Racecards
13:10 Folkestone
Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Good (Hurdles, Soft, Good to soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
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360- Form PP1/5-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey J Mogford
always behind, tailed off when mistake 13th
Backpacker (IRE)
1328- Form F1355/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey C M Studd
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, soon weakened
Concert Pianist
235- Form 9F32FP-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey B J Crowley
held up, blundered and unseated rider 8th
Good Sort (IRE)
198- Form P5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
Kellys Fable
12- Form P5-5083
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Young
mid-division, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up before last
- Form 1/267-PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C P Morlock
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 217FP-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, jumped slowly, headway 15th, soon chasing leaders, led 2 out, ran on well
- Form 131-13P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in touch, lost place approaching 9th
- Form 3/3183-4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, headway 8th, soon tracking leaders, hit 10th, weakened 3 out
- Form 00P352/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Levins
led until 2nd, remained prominent, weakening when mistake 11th
- Form 78452-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up, headway 10th, soon chasing leaders, weakened 3 out
- Form UR1/FP6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey B Hitchcott
held up, never dangerous
- Form 11-F033
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
held up, headway 8th, chased leaders 2 out, blundered last, stayed on to take 2nd, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
Quite a competitive novice chase and we will give a tentative vote to Lord Olympia, Vesuve and Murphy's Quest are the likely dangers. Venetia Williams has her horses in red hot form and Lord Olympia showed enough on his seasonal debut to suggest he can land a race of this nature. He finished second to the Philip Hobbs trained Zabenz and with plenty of improvement expected he should go one better today. The ex-Freanch trained Vesuve has contested some very good hurdle and chase events in the past. He has possibly regressed but if he retains half of his old ability he will be a threat to all. Murphy's Quest looked in need of his recent outing behind Billyvodan and we could see a much improved performance this afternoon. The best of the rest could be Concert Pianist, but our idea of the winner is Lord Olympia.
Formwatch
Backpacker (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, made most to 4th, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 11, well behind Forto (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hdl (E) gf in Apr '02.
Concert Pianist 16-1 (11-11) Chased leaders until weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Commercial Flyer (11-11) at Perth 3m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gs in Apr, 11 ran.
Lin d'Estruval (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Behind from 4th, hit next, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Bob The Builder (11-2) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (E) gd, 8 ran.
Lord Olympia (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Tracked winner throughout, mistake 10th, hit 16th, weakened 2 out, 2nd of 8, 29l behind Zabenz (11-0) at Hereford 3m 1f beg chs (E) gd in Nov.
Murphy's Quest 18-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 9th, weakened next, tailed off, 4th of 11, well behind Billyvoddan (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (C) gd in Nov.
Roman Court (IRE) 10-3fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, led 9th, headed approaching 11th, led again 13th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 23l behind King of Gothland (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (D) gd in Nov.
Vesuve (FR) (10-12) In touch until bad mistake 2 out, 3rd of 12, 16l behind Kario De Sormain (9-13) at Auteuil 2m 4f hdl in Nov.
The Muratti 25-1 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Good Samaritan (10-11) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hdl (D) gs in Oct, 15 ran.