Ffos Las — 4 August 2026

Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Safari Dream (5/2)

Won by: Safari Dream (IRE) at 11/4 · then Diamondinthedark (GB)

What we said: Comfortably the best form in this seven-horse field on last six starts (341753), including a recent win, and carries a notably higher PR than anything else here bar Newsreader; Oisin Murphy takes over aboard a yard that's firing at 37% in the last fortnight, and the step back into cheekpieces suggests they want a sharper break from a gate that can be safely up with the pace over 6f. The concern is whether the extra confidence is already baked into a well-supported 5/2, but the form and connections case stands on its own.

Class 3 · 7f80y · Good · 7 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Perfect Nation (11/8)

Won by: Perfect Nation (IRE) at 13/8F · then George Cross (FR)

What we said: Perfect Nation heads the market on solid form and a going-friendly pedigree line, but the Boughey/Loughnane combination is a live negative angle this season and that's exactly the pairing running here, so the confidence you'd want in a 11/8 chance isn't there; Avionics has the second-best form figures and a strong course trainer stat but nothing pushes him past a solid but unspectacular contender, and the rest of the field (Midgham Man on a bookie-above-exchange steamer, George Cross with no form to judge) offer more questions than answers.

Class 6 · 7f80y · Good · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Cypriot Diaspora (3/1)

Won by: Lerwick (GB) at 10/1 · then Cypriot Diaspora (GB), Grand Vista (IRE)

What we said: self-consistency reruns didn't converge on the original pick

Class 6 · 7f80y · Good · 9 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Rosemary's Rose (15/8)

Won by: Kaleidoscope Eyes (IRE) at 3/1 · then Piazza (GB), Rosemary's Rose (IRE)

What we said: Rosemary's Rose looks the one to beat on solid recent form (2-2-3 across her last three), a red-hot yard booking Oisin Murphy, but her price already reflects all of that and softening ground brings no fresh case for her or for market rivals like Kaleidoscope Eyes, whose sire profile actually prefers firmer ground. With three of the drifting outsiders (Manhattan Mirage, Venturing, Speculative) also carrying going concerns as the forecast turns damp, nothing in this Class 6 nine-runner scrap offers a clean, backable edge.

Class 4 · 1m · Good · 8 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Arbaawy (7/4)

Won by: Wootz (IRE) at 10/11F · then Mountain Of Light (GB), Arbaawy (GB)

What we said: Three genuine contenders are bunched at the top of this maiden and none of them offers a clean case: Arbaawy's string of places (-43340) and course-suited pedigree are undercut by Billy Loughnane's rides running well behind market expectations lately, while unraced types Flagbearer and Wootz both arrive with strong yards but zero public form to actually assess against that money. Add in a track where this system has struggled (4/18) and a going call that could swing toward or away from the Wootton Bassett-sired runners depending on how much rain falls, and there's no runner here worth backing with conviction.

Class 5 · 1m · Good · 5 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Mythological Star (6/4)

Won by: Mythological Star (IRE) at 4/6F · then Hurricane Laughter (GB)

What we said: Best form in a weak five-runner field (833, PR73 clear-top-rated) with a trainer in red-hot 27% form over the last fortnight, and the market has kept shortening him all morning which tallies with the formbook read. He's the one professional performer here against three drifting types and a filly returning from 244 days off.

Class 6 · 1m3f209y · Good · 10 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Condotti (5/2)

Won by: A Daughters Love (GB) at 10/1 · then Grindleton (GB), Praise Indeed (GB)

What we said: Improving form claims with a runner-up last time out after working through 9th and 3rd, and Oisin Murphy taking over in the saddle for a yard that scores at 27% strike with a/e 1.23 at this course. The first-time visor is a genuine equipment change from a shrewd operation, and even carrying top weight he rates clear of this weak field on figures.