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15:15 Folkestone

Daily Mail Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.30s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ritual

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Ivanoph (FR)

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Flinders Chase

      11/4

        1
        Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves

        Ivanoph (FR)

        228
        2/1
        • Form 132F3P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        led and raced keen, driven between last two, headed and no extra final 50 yards

        2
        Silk - RED, BLACK sash, RED and YELLOW hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Friedhelmo (GER)

        37
        20/1
        • Form 031/0-00
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3

        held up in rear, blundered 4 out, stayed on from next, not pace to challenge

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Flinders Chase

        14
        11/4
        • Form 41/3U-3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-11

        prominent until ridden and lost place from 5th, stayed on again from 2 out, never dangerous

        4
        Silk - Red, Yellow cross belts, striped sleeves and spots on cap

        Ritual

        294
        11/2
        • Form 05/21F2-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-9

        in touch, headway 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged next, driven and stayed on to lead final 50 yards

        5
        Silk - Orange and black diabolo, orange cap

        The Staggery Boy (IRE)

        13
        7/1
        • Form P443-42
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-4

        tracked leader, blundered 4 out, weakened after next

        6
        Silk - GREY, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, quartered cap

        Arctic Spirit

        127
        14/1
        • Form F561-2P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        chased leader to 4 out, weakened quickly

        7
        Silk - Orange and Purple stripes, Orange sleeves

        The Leader

        248
        14/1
        • Form 441200-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-3

        held up and well in rear from 3 out, tailed off

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

        Inaki (FR)

        14
        12/1
        • Form 43444-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0

        in touch until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

        9
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

        Ma Barnicle (IRE)

        168
        50/1
        • Form P/4-0562
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent until ridden and lost place 6th, tailed off when blundered 2 out, soon pulled up

        In depth

        Verdict

        With both Inaki and Ma Barnicle racing from out of the weights proper, and the large majority of the field seemingly only moderate, this may not be as competitive a contest as it appears at first glance. It may pay to concentrate on the three at the top of the handicap, all of who are open to further improvement over fences. Topweight Ivanoph represents the in form yard of Paul Nicholls. The French-bred has yet to reproduce his best hurdles form over the larger obstacles and remains well treated as a result. However, the six-year-old has become expensive to follow and, until there are definite signs that his jumping has improved, he is probably bets watched. The Venetia Williams-trained Friedhelmo makes his debut over fences and seems on fair mark judged by his best hurdles form. The son of Dashing Blade has to be respected for his shrewd handler but the TEAMtalk vote goes to Charlie Mann's Flinders Chase. Far from disgraced behind Joyeaux Royal at Plumpton on his reappearance earlier this month, the son of Terimon is entitled to improve for the run and, with the benefit of chasing experience and the run behind him, the seven-year-old gets the nod.