Stan’s the man for Ffos Las honours

Our Boy Stan looked a nice prospect last term and can begin his new career with a win in the Ascona Group Roadside Retail Specialists Novices’ Hurdle at Ffos Las tomorrow.

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It shows the measure of the regard in which Ben Pauling holds him that he made his racecourse debut in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham on New Year's Day—and it was almost a winning one.

He showed the benefit of that outing when no making no mistake next time at Kempton and that form now looks decent. Back in second was Dan Skelton’s Moneygarrow, who subsequently finished third on his hurdling debut in the Persian War so clearly possesses plenty of ability.