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14:20 Folkestone

Mirror Punters Club Maiden Chase (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,395
  • 2nd: £698
  • 3rd: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 24.10s
  • Off Time: 14:20:20
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Black stripe, White sleeves, Black cap
9/4
  • Form 1359-22
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 113

chased leading pair, mistake 3rd, hit 7th, jumped slowly 9th and ridden, dropped to 5th when mistake and unseated rider next

2
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK sash, PINK sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap, PINK spots
  • Form 4-85233
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 111

chased leaders, went 2nd after 8th, led before 10th, over 1 length ahead when pecked 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, weakened flat

3
Silk - Dark Green, Beige star
  • Form 23-2FF4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, chased leader, led approaching 3rd until 6th, chased leader until after 8th, ridden and weakened 11th, went poor 4th last

4
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap
  • Form 1-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, close 5th tracking leaders, went 3rd 10th, stayed on to 2nd before 2 out, lost 2nd blundered and weakened quickly from 2 out

5
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sash, Yellow cap
100/1
  • Form 6/5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

held up towards rear, reminders after 5th, never on terms, tailed off

6
Silk - Black, yellow hoops, armlets and cap
  • Form 42/FPF3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 113

took keen hold, led until approaching 3rd, led again 6th until approaching 10th, chased leader until dropped to 3rd before 2 out, rallied to 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on well, driven out

7
Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop and sleeves, Orange cap
25/1
  • Form 6566-57
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

held up towards rear, headway to 4th at 12th, went poor 3rd last

8
Silk - Pink, Purple hooped sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

well in rear, tailed off 10th, pulled up after 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Quite a competitive little novice chase and MERRION SQUARE is taken to score on his chasing debut. An Irish point-to-point winner, he'll have no problem with trip or ground and was in no way disgraced on his first run for Team Nicholls when a solid enough fifth at Chepstow. He's always looked a chaser in the making and is preferred to Cheney Manor. The latter has been runner-up on his two chase outings behind All For Free and Global Flyer but there is just a concern that this trip may stretch his stamina and he may be outstayed by the selection. El Padrino has fair each-way claims, whilst Lucy Wadham will have been pleased to see The Black Baron complete last time and he too has place claims along with Inner Steel.

Formwatch

Cheney Manor 4-1 (11-5) Pressed winner, led 9th until hit next, led 11th, hit 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat, 2nd of 6, 13l behind Global Flyer (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.

El Padrino (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Mistake 1st, in rear, hit 7th, chased leaders 4 out, effort on outside when pecked next, stayed on to go 3rd last, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Moleskin (11-5) at Kempton 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.

Inner Steel (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Led, jumped left 6th and 7th, headed 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 19l behind Chac Du Cadran (10-12) at Towcester 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Merrion Square (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out, 5th of 15, 29l behind Knock A Hand (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Nov.

Red Anchor (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, hit 5th, headway to 5th next, struggling 7th, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Flemi Two Toes (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 6f nov hdl (4) hvy.

The Black Baron (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, mistake next, went 3rd after 6th, never any chance, 3rd of 5, 45l behind Kid Cassidy (11-0) at Ludlow 2m beg chase (4) gs.

Venetian Lad 9-2 (11-4) Chased leadrs, lost place before 9th, struggling in rear next, tailed off, 7th of 12, 28l behind Hazy Bay (11-10) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.

Rio Caribe (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Mid-division, lost touch over 5f out, 11th of 12, well behind Mount Crystal (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov (flat).