Racecards
14:30 Folkestone
Eastwell Manor Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft (Hurdles Course, Chase Good, Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Form 0-91060
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
tracked leader, ridden 9th, lost place, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out to take 3rd flat
- Form 11-PU37
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, headway to track leading pair 12th, ridden and weakened last
- Form 58-8P44
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey P Hide
led and keen, mistake 3rd, clear 5th, hit 6th, headed 10th, mistake 2 out and weakened
- Form 62-1544
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
held up, pecked 6th, ridden 3 out, no impression
- Form 21313-U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
tracked leader, not fluent 8th, led 10th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened
- Form 1-20022
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, not fluent 6th, closer order next, joined leader 2 out, led and soon clear approaching last comfortably
In depth
Verdict
The finish of this race should only involve Polinamix and Treasury Counsel with the latter taken to take the money home. Safari Adventures may just about prove best of the rest but he has plenty to find with the leading protagonists. Polinamix has run two sound races over fences, playing the bridesmaid to runners from the Nicholls yard on both occasions. The form of his defeat to Noland was given a boost when the third ran well at Exeter on Sunday but Rustarix was no match for the Henderson trained Classic Fiddle which should give the Lambourn trainer a line on Polinamix. Treasury Counsel got no further than the second on his chase debut at Kempton in what looked like a decent race. He was progressive over hurdles and should make his mark over fences in due course. It's hard to be confident given his early blunder and subsequent absence but his yard continues in good form and Treasury Counsel can get it right this time.
Formwatch
El Batal (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Always towards rear, 13th of 16, well behind Katess (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Knock Boy (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, reminders 7th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Classic Fiddle (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chs (4) sft in Jan.
Safari Adventures (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leader until weakened 3 out, 4th of 8, 30l behind Sole Agent (11-4) at Folkestone 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Silver Serg 20-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden 14th, one pace from 4 out, 4th of 6, 19l behind O'maley (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (3) gd in Jan.
Treasury Counsel (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Blundered and unseated rider at the 3rd in race won by Trigger The Light (11-2) at Kempton 3m beg chs (4) gs in Nov, 7 ran.
Polinamix (FR) 11-1 (10-11) In touch, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Noland (11-0) at Folkestone 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Jan.