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12:30 Folkestone

Sue Waters 50th Birthday Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 40.50s
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Mon Villez (FR)

4/6

    2
    Silk -

    Idole First (IRE)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Gatejumper (IRE)

      33/1

        1
        Silk - Red, White disc, halved sleeves

        Idole First (IRE)

        51
        8/1
        • Form 13
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        raced wide, tracked leaders, tracked winner 3 out, mistake next, every chance when hit last, no extra flat

        2
        Silk - Light Green, Orange disc, sleeves and cap

        Back In The Game

        25
        100/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        behind, mistake 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 5th

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams

        Diamond Dazzler

        22
        100/1
        • Form 00-050
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        behind, ridden 6th, tailed when mistake 3 out and pulled up

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), Red sleeves, Yellow cap

        Fantastic Champion (IRE)

        10
        3/1
        • Form 022-424
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        never going well in rear, mistake 2nd, ridden 6th, soon beaten

        5
        Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap

        Gatejumper (IRE)

        281
        33/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        close up, mistake 1st and 6th, weakened before 2 out

        6
        Silk - Mauve, Grey chevrons, Mauve sleeves, Red cap

        Have-No-Doubt (IRE)

        632
        20/1
        • Form 44U12R/
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        led to 7th, weakened quickly next

        7
        Silk - Gold and White stripes, Cherry cap

        Hercules Morse (IRE)

        575
        33/1
        • Form RP64/2-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, mistake 2nd, ridden and beaten after 7th, tailed off when mistake 2 out

        8
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED diabolo, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN diamonds, WHITE cap, RED diamond

        Mon Villez (FR)

        190
        4/6
        • Form 13153-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, led narrowly 7th, drew clear with runner up after 2 out, ridden and joined last, stayed on flat

        9
        Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap

        Olimp (POL)

        50/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        jumped slowly 1st, in rear when unseated rider 3rd

        10
        Silk - Purple, Red chevrons, Purple sleeves, Red cap

        Teorban (POL)

        30
        20/1
        • Form 6-430
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent until driven and lost touch quickly after 5th, pulled up before next

        In depth

        Verdict

        Although he is in danger of becoming disappointing after finding a few too good in his recent outings, Fantastic Champion has some solid form to his name and is worth giving another chance to at this level. Mon Villez and Idole First are obvious dangers from top yards and also have to be considered if the prices are not too restricting. However, as neither are likely to develop into stable-stars, there may be better value to be had elsewhere. Teorban and Have No Doubt are opposable on what they have achieved in this sphere to date - so the search for a fair price brings us back to Fantastic Champion, who has fared well in the face of some stiff tests to date. Lucy Wadham does well with her small string of horses and her charge still has enough scope to strike a blow for the minnows here.