Ffos Las opened in 2009 on the site of a former opencast mine in west Wales, making it one of Britain’s newest racecourses. A left-handed, essentially flat track that hosts both flat and National Hunt racing. The drainage is excellent, so it rarely rides as heavy as you might expect.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Hurdle (544), Flat (544), Chase (360), National Hunt Flat (82) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,530 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Williams | 854 | 94 | 11.0% |
| P Bowen | 478 | 66 | 13.8% |
| N A Twiston-Davies | 230 | 44 | 19.1% |
| Miss Rebecca Curtis | 273 | 44 | 16.1% |
| D E Pipe | 250 | 38 | 15.2% |
| A M Balding | 133 | 30 | 22.6% |
| N J Henderson | 95 | 29 | 30.5% |
| B J Llewellyn | 346 | 26 | 7.5% |
| B R Millman | 145 | 26 | 17.9% |
| Tim Vaughan | 293 | 24 | 8.2% |
| N P Mulholland | 230 | 23 | 10.0% |
| P D Evans | 250 | 23 | 9.2% |
| Ben Pauling | 101 | 23 | 22.8% |
| Jamie Snowden | 90 | 22 | 24.4% |
| Miss Venetia Williams | 140 | 22 | 15.7% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Bowen | 314 | 62 | 19.7% |
| Adam Wedge | 408 | 62 | 15.2% |
| David Probert | 182 | 39 | 21.4% |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 245 | 38 | 15.5% |
| Sean Bowen | 166 | 34 | 20.5% |
| G Sheehan | 159 | 33 | 20.8% |
| Ben Jones | 196 | 28 | 14.3% |
| T Scudamore | 203 | 27 | 13.3% |
| James Bowen | 248 | 26 | 10.5% |
| Oisin Murphy | 103 | 24 | 23.3% |
| Rossa Ryan | 92 | 22 | 23.9% |
| Jack Tudor | 162 | 20 | 12.3% |
| Rob Hornby | 100 | 19 | 19.0% |
| Alan Johns | 175 | 19 | 10.9% |
| Isabel Williams | 151 | 17 | 11.3% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,645 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 562 times — a strike rate of 34.2%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 506 | 33.1% |
| Heavy | 326 | 21.3% |
| Soft | 319 | 20.8% |
| Good to Soft | 305 | 19.9% |
| Good to Firm | 74 | 4.8% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 33.1% of races.
Betting Angles
- Evan Williams leads the trainer table with 94 wins from 854 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- N J Henderson has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 30.5% (29 from 95 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- David Probert rides this course well: 21.4% win rate from 182 rides.