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12:45 Folkestone

Daily Mail Novices' Handicap Chase (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 31.00s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk -
25/1

    3
    Silk -
    16/1

      1
      Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves, Red cap
      10/1
      • Form F25U2P-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12

      always behind, slightly hampered 10th, tailed off from 4 out

      2
      Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap
      20/1
      • Form 0554-00
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-10

      behind, steady headway from 10th, mistakes 12th and next, outpaced from 3 out

      3
      Silk - White, Maroon star, White cap
      • Form 6-33213
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5

      towards rear, mistake 10th, soon lost place, blundered 14th, tailed off

      4
      Silk - Maroon and White (quartered), White sleeves, Maroon armlets, Black cap
      • Form 63/0332-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-1

      behind, headway 10th, led 2 out, driven and blundered badly last, soon headed, kept on under pressure flat

      5
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, Orange cap

      Trumper

      13 b
      16/1
      • Form 02P0-05
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      prominent, led 10th to 2 out, driven and beaten when blundered badly last

      6
      Silk - Pink and Purple (halved), striped sleeves, Black with White stripes cap
      • Form P63-P32
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-9

      not jumped well, prominent, led 4th to 10th, soon lost place, no chance when blundered 13th

      7
      Silk - White, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green cap
      • Form 43/5FP3-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-8

      close 4th when fell 3rd

      8
      Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon cross belts, striped sleeves, Brown cap
      25/1
      • Form 35/2P-PU
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-8

      jumped left, prominent, jumped slowly 9th, not run on and soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

      9
      Silk - Royal Blue, Orange hollow box, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap
      7/2
      • Form 3536-P1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-6

      prominent, mistake 5th and next, blundered and behind from 13th

      10
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green hoop, Dark Blue cap
      25/1
      • Form 54550-5
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-4

      held up, steady headway from 10th, mistakes 12th, 14th and next, driven to challenge approaching 2 out, blundered last, soon led, stayed on flat

      In depth

      Verdict

      A moderate start to the day's proceedings at Folkestone with 10 poor performers lining up in this staying novices' handicap chase. Topweight Tallow Bay, who is only rated 93 has still yet to win a race under rules and is unlikely to open his account here. More solid claims are held Pat Murphy's Muharib Lady. A two-and-a-half length winner over Sir Williamwallace at Plumpton last month at least gave the mare a victory over fences but that was a three runner contest and the winner did make mistakes, as she did on her next start. Canon McCarthy, who had some respectable placed form towards the end of last season, has claims if fit enough for his seasonal reappearance but the TEAMtalk selection has to be Tino. Jeff King's six-year-old overcame a lengthy absence when making a winning reappearance here over 2m5f at the beginning of the month and, provided he does not suffer from the "bounce" factor, the unexposed gelding should be good enough to follow up off a 6lb higher mark.