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20:45 Folkestone

Spire St Saviour's Hospital Hythe Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.24s
  • Off Time: 20:45:31
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Naseem Alyasmeen (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Bounty Seeker (USA)

    4/1

      1(2)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Bounty Seeker (USA)

      30
      4/1
      • Form 0019-30
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      chased winner until halfway, ridden 3f out, regained 2nd over 2f out, plugged on, never able to challenge

      2(5)
      Silk - RED, BLACK stars, RED sleeves

      Kudoz

      24
      13/8
      • Form 327
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leading pair, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 3f out, no impression when lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened

      3(1)
      Silk - White, Yellow chevrons, sleeves and star on cap

      Viola da Gamba (IRE)

      21
      14/1
      • Form 762-333
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      rearede start, chased leading trio, pushed along and one pace final 2f

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

      Naseem Alyasmeen (IRE)

      9
      9/4
      • Form 22-2133
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      raced keenly, made all, clear 8f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, unchallenged

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, Beige epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Somemothersdohavem

      2 p
      6/1
      • Form 154332
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 67

      held up, headway on outside 4f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, hung right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to press for 2nd, never on terms with winner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Bounty Seeker's inconsistent form makes him hard to fancy though he does have the beating of Nottingham winner Naseem Alyasmeen on collateral form. Viola Da Gamba has plenty to prove over today's distance as her best effort to date came over 7f and Somemothersdohavem is getting no closer despite slipping down the weights. KUDOZ faded in the closing stages at Salisbury last time but has more scope than the rest of the field and Clive Cox's colt gets a speculative vote to show a big improvement on his handicap debut.

      Formwatch

      Bounty Seeker (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Ran in snatches towards rear, pushed along halfway, never in contention, 11th of 12, 11l behind Flying Trader (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.

      Kudoz 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon pushed along, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 12, 15l behind Estimate (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) sft.

      Viola da Gamba (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, effort well over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Ballyheigue (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (5) pol.

      Naseem Alyasmeen (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bridgehampton (8-8) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.

      Somemothersdohavem 20-1 (9-2) In touch, headway and hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Hector's Chance (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.