Racecards
13:25 Folkestone
Stone Street Novices' Chase (Class D)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Heavy
- Form U106-1F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
led to 6th, led again 10th, jumped left 13th, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no chance with winner flat
- Form 21122F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, led 6th to 10th, not fluent 14th, soon outpaced
- Form 1111/11-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leaders, went 2nd 14th, not fluent 2 out, soon led, easily
Tosti (FR)
10- Form 1/P-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
not jumped well, always in rear, mistake and outpaced from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
A winner of 11 races over hurdles and fences in France, Le Sauvignon has his first start in Britain for trainer Paul Nicholls and, if fit enough after an absence of 549 days, he should be good enough to beat his three rivals. The eight-year-old has to be the TEAMtalk selection. Course and distance winner Magic Of Sydney, a faller at Wincanton recently, will have his supporters back at Folkestone, while Brockton Mist and Tosti, another French import, are both capable of better than they have shown of late. However, if the Nicholls horse runs up to his best, he should win.