Racecards
19:25 Folkestone
Lipscomb.co.uk Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,886
- 2nd: £1,156
- 3rd: £578
- 4th: £289
- Form 075431
- Age 9
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey E J McNamara
towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish
Ray of Joy
21- Form 625150
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey P Robinson
hampered start, tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, no threat
- Form 133461
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey P J Dobbs
pressed leader, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, unable to quicken
- Form 798500
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 347742
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey F Sweeney
took keen hold towards rear, switched right and effort well over 1f out, bumped and pushed right entering final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 231795
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
went right start, led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 457531
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Simon Pearce
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, bumped and pushed right entering final furlong, stayed on
- Form 708775
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Nathan Alison
brushed slightly start, took keen hold, trcaked leaders, close up entering final furlong, faded towards finish
In depth
Verdict
A competitive end to the card and with her ideal trip and conditions to suit Our Piccadilly has to be short-list material, though the draw has not been kind and we prefer TRIPLE DREAM. Milton Bradley's five-year-old is positioned towards the nearside rail, which is usually advantageous at this track. In addition he is just 1lb higher than his last win, is at his best at this trip, and handles soft ground well, so he gets the vote. Another for whom conditions hold no fear is Efistorm. He is 4lb higher than when winning at Sandown Park recently and should be thereabouts. Magical Speedfit has gone up a harsh-looking 8lb for his latest Brighton win and his profile suggests that he will have a devil of a job to make it two victories in succession for the first time in his career, so we will look to Triple Dream.
Formwatch
Efistorm 8-1 (9-11) Held up in last trio, still plenty to do when not clear run and switched to outside over 1f out, strong run to lead final 100 yards, pushed along and ran on well, won at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Gwilym (9-8) by 1l, 12 ran.
Ray of Joy 16-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 16l behind Kanaf (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Love You Louis 7-2 (9-11) Always prominent, led over 2f out, hard driven and stayed on well under pressure, won at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Littlemisssunshine (9-5) by hd, 6 ran.
Rocker 20-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, trapped behind wall of horses from inside final 2f, nowhere to go throughout final furlong, finished full of running, not recover, 10th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Efistorm (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Our Piccadilly (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Held up tracking leaders on rail, pulled out inside final 2f, headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on to 2nd last strides, readily held by winner, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Night Affair (9-10) at Bath 5f flls hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Triple Dream 28-1 (9-11) Chased leader, ridden and chance just over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Efistorm (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Magical Speedfit (IRE) 10-3fav (9-1) Broke well, soon held up in touch, switched to race stand side over 3f out, driven and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead and overall leader over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Elhamri (9-9) by 2l, 9 ran.
Step It Up (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Led, driven and haeded over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 4l behind Love You Louis (9-11) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.