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14:20 Folkestone

Sandgate Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.31s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hard To Catch (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Double M

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Law Maker

      12/1

        1(12)
        Silk - Mauve, large purple spots

        Hard To Catch (IRE)

        10 b
        8/1
        • Form 455001
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        raced far side, slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong

        2(3)
        Silk - Dark Green, Pink epaulets, armlets and cap

        Beauvrai

        16
        6/1
        • Form 00-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong

        3(4)
        Silk - Light Blue, Yellow chevron, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

        Among Friends (IRE)

        24 b
        16/1
        • Form 0/036-60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        raced stands side, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

        4(5)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Pulse

        18
        9/2
        • Form 002366
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, kept on

        5(6)
        Silk - Yellow, large Royal Blue spots, halved sleeves

        Playtime Blue

        16
        13/2
        • Form 214306
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        raced stands side, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened

        6(1)
        Silk - Pink, Black spots on sleeves, Black cap

        Naughty Girl (IRE)

        21 b
        50/1
        • Form 0-00000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        raced stands side, slowly into stride, soon outpaced, always behind

        7(11)
        Silk - RED and WHITE diabolo, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN diamonds, RED cap

        Tomthevic

        16
        20/1
        • Form 50220-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        raced far side, prominent to halfway

        9(7)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves and cap

        Loch Inch

        10 b
        20/1
        • Form 1000-00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-6

        raced stands side, prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        10(8)
        Silk - Red, Black epaulets, Red sleeves, Grey armlets, White cap

        Double M

        12 v
        6/1
        • Form 106553
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-6

        raced far side, slowly into stride, held up, driven to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

        11(13)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

        Indian Bazaar (IRE)

        18
        20/1
        • Form 03145-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-3

        raced far side, prominent, weakening when hampered over 1f out

        12(9)
        Silk - Orange, large Black spots

        Inching

        9
        8/1
        • Form 400002
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-0

        raced far side, led, headed over 1f out, weakened

        13(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, striped cap

        Law Maker

        2 v
        12/1
        • Form 042304
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        raced far side, prominent, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        8(2)
        NR

        Redwood Star

        9 e
        • Form 1030-40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Hard To Catch can defy topweight at the expense of Double M and Inching in the opening race on the card. Hard To Catch lines up as the only recent winner in the line-up, having scored at Brighton despite being slowly away. He goes on the ground and despite being upped in the weights, is still not badly treated, as he was due to go down 3lb after that latest victory. The draw is always important at Folkestone as well, as many races are won on the far rail. With that in mind, Hard To Catch has a great position in stall 12. Inching improved markedly when beaten in a photo by Lady Protector at Lingfield last time and is also well drawn. She might just need six furlongs to be seen to best effect though. Double M goes on fast ground and is a consistent sort who is also well housed, but his best form of late has been on the all-weather, and for the winner we return to Hard To Catch.