Ffos Las Tips

Opened in 2009 and located in West Wales, it is the first new NH track to have opened in Britain for more than 80 years. Built on the site of a disused pit, Ffos Las has recently been sold which could lead to an increase in the number of meetings held there.

Type of Racing: Flat and National Hunt

Highlights: Originally, the January meeting (if and when weather permitted) held the two major races of the Ffos Las calendar.

The West Wales National has since moved to April, and the resurrected Welsh Champion Hurdle (handicap) to October, hopefully, to avoid the worst of the climatic conditions.

If there is no current meeting at Ffos Las, whether that be nothing scheduled or the weather has forced an abandonment, then head over to the racing predictions page for tips at other racecourses today.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing

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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Ffos Las

Ffos Las Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 46-149 (31%) -32.90
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 30-57 (53%) -7.53
• Handicap Chases: 52-140 (37%) +20.66
• Handicap Hurdles: 39-137 (28%) -23.99
• Non-Handicap Chases: 4-10 (40%) -0.62
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 39-86 (45%) -16.33

Left-handed and just under 14 furlongs, it is one of the longer circuits. It has two long straights, but both the hurdles and chase courses have short run-ins after the final obstacle. It is essentially a level track with a slight incline on the back straight and a compensating home straight.

Of the two bends, the home turn is shorter and therefore tighter, but in reality, the course can be described as galloping.

Ffos Las Racecourse Address: Culla Rd, Trimsaran, Kidwelly SA17 4DE

Ffos Las Racecourse Telephone: 01554 811092

To buy tickets for a race day at Ffos Las, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

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Look for trainers with rare runners at the track, it’s a jaunt to Ffos Las and you wouldn’t be sending a horse that far unless you had a chance of some prize money.

The trainers based in Wales naturally like to have winners there as local owners can be in attendance. You can get two Welsh trainers in a race at the top of the betting, always worth a check.

Field sizes tend to be small at the track, making finding a winner a touch easier. As the going can be very testing at times, the ability of horses to see out a longer trip on soft ground can play a huge part.

✅ With an LSP of +9.79, the most successful stall at Ffos Las is stall 2 when backing runners over a trip of 7½f over the last five years.

❌ When breaking Ffos Las down into trips then you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP, that would be stall 1 over a trip of 7½f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of -31.69.

Here we have the draw bias for Ffos Las taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.

The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ffos Las?

Whilst A M Balding is the most successful trainer at Ffos Las with a total of thirteen winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. R M Beckett is the most successful trainer at Ffos Las for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of eleven winners and an LSP of +18.27. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is W S Kittow who leads the way at Ffos Las, they have had a total of eleven placings which includes six winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +21.75. The trainer with the worst record at Ffos Las based on LSP is A Wintle who has only a 5% strike rate with two winners from thirty-eight runners who have returned an LSP of -31.77.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Ffos Las for the number of winners is David Probert who has produced a total of twenty-four winners in return for an LSP of +1.69. With an eachway LSP of +67.40 at Ffos Las, Rob Hornby leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their sixteen placings which include a total of nine winners. At the other end of the spectrum is Finley Marsh who has a terrible record at Ffos Las, of all the jockeys their LSP of -35.77 is the worse, they have a 5% strike rate with two winners from forty-two rides.

Ffos Las Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Ffos Las for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 6-11 (55%) +23.75 - Backing Rossa Ryan rides when on horses aged 4yo

Ffos Las Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ffos Las based on the number of winners:

• 8 Wins: W R Muir & Lewis Edmunds
• 5 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy

Ffos Las Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ffos Las Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ffos Las?

Backing all of the Evan Williams runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Ffos Las with forty but you would have returned a loss by doing so, D E Pipe leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +15.42 from their twenty-three winners. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is V R A Dartnall who leads the way at Ffos Las, they have had a total of nine placings which includes four winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +21.17. With an LSP of -55.99 at Ffos Las, Evan Williams heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of forty winners from three hundred eighty-four runners which is a strike rate of 10%.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Ffos Las for the number of winners is Sean P Bowen who has produced a total of forty winners in return for an LSP of +9.03. Philip Armson is the jockey to follow at Ffos Las if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +72.53 which is courtesy of their eight placings (five winners). At the other end of the spectrum is C V Ring who has a terrible record at Ffos Las, of all the jockeys their LSP of -99.30 is the worst, they have a 3% strike rate with three winners from one hundred six rides.

Ffos Las Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Ffos Las for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-9 (56%) +36.31 - Backing Ben Pauling runners when in a Maiden Hurdle race
• 5-11 (45%) +30.75 - Backing N J Henderson runners when in a Handicap Hurdle race
• 5-12 (42%) +21.24 - Backing Nico Boinville rides when on horses aged 5yo
• 5-8 (63%) +16.13 - Backing T Lacey runners when horses are aged 6yo
• 5-11 (45%) +11.83 - Backing D E Pipe runners when over a trip of 2m3½f

Ffos Las Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ffos Las based on the number of winners:

• 24 Wins: Evan Williams & Adam Wedge
• 20 Wins: P Bowen & Sean P Bowen
• 14 Wins: Evan Williams & Isabel Williams
• 10 Wins: D E Pipe & Jack Tudor
• 9 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville

Ffos Las Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ffos Las Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Ffos Las Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.