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14:30 Folkestone

Vegas Betting Gurkha Cup Handicap (Str) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,528
  • 2nd: £1,348
  • 3rd: £673
  • 4th: £337
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.18s
  • Off Time: 14:30:39
  • 10 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Dark blue, white star, halved sleeves and star on cap

Maverik

86 D
7/4
  • Form 311480
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 78

chased leader, switched left to race on near side rail over 4f out, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on

2(5)
Silk - Rose Pink, Navy Blue sleeves, Gold cap
  • Form 11-0489
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 77

edged right throughout, tracked leaders going well, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on to lead final 100 yards

3(4)
Silk - Royal blue, orange chevrons on sleeves, orange and royal blue quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 511300
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 76

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - White, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 475526
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

held up towards rear, switched right to outside 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

Space Station

38 b D
15/2
  • Form 8-05080
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

held up towards rear on rails, some late headway, never on terms

6(7)
Silk - White, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 111423
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap

Red Bay

13 D
20/1
  • Form 73741-7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 75

held up in rear, never a factor, tailed off

8(10)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 14460-8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

slowly into stride, behind, pushed along 3f out, never on terms

9(8)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue cross of lorraine, light blue sleeves, royal blue diamonds, check cap
8/1
  • Form 27-4301
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

slowly into stride, took keen hold, held upo towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong

10(6)
Silk - PINK, BLACK epaulets and diamond on cap

Haadeeth

8 C
28/1
  • Form 444000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

led until 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Quite a few of these have struggled since winning on the all-weather earlier. They include Maverik, dropped in both class and distance today having won twice at the start of the year. A dual winner on the Polytrack in May, Legal Legacy managed a third at this track before below par efforts on his last two starts, the latest on Friday, and Abigails Angel has looked too high in the weights since rattling up a hat-trick on the all-weather. ANNES ROCKET is the exception as he scored at Sandown on his latest start and with doubts surrounding his main rivals, Jimmy Fox's charge is taken to follow-up.

Formwatch

Maverik 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 16, 19l behind Media Hype (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.

Konstantin (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, ridden along in rear, well beaten over 2f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Mr David (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Legal Legacy 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, switched right start, held up in rear, never involved, 10th of 12, 8l behind Good Authority (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.

Emiratesdotcom 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, hard driven on inside over 2f out, never involved, 6th of 12, 14l behind Go Dutch (9-5) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Space Station 8-1 (9-7) Always in rear, last of 10, 11l behind Klynch (10-3) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.

Abigails Angel 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well close home, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Dr Red Eye (9-6) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.

Red Bay 14-1 (9-2) In touch on outer, effort 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 8, 13l behind Zacynthus (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.

Dark Lane 50-1 (9-8) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 8th of 12, 11l behind Jungle Bay (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

Annes Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, hung right from 3f out, headway from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Sandown 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating Buckland (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.

Haadeeth 33-1 (9-9) Led until over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Jungle Bay (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.