Racecards
17:50 Folkestone
Folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,350 added
Qualify
458- Form 4321/66-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, soon chasing winner, weakened final furlong
- Form 362144
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked winner, keen hold early, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased
- Form 9-31878
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G Wragg
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
- Form 354132
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Nicol Polli
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just failed
- Form 685919
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer T M Jones
- Jockey N Chalmers
made virtually all, driven 5 lengths clear over 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 095212
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 0-30084
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J A Geake
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
awkward and went right start, behind, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 264657
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
Nonrunner
Verdict
In race two, Don'tcallmeginger is selected ahead of A Mothers Love and Icannshift. Don'tcallmeginger has improved of late, winning from a mark of 52 before running well from today's mark at Beverley last time. He still looks competitive today at this level and can go well. Course winner Sand Repeal is now rated four pounds above a winning mark so has to find extra if he is going to win today, while Montchara has not yet built on his April win but at least he showed a bit more sparkle last time at Newmarket and steps up in trip today. Bienhereux is another course and distance winner who needs a career-best effort if he is going to win, a similar comment applying to three-time course and distance scorer Icannshift. Lysander's Quest looks to have regressed of late but Rumbled seemed to show improved form in first-time headgear at Bath last time and could have better to come. A Mothers Love can also not be ruled out based on her best efforts of May and June but, for the selection, we will stick with Don'tcallmeginger.
Formwatch
Qualify 5-1 (9-3) Dwelt and towards rear, never a factor, 6th of 7, well behind Bollin Derek (8-5) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in May '06.
Sand Repeal (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leader till over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Fourth Dimension (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Montchara (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon one pace, 8th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Hazelnut (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Bienheureux 13-2 (9-9) Held up early, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden and chased winner over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Rudry World (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Icannshift (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, 9th of 13, 26l behind Down The Brick (8-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Don'tcallmeginger (IRE) 15-8fav (8-11) Led, hung left over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Music Review (9-2) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Rumbled 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, ridden 4f out, stayed on nearest finish, 4th of 8, 3l behind Love Brothers (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo app hcp (5) frm.
Lysander's Quest (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Strobe (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
A Mothers Love 14-1 (8-8) In rear, headway over 6f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 14, 6l behind Raise The Goblet (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) pol.