15:18 Ffos Las

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Hexham

Kempton Park

Ffos Las

Warwick

Fontainebleau

Dundalk

Kenilworth

To Take Place
2m 3f 83y
8 runners
Soft (Heavy in places)

Jaipaletemps (Fr)

J: Rian Corcoran
T: David Pipe
F: 6355-3271

Age: 6
Weight: 12st 2lbs
Or: 101

Won 3 claiming chases in France and did the job well when opening account on these shores over 2m here (soft) recently, providing Rian Corcoran (again in the hot-seat) with a first career victory. Very strong claims under a penalty with this step back up in trip unlikely to be an issue.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
09/11/25	Ffos Las	2m	Soft	1/8	Chase
02/07/25	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	7/13	Chase
18/06/25	Worcester	2m 110y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Chase
05/06/25	Ffos Las	2m	Gd/Sft	3/4	Chase
29/03/25	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 3f 98y	Gd/Sft	5/9	Chase
10/03/25	Taunton	2m 12y	Good	5/8	Chase
23/02/25	Hereford	2m 2f 208y	Soft	3/6	Chase
04/02/25	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Soft	6/10	Hurdle
05/01/25	Cagnes-Sur-Mer	2m 1f 88y	Soft	3/12	Hurdle
01/01/25	Cagnes-Sur-Mer	2m 2f 196y	Soft	2/11	Chase
16/12/24	Cagnes-Sur-Mer	2m 2f 196y	Soft	1/11	Chase
06/12/24	Cagnes-Sur-Mer	2m 4f 193y	Soft	3/6	Chase
02/12/24	Cagnes-Sur-Mer	2m 2f 196y	Soft	7/12	Chase
25/07/24	Vittel	2m 2f 196y	Gd/Sft	4/8	Hurdle
13/07/24	Dieppe	2m 2f 196y	Soft	-/10	Hurdle
20/06/24	Angers	2m 2f 196y	Gd/Frm	2/6	Hurdle
01/06/24	Auteuil	2m 1f 88y	Heavy	9/15	Chase
08/05/24	Auteuil	2m 1f 88y	Soft	-/9	Chase
23/04/24	Compiegne	2m 1f 197y	Soft	5/14	Hurdle
11/04/24	Auteuil	2m 2f 86y	Soft	1/6	Chase
17/03/24	Meslay-Du-Maine	2m 1f 88y	Heavy	1/6	Chase

Dj Pete (Ire)

J: James Best
T: Sarah-Jayne Davies
F: 3/732-3F

Age: 7
Weight: 11st 11lbs
Or: 96

Proved that ability is still very much there since returning from almost 2 years off in February, placed all 3 starts switched to fences for new yard during the spring. Got no further than the first fence on return at Bangor, but should make his presence felt granted a clear round here.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
27/10/25	Bangor-On-Dee	2m 1f 77y	Gd/Sft	-/9	Chase
06/05/25	Worcester	2m 110y	Gd/Sft	3/8	Chase
05/04/25	Chepstow	2m 11y	Good	2/5	Chase
16/03/25	Chepstow	2m 11y	Good	3/5	Chase
12/02/25	Hereford	2m 3f 147y	Gd/Sft	7/10	Hurdle
24/05/23	Warwick	2m 3f	Gd/Frm	3/6	Hurdle
20/02/23	Lingfield Park	2m 3f 110y	Good	5/16	Hurdle
10/01/23	Doncaster	2m 4f 181y	Soft	5/11	Hurdle
25/10/22	Bangor-On-Dee	2m 145y	Soft	2/11	Bumper
13/04/22	Southwell	1m 7f 182y	Good	4/9	Bumper

A Great Excuse (Ire)

J: David Bass
T: Max Comley
F: 0575-

Age: 5
Weight: 12st 0lbs
Or: 99

Failed to complete all 4 starts in points and while there was some promise in maiden hurdles for Barry Brennan last season, a leap forward will be needed if he's to make an impact on this chase/stable debut. Cheekpieces applied.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
18/02/25	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Soft	5/12	Hurdle
01/02/25	Wetherby	2m 3f 154y	Soft	7/14	Hurdle
11/01/25	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Heavy	5/11	Hurdle
12/12/24	Warwick	2m	Soft	10/12	Bumper

Ballybeen (Ire)

J: Stan Sheppard
T: Matt Sheppard
F: 33223P/7-8

Age: 9
Weight: 11st 13lbs
Or: 98

On a good mark judged on form for Sam Thomas a couple of seasons back, but he's 0-18 under Rules and was beaten a long way starting out for present connections at Stratford.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
30/10/25	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 6f 125y	Gd/Sft	8/11	Chase
06/11/24	Chepstow	2m 7f 131y	Gd/Sft	7/10	Chase
17/03/24	Chepstow	2m 3f 98y	Heavy	-/5	Chase
12/02/24	Plumpton	2m 3f 164y	Soft	3/4	Chase
15/01/24	Hereford	2m 4f 194y	Gd/Sft	2/9	Chase
09/12/23	Chepstow	2m 3f 98y	Heavy	2/10	Chase
02/11/23	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 6f 125y	Heavy	3/11	Chase
10/05/23	Fontwell Park	2m 5f 135y	Gd/Sft	3/9	Chase
10/04/23	Chepstow	2m 3f 98y	Gd/Sft	2/6	Chase
18/03/23	Fontwell Park	2m 5f 135y	Soft	2/6	Chase
15/11/22	Hereford	2m 4f 194y	Soft	2/9	Chase
15/10/22	Newton Abbot	2m 5f 122y	Gd/Sft	3/14	Hurdle
26/03/22	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 6f 7y	Gd/Sft	4/11	Hurdle
11/02/22	Bangor-On-Dee	2m 7f 7y	Soft	4/11	Hurdle
06/01/22	Chepstow	2m 11y	Heavy	4/12	Hurdle
16/12/21	Exeter	2m 161y	Soft	5/15	Hurdle
19/11/21	Chepstow	2m 3f 100y	Gd/Sft	5/11	Hurdle
24/03/21	Tipperary	2m 3f 110y	Soft	6/12	Bumper

Imperial Measure (Ire)

J: Conor Ring
T: Evan Williams
F: 4/54333F5

Age: 7
Weight: 10st 4lbs
Or: 75

Yet to match peak hurdles form over fences and first-fence fall here last month appears to have knocked his confidence judged on his effort 10 days later at Fontwell where his jumping lacked fluency. Opposable.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
26/10/25	Fontwell Park	2m 5f 135y	Good	5/6	Chase
16/10/25	Ffos Las	2m 7f 177y	Good	-/7	Chase
09/09/25	Newton Abbot	2m 4f 216y	Gd/Sft	3/4	Chase
20/07/25	Newton Abbot	2m 4f 216y	Gd/Sft	3/7	Chase
07/07/25	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	3/6	Chase
05/06/25	Ffos Las	2m	Gd/Sft	4/4	Chase
06/05/25	Ffos Las	2m	Good	5/7	Chase
29/02/24	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Heavy	4/9	Hurdle
20/02/24	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Soft	2/12	Hurdle
26/12/23	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Soft	6/8	Hurdle
30/11/23	Taunton	2m 3f 1y	Gd/Sft	2/11	Hurdle
10/11/23	Exeter	2m 161y	Soft	3/16	Hurdle
22/09/23	Newton Abbot	2m 167y	Heavy	1/5	Hurdle
31/05/23	Newton Abbot	2m 2f 110y	Good	4/13	Hurdle
09/05/23	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Soft	3/10	Hurdle
09/04/23	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Soft	2/5	Hurdle
09/02/23	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Soft	5/6	Hurdle
23/01/23	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Soft	-/13	Hurdle
01/01/23	Exeter	2m 161y	Heavy	5/14	Hurdle
24/11/22	Taunton	2m 104y	Gd/Sft	7/11	Hurdle
25/10/22	Chepstow	2m 11y	Gd/Sft	6/12	Bumper

Ballywood (Fr)

J: Tabitha Worsley
T: Georgie Howell
F: 642434-P4

Age: 11
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Or: 91

On a long losing run and while he stepped up on his tame reappearance when a respectable 14½ lengths fourth to Jaipaletemps in the first-time visor (retained) here recently, it's difficult to envisage this veteran reversing those placings on just 7 lb better terms.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
09/11/25	Ffos Las	2m	Soft	4/8	Chase
24/09/25	Perth	2m 4f 20y	Gd/Sft	-/7	Chase
16/03/25	Market Rasen	2m 1f 43y	Good	4/6	Chase
18/02/25	Market Rasen	2m 3f 34y	Gd/Sft	3/5	Chase
31/12/24	Warwick	2m 54y	Soft	4/10	Chase
05/12/24	Market Rasen	2m 3f 34y	Soft	2/8	Chase
12/11/24	Huntingdon	2m 7f 129y	Good	4/6	Chase
11/10/24	Chepstow	2m 7f 131y	Gd/Sft	6/10	Chase
08/09/24	Fontwell Park	2m 3f 104y	Good	5/5	Chase
25/07/24	Worcester	2m	Good	10/12	Hurdle
19/06/24	Worcester	2m	Good	10/11	Hurdle
14/05/21	Aintree	2m 3f 200y	Good	3/7	Chase
06/03/21	Doncaster	2m 78y	Good	4/7	Chase
09/02/21	Kempton Park	2m	Slow	5/6	Bumper
13/11/20	Cheltenham	1m 7f 199y	Gd/Sft	6/9	Chase
23/10/20	Cheltenham	1m 7f 199y	Gd/Sft	6/13	Chase
12/09/20	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 165y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Chase
13/03/20	Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase	2m 62y	Gd/Sft	6/18	Chase
14/12/19	Cheltenham	2m 62y	Soft	3/8	Chase
23/11/19	Ascot	2m 167y	Soft	3/10	Chase
02/11/19	Ascot	2m 167y	Gd/Sft	-/12	Chase

Jaunty Viking

Age: 10
Weight: 10st 12lbs
Or: 83

Successful off a higher hurdles mark here back in June 2021, but it's hard to take any positives from his efforts in this sphere since returning from a lengthy absence in September.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
16/10/25	Ffos Las	2m 7f 177y	Good	5/7	Chase
06/09/25	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 6f 125y	Good	-/9	Chase
23/03/23	Chepstow	2m 11y	Soft	4/7	Hurdle
05/03/23	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Gd/Sft	5/12	Hurdle
09/02/23	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Soft	7/11	Hurdle
18/04/22	Chepstow	2m 3f 100y	Good	-/8	Hurdle
26/02/22	Chepstow	2m 11y	Soft	5/5	Hurdle
01/02/22	Ffos Las	1m 7f 182y	Soft	2/9	Hurdle
06/01/22	Chepstow	2m 3f 100y	Heavy	3/11	Hurdle
22/12/21	Ludlow	2m 5f 55y	Gd/Sft	3/11	Hurdle
03/06/21	Ffos Las	2m 5f 192y	Good	1/7	Hurdle
12/05/21	Worcester	2m 4f	Gd/Sft	3/15	Hurdle
11/01/21	Hereford	2m 53y	Soft	6/7	Hurdle
16/12/20	Ludlow	2m 5f 55y	Heavy	6/11	Hurdle
22/10/20	Ludlow	1m 7f 169y	Good	7/13	Hurdle
27/02/20	Ludlow	1m 7f 169y	Heavy	5/10	Hurdle
05/02/20	Ludlow	1m 7f 169y	Soft	3/13	Hurdle
07/05/19	Exeter	2m 175y	Good	11/11	Bumper
23/04/19	Ludlow	1m 7f 169y	Gd/Frm	4/4	Bumper

Bossofthebus (Ire)

J: Osian Radford
T: Evan Williams
F: 717U46-5P

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Or: 91

Hurdles winner for Terence O'Brien at Clonmel in January, but has shown precious little in 2 starts for new connections, latterly on chase debut at Hereford where he was struggling from an early stage before being pulled up 3 out. Yard also saddles Imperial Measure.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
03/11/25	Hereford	2m 8y	Good	-/12	Chase
23/10/25	Ludlow	2m 5f 55y	Gd/Sft	5/8	Hurdle
25/04/25	Kilbeggan	3m 70y	Gd/Sft	6/16	Hurdle
14/04/25	Tramore	2m 5f 110y	Gd/Sft	4/11	Hurdle
27/03/25	Clonmel	2m 2f 152y	Gd/Sft	-/13	Hurdle
13/02/25	Clonmel	2m 3f	Soft	7/12	Hurdle
15/01/25	Clonmel	2m 3f 219y	Soft	1/11	Hurdle
25/10/24	Sligo	2m 4f 66y	Soft	7/16	Hurdle
11/04/24	Limerick	2m 3f	Heavy	13/15	Hurdle
25/02/24	Naas	1m 7f 144y	Heavy	15/25	Hurdle
05/02/24	Punchestown	2m 161y	Soft	9/13	Hurdle
06/01/24	Cork	2m	Heavy	18/22	Hurdle
14/12/23	Naas	2m 3f 7y	Soft	13/16	Hurdle
14/05/23	Killarney	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	6/15	Bumper

Timeform Verdict

On the back of a facile success here recently, French import JAIPALETEMPS is a sizeable step ahead of the handicapper under a 7 lb penalty and, given the dearth of in-form opposition, he will surely prove very hard to beat. If Dj Pete's jumping passes the test this time he could be the one for the forecast ahead of Ballywood and Imperial Measure.

Betting Forecast

4/11 Jaipaletemps (Fr), 10/1 Dj Pete (Ire), 66/1 A Great Excuse (Ire), 40/1 Ballybeen (Ire), 16/1 Imperial Measure (Ire), 14/1 Ballywood (Fr), 50/1 Jaunty Viking, 33/1 Bossofthebus (Ire)

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