Racecards
14:45 Folkestone
Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Heavy
- Form 23P-114
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Culloty
led and soon clear, 1 length ahead when blundered and fell 7th
- Form 5-214P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
close up, left in lead 9th, not fluent 13th, headed 15th, lost 2nd and weakened quickly 3 out
- Form P2/3PF-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer A Hales
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leader, left in lead 7th, unseated rider 9th
- Form 21-PU52
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
held up, headway to press leader from 12th, led 4 out, edged left under pressure flat, headed towards finish
- Form 041064
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey K Hadnett
held up in rear but well in touch, steady headway to track leaders from 12th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent next, ran on gamely under pressure to lead towards finish
Flora Muck
26- Form 6060-12
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
tracked leaders, left 2nd at 9th, blundered 13th, tailed off and no chance from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Not the strongest of races by any stretch of the imagination and Brownie Returns is handed the TEAMtalk vote. The Mouse Morris-trained gelding stays well and acts on the ground so, following a fair effort at Naas last month, shouldprove hard to beat. Favoured Option ran well when second over this trip at Huntingdon last time and is respected off the same mark. Bruthuinne now looks high enough in the weights after recent wins and would have been suited by better ground so the in-form Flora Muck, who makes her chasing debut, may prove a bigger danger.