Racecards
16:50 Folkestone
Roman Road Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 149y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,386
- 2nd: £705
- 3rd: £352
Sweet Secret
24- Form 41248-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 66
led after 1f, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure
- Form 30-4412
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey P J Dobbs
in touch in rear, ridden over 4f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 2-26357
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey S Sanders
in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Form 01
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Katia Scallan
very slowly away, recovered to rear of field after 2f, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 452
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey S J Drowne
led 1f, tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, driven out inside final furlong
- Form 085-439
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leader 7f out until ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
Verdict
Choral Festival has been in good form over 1m4f but it's not certain this drop in trip will suit the five-year-old, who may also be back in the handicapper's grip now. Sweet Secret should be all the better for last month's run at Windsor but Woop Woop and Lady Barastar appear to be going backwards and Out Of The Storm has also had plenty of chances. CHATTERER stepped up markedly on her debut run 10 days earlier when landing a maiden at Lingfield last month. She almost certainly has more to offer and can follow up here at the chief expense of Full Bloom, who has shown promise on the Polytrack but makes her debut on turf following a break.
Formwatch
Sweet Secret 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders early, soon mid-division, weakened from 3f out, 10th of 11, 13l behind Rustic Deacon (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Choral Festival 6-1 (9-2) Mid-divsion, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f until over 1f out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Undulant Way (8-11) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Woop Woop (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Undulant Way (8-11) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Chatterer (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, ran wide on 1st turn, soon close up in 4th, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and ran on inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jun beating Dare To Bare (9-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Full Bloom 15-2 (8-3) Raced wide tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed and clear with winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Loch Fleet (8-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Lady Barastar (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind Zamina (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Out Of The Storm 16-1 (8-5) Led early, tracked leader, ridden to lead 3f out, headed 2f out, rallied to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Golden Waters (10-0) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.