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15:55 Folkestone

Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places on the straight course
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.22s
  • Off Time: 15:55:13
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Green Lagonda (AUS)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Billy Red

    3/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Light Blue, Yellow seams, sleeves and cap

      Billy Red

      16 b D
      3/1
      • Form 022901
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 67

      led on rail, ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

      2(4)
      Silk - White, Black stripe, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

      Step It Up (IRE)

      34 D
      10/3
      • Form 222336
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 62

      took keen hold, pressed leader to halfway, no extra final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Royal blue and white (halved), white sleeves, royal blue armlets, pink cap

      Peopleton Brook

      6 t D
      11/4
      • Form 614743
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 59

      chased leaders on rail, pushed along, outpaced 3f out, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, stumbled, never troubled leaders

      5(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow inverted triangle and sleeves, Red cap

      Green Lagonda (AUS)

      17 D
      3/1
      • Form 392833
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 52

      prominent, pressed leader halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out

      6(6)
      Silk - Purple, Light Green spots

      Ava's World (IRE)

      531
      25/1
      • Form 009/746-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 50

      held up behind leaders, outpaced halfway, soon behind

      7(3)
      Silk - Red, Black star, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Black stars

      Tightrope (IRE)

      9 b
      11/1
      • Form 395700
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 47

      held up behind leaders, outpaced halfway, soon no chance

      3(5)
      NR

      Regal Royale

      40 v CD
      • Form 393380
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 60

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2008
      (10)
      Silk -

      Regal Royale

      2/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Billy Red had to work hard to win at Brighton last month and is likely to find this tougher having been raised 3lbs since that success with a safer option looking to be GREEN LAGONDA, who gets the vote ahead of Peopleton Brook. Brendan Powell's eight-year-old has been narrowly beaten in his last two starts and he should again be thereabouts racing off the same mark as last time. Regal Royale is capable but has disappointed in recent starts and of more interest may be Jim Boyle's Step It Up. The five-year-old has been running consistently well of late without winning and he should again be involved at the business end of the race. The vote though goes to Green Lagonda, who has been placed in his last two starts and the handicapper has seemingly given him a good chance to resume winning ways having dropped the David Evans-trained gelding 3lbs since his most recent start.

      Formwatch

      Billy Red 7-1 (9-12) Led until over 3f out, led again over 1f out, hard ridden and stayed on under pressure, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun beating Multahab (9-1) by nk, 10 ran.

      Step It Up (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Led until 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 10, 5l behind Sherjawy (8-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.

      Peopleton Brook 14-1 (9-0) Always prominent, driven over 1f out, slight lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Top Bid (9-2) at Haydock 5f app hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

      Green Lagonda (AUS) 9-2 (8-13) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Solemn (8-13) at Chepstow 5f clm stks (6) gd in Jun.

      Ava's World (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, always in rear, outpaced and struggling final 2f, last of 6, 8l behind King of Charm (9-0) at Kempton 5f stks (7) pol in Jan '08.

      Tightrope (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 13l behind Itsher (8-8) at Brighton 6f (6) fm in Jun.

      Regal Royale 16-1 (8-4) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 12, well behind Loose Caboose (8-1) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.