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15:15 Folkestone

Tote Placepot Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.67s
  • 8 Ran
1(3)
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 2-56013
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up, one pace and no impression, final 2f

2(5)
Silk - Crimson, Silver braid
11/2
  • Form 20-1053
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11

tracked leaders going easily, shaken up over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten

3(2)
Silk - Purple, White triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
11/2
  • Form 001420
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-10

prominent, no extra inside final 2f, beaten when heavily eased over 1f out (lost action)

4(4)
Silk - Pink, Light Blue and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap
  • Form 040311
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

held up in rear, effort on far rail over 2f out, soon hard ridden and beaten

5(1)
Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap
  • Form 00060/0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0

held up, driven 3f out, soon beaten and eased when no chance final furlong

6(6)
Silk - Yellow, red cross of lorraine, armlets and cap
16/1
  • Form 350000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6

chased winner 2f out, ridden 2f out, soon no impression but kept on well for second

7(7)
Silk - Yellow and Orange diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange cap
3/1
  • Form 006645
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders, driven 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of first two

8(8)
Silk - Purple and Red (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 00-3020
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-1

made all, ridden clear over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong

9(9)
NR
  • Form 0-00006
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-12

In depth

Verdict

A typically competitive Showcase handicap where most of them have claims on the pick of their form. But Fellow Ship, who was a ready winner of a maiden here earlier in the campaign, may provide the key to spoiling Border Artist's hat-trick bid. With Lifted way and Jacaranda also both expected to be up there at the finish. However, the Gerard Butler-trained gelding has some very good form to his name and is much better than his solitary win from his previous 14 outings would suggest. His first visit to Kent sparked-off a welcome reversal in his fortunes and he may just provide a little value today as he bids to follow up. Scarrottoo and Andy's Elective are hard to enthuse about so Border Artist, who comes a long way for this, may fill the forecast slot behind Fellow Ship.