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17:10 Folkestone
Click On Howletts.net Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 149y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 06/35-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten
- Form 0-40251
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, good headway on outer 3f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd near finish
- Form 06106-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B Hanbury
- Jockey P Robinson
in touch until weakened 3f out
- Form 330124
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer W O'Gorman
- Jockey Ted Durcan
close up, chased winner 3f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, soon beaten
- Form 0014-20
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
tracked leaders until weakened over 3f out
- Form 0/0050-6
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
dwelt, held up in rear, shaken up and kept on steadily final 2f, never able to challenge
- Form 600-330
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey L Dettori
led after 1f and set fast pace, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
- Form 400000
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, effort on outer and run on final furlong, took 2nd near finish
- Form 600-006
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression leaders final 2f
- Form 024010
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey S W Kelly
in touch, until pulled up 6f out and dismounted (lame)
Royal Racer (FR)
182- Form 60350/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and pressed inside final furlong, held on
In depth
Verdict
A lot of these have questions to answer but we will take a chance on To Wit To Woo, with Jack Of Trumps and Galloway Mac both capable of taking a hand in the finish. To Wit To Woo was second to Intricate Web in a decent handicap at Wolverhampton in January before inexplicably running abysmally next time at the same track, if he is on a going day he has every chance of landing this prize. Jack Of Trumps landed his maiden at Lingfield in January before being outclassed in a tough handicap at the same track, this is more his level and he looks set to make a bold bid. Galloway Mac ran consistently well on the all-weather over the winter and returned to the turf with an excellent fourth behind Miss Pebbles here last week. That was a classified event but he does look fairly treated for his first venture into handicaps. Blazing The Trail, a recent winner at Lingfield and Lara Falana, the mount of Richard Quinn, also catch the eye, but in what is a very tricky finale Too Wit To Woo just gets the vote.