap to assess and it could pay to side with LEECH who made an encouraging return when fourth here last month and should prove well suited by this return to a longer trip. Mickey Bowen's new recruit Dance In The Park could emerge as the chief threat, although recent C&D scorer El Bandido Pancho seems sure to go well again. Sparkling Duke is another who could have a say if a yard switch sparks improvement.

Betting Forecast

3/1 El Bandido Pancho, 3/1 Glengolly, 9/2 Leech (Fr), 11/2 Sparkling Duke (Ire), 11/1 Slievehill (Ire), 10/1 Dance In The Park, 33/1 Kap De Triomphe (Fr)

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