Racecards
12:25 Folkestone
Shell Club Corringham Maiden Hurdle (Class F)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Form 0-000
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
close up to 6th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up approaching last
- Form 260-52
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Lidderdale
- Jockey J Culloty
led and not fluent 4th, ridden after 2 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last
- Form 00-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey A Thornton
chased leader to 3 out, ridden and weakened after next, no chance when mistake last
- Form 304
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Grissell
- Jockey J Goldstein
chased leaders to 8th, soon behind
- Form 60
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
in touch until ridden and weakened after 4 out, no chance when jumped badly right last
- Form 2U11-F2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
patiently ridden, not fluent 2nd, headway 3 out, led on bit approaching last, stayed on well flat
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
not jumped well, held up, ridden 6th, mistake next and weakened, no chance when pulled up before last
- Form 0-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
took keen hold in rear, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before last
- Form 210606-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway 3 out, ridden to lead briefly approaching last, no chance with winner
- Form 0/011-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Portman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up in touch, mistake 7th, shaken up and kept on from 2 out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
After a career best second to the Paul Nicholls-trained Silver Birch at Chepstow last time, Bob Ar Aghaidh is bound to be a popular choice with many for the opened on the Folkestone card. However, the winning trainer there has a line to Alistair Lidderdale's horse with Maybe The Business he gets the TEAMtalk vote. Twice a winner in bumper company, the son of Karinga Bay stepped up on his debut effort when chasing home Always Rainbows (unlucky when falling last flight on Saturday) at Wetherby last month and a reproduction of that form should be good enough. Of the others, Nurzyk, another Polish import from the in-form Tom George stable makes most appeal and could go well at a nice price, while Roky Star and Tristan Ludlow have both shown signs of ability.