Result 16:10 · Ffos Las

Walters Group Welsh Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap)

Class 2Handicap2mGood To Soft3yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 44.20s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Garde La Victoire (FR)	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	—	3.75	3.99
2	Welsh Shadow (IRE)	Davy Russell	D Skelton	1¾L	2.88	3.21
3	Curious Carlos (GB)	S Bowen	Peter Bowen	12¾L	12.0	19.2
4	Astre De La Cour (FR)	Jonathan Moore	Robert Walford	15½L	11.0	15.1
5	Tommy Silver (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	17L	4.00	4.50
6	Hassle (IRE)	Charlie Hammond	Dr Richard Newland	58L	9.00	10.0

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Garde La Victoire (FR)

7yo · 11-10 · OR 148

1111FF J Richard Johnson T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Apr 16	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	F	—	4.50
17 Mar 16	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C1	F	—	5.00
12 Jan 16	Ludlow	2m	Heavy	C3	1/4	—	1.17

4 wins from 7 · placed 4

Won 4 of 4 at around this trip

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Welsh Shadow (IRE)

6yo · 11-2 · OR 140

214351 J Davy Russell T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Apr 16	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C3	1/3	—	1.57
16 Mar 16	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	5/11	12¾L	29.0
27 Feb 16	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	3/5	2½L	6.00

3 wins from 7 · placed 5

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Curious Carlos (GB)

7yo · 11-1 · OR 139

F12136 J S Bowen T Peter Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Jul 16	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C1	6/15	8½L	12.0
19 Jun 16	Worcester	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	3/9	5¾L	7.00
28 May 16	Ffos Las	2m	Good	C3	1/7	—	3.25

5 wins from 14 · placed 9

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Tommy Silver (FR) t

4yo · 10-12 · OR 139

2173 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Apr 16	Sandown Park	2m	Good	C2	3/11	¾L	5.00
18 Mar 16	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Good	C1	7/15	15½L	26.0
07 Feb 16	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	1/4	—	1.67

1 win from 4 · placed 3

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Hassle (IRE) b

7yo · 10-4 · OR 135

019211 J Charlie Hammond T Dr Richard Newland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Sep 16	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C1	1/8	—	8.00
27 Aug 16	Cartmel	2m 1f	Good	C4	1/7	—	1.73
13 Aug 16	Market Rasen	2m 4f 110y	Good	C4	2/5	hd	2.20

4 wins from 13 · placed 8

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Astre De La Cour (FR)

6yo · 10-8 · OR 135

11040 J Jonathan Moore T Robert Walford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 May 16	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Good	C1	15/16	31¼L	21.0
30 Oct 15	Uttoxeter	2m	Soft	C4	4/5	47L	8.50
28 Apr 15	Punchestown	2m	Good To Yielding	—	18/25	20¼L	9.00

2 wins from 5 · placed 2

Won 2 of 5 at around this trip

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