Tommy Williams Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Ffos Las

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Tommy Williams Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-12

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,594

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.4°C

Wind 18mph SW

Rain 100%

Winning Time 4m 59.01s (slow by 14.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thewoodcorner (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	13/8F	Won
2nd	Milldam (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	11/1	5.5
3rd	Tradecraft (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	40/1	1.75
4th	Mossy Fen Coolio (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/1	17
5th	Jack's Jury (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Barry John Murphy	6/1	.5
6th	Manigod (FR) Harry Bannister · Warren Greatrex	6/1	3.5
7th	Shabalko d'Herm (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	20/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	El Gavilan (FR) Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	12/1
P.U.	Meatloaf (FR) Miss Olive Nicholls · Paul Nicholls	11/1
P.U.	Watchful Protector (IRE) Sean Bowen · Mickey Bowen	50/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12	Thewoodcorner Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	150	—	6123	112	129	109	22d	—	—	+5	37	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Kept on well for third on last month's handicap debut at Newbury; 1lb lower here
10	Mossy Fen Coolio Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	159	—	1-42	111	119	112	22d	—	—	+10	27.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Displayed clear promise on first two hurdle starts; likely contender on handicap debut
13	Jack's Jury Grey J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Barry John Murphy	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Barry John Murphy	143	tp	536613	95	122	108	17d	—	—	+11	26.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won over C&D on last month's stable debut but this race is more competitive
1	Milldam Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	170	t	-965P4	122	125	107	34d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Inconsistent this season but will be dangerous off current mark if on song
5	Manigod Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	166	t	2221	118	120	87	53d	—	—	+27	37.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Clear winner on handicap debut in February and will be fine on the faster ground here
11	El Gavilan Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	159	tp	721115	111	122	108	27d	—	—	+26	33.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Three course wins this year; managed only fifth off this career-high mark last time
6	Meatloaf Chestnut J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	165	p	P-4636	117	121	102	30d	—	—	+13	18.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed two starts ago but weakened tamely last time; cheekpieces now added
2	Shabalko d'Herm b/br J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	170	—	2-1156	122	118	109	92d	—	—	+19	22.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won first two hurdle races but weakened tamely on next two outings; handicap debut
7	Tradecraft Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	163	p	61-P9P	115	115	-	119d	—	—	+14	17.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Low-mileage 7yo; well beaten in two chases in the autumn; back hurdling in cheekpieces
4	Watchful Protector Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Mickey Bowen	168	p	2-0105	120	118	86	127d	—	—	+19	21.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Soundly beaten over 2m7f on stable debut; drops back in trip with cheekpieces added
NR	Fresh Speculation Bay J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	168	—	P-6112	120	121	111	51d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
In career-best form over C&D this year but the ground is likely to be much quicker today
NR	Havefunontherun Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal O'Brien	J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal O'Brien	160	t	4-1427	112	118	-	113d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Off since below-par run in December went close on handicap debut two runs ago
NR	Letterston Lily Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Mickey Bowen	J:NON-RUNNER T:Mickey Bowen	160	—	13U40-	112	-	-	513d	—	—	—	17.7	—	—
Quite promising novice in early part of last season, winning twice; back from long absence

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Thewoodcorner	6/4	13/8	13/8
Mossy Fen Coolio	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jack's Jury	5/1	5/1	5/1
Milldam	8/1	15/2	8/1
Manigod	8/1	15/2	8/1
El Gavilan	12/1	12/1	12/1
Meatloaf	16/1	16/1	16/1
Shabalko d'Herm	22/1	22/1	22/1
Tradecraft	28/1	28/1	28/1
Watchful Protector	40/1	33/1	33/1
Fresh Speculation	-	-	-
Havefunontherun	-	-	-
Letterston Lily	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Manigod

37.4

OR: 17 Form: 17.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Thewoodcorner

OR: 15.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 10

13/8

3rd

El Gavilan

33.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 16 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Mossy Fen Coolio

27.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

Jack's Jury

26.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Shabalko d'Herm

22.6

OR: 18 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Watchful Protector

21.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Milldam

20.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Meatloaf

18.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Letterston Lily

17.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.2 Odds: 0

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Fresh Speculation

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tradecraft

17.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Havefunontherun

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Milldam	122	125	107
Shabalko d'Herm	122	118	109
Watchful Protector	120	118	86
Fresh Speculation	120	121	111
Manigod	118	120	87
Meatloaf	117	121	102
Tradecraft	115	115	—
Thewoodcorner	112	129	109
Havefunontherun	112	118	—
Letterston Lily	112	—	—
Mossy Fen Coolio	111	119	112
El Gavilan	111	122	108
Jack's Jury	95	122	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jack's Jury	17d ago	Fit
Thewoodcorner	22d ago	Fit
Mossy Fen Coolio	22d ago	Fit
El Gavilan	27d ago	Fit
Meatloaf	30d ago	Fit
Milldam	34d ago	Fit
Fresh Speculation	51d ago	Fresh
Manigod	53d ago	Fresh
Shabalko d'Herm	92d ago	Long break
Havefunontherun	113d ago	Long break
Tradecraft	119d ago	Long break
Watchful Protector	127d ago	Long break
Letterston Lily	513d ago	Long break