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14:45 Folkestone

Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase (Class E)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 38.00s
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves
  • Form 23P-114
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

led and soon clear, 1 length ahead when blundered and fell 7th

2
Silk - Grey, Emerald Green triple diamond, sleeves and cap
  • Form 5-214P0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9

close up, left in lead 9th, not fluent 13th, headed 15th, lost 2nd and weakened quickly 3 out

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap
  • Form P2/3PF-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6

tracked leader, left in lead 7th, unseated rider 9th

4
Silk - WHITE, large ROYAL BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE spots, ROYAL BLUE cap
  • Form 21-PU52
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up, headway to press leader from 12th, led 4 out, edged left under pressure flat, headed towards finish

5
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange diabolo, Orange sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White star
  • Form 041064
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11

held up in rear but well in touch, steady headway to track leaders from 12th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent next, ran on gamely under pressure to lead towards finish

6
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
7/2
  • Form 6060-12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6

tracked leaders, left 2nd at 9th, blundered 13th, tailed off and no chance from 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Not the strongest of races by any stretch of the imagination and Brownie Returns is handed the TEAMtalk vote. The Mouse Morris-trained gelding stays well and acts on the ground so, following a fair effort at Naas last month, shouldprove hard to beat. Favoured Option ran well when second over this trip at Huntingdon last time and is respected off the same mark. Bruthuinne now looks high enough in the weights after recent wins and would have been suited by better ground so the in-form Flora Muck, who makes her chasing debut, may prove a bigger danger.