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20:40 Folkestone

Ladbrokesbingo.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 149y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 12.69s
  • Off Time: 20:40:40
  • 3 Ran
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1
Silk -

Psychic Ability (USA)

6/4

    1(4)
    Silk - Royal blue

    Psychic Ability (USA)

    267 p
    6/4
    • Form 61-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 85

    made all, quickened tempo over 2f out, soon over 1 length ahead, driven over 1f out, found extra when pressed final 100 yards, held on close home, fine ride

    2(2)
    Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap

    Sumerian

    23 h D
    9/4
    • Form 421
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 77

    held up behind leading pair, pulled out 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, driven and strong challenge final 100 yards, not able to get up close home

    4(3)
    Silk - Yellow and Red halved horizontally, Black and Red halved sleeves, quartered cap

    Warning Song (USA)

    17
    15/8
    • Form 3-07511
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 76

    tracked winner until well over 1f out, outpaced over 1f out

    3(1)
    NR

    Mark Twain (IRE)

    31
    • Form 15-7697
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 76

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2009
    (3)
    Silk -

    Sequillo

    3/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12

    2008
    (5)
    Silk -

    Vineyard

    7/4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    2007
    (5)
    Silk -

    Monte Alto (IRE)

    2/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-1

    In depth

    Verdict

    Three recent winners in the field and PSYCHIC ABILITY is selected from them to see off Sumerian and Warning Song. The Kingmambo colt cost 200 000 guineas as a juvenile and has a near impeccable pedigree. A wide margin winner of an apparently competitive Nottingham maiden, there is every reason to believe that he will have improved for a winter on his back and it could be highly significant that Frankie Dettori comes here for the ride. Sumerian is quite a nervous character who needs a specially designed hood to get into the stalls. Easy to back at Brighton, she defied the market drift to score though will need to have improved in order to win this. Warning Song flew home late to pilfer a prize from Wilfred Pickles. Bearing in mind that that horse is a long standing maiden, the decision to lift Amanda Perrett's charge 4lbs seems a little harsh on balance. Mark Twain won a maiden for Aidan O'Brien as a juvenile but the Ballydoyle team are unlikely to have lost too much sleep as his form in Britain has gone backwards at a rate of knots. Psychic Ability looks the most open to progression and we side with him accordingly.

    Formwatch

    Psychic Ability (USA) 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left and driven out, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Oct beating Dandino (9-0) by 4l, 13 ran.

    Sumerian 2-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, hung right from 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Brighton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Bitter Fortune (9-0) by 1l, 5 ran.

    Warning Song (USA) 11-4 (9-2) Held up in 5th, ran wide on bend 5f out, soon recovered to race on inside, headway over 2f out, driven to 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead last strides, won at Bath 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fm beating Wilfred Pickles (10-0) by hd, 7 ran.

    Mark Twain (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 11l behind Jutland (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.