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19:00 Folkestone

Stuart Adamson Memorial Open Hunters' Chase (Class H) (For The Royal Judgement Challenge Trophy) (Class H)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 20.00s
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Kingston-Banker

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Belvento (IRE)

    9/1

      1
      Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star

      Kingston-Banker

      22
      11/8
      • Form 12111-4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 12-8

      held up, headway to track leading when mistake 13th, driven after 3 out, led 2 out, driven right out, flat

      2
      Silk - Brown and Yellow check, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Ballinure Boy (IRE)

      39
      9/1
      • Form 1411/42-
      • Age 11
      • Weight 12-6

      in rear, headway 10th, weakened and pulled up before 14th

      3
      Silk - Brown and Yellow (halved), hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Belvento (IRE)

      32
      9/1
      • Form 4031U1-
      • Age 12
      • Weight 12-6

      close up, tracked leader 11th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, soon no chance with winner, finished tired

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoops, White sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Bush Hill Bandit (IRE)

      37
      16/1
      • Form 25P225-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 12-6

      in touch, ridden along from 8th outpaced 14th, not fluent next, kept on well flat, not reach leaders

      5
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow cross belts, Dark Green and Black hooped cap

      Little Farmer

      21
      7/4
      • Form 12321-4
      • Age 10
      • Weight 12-6

      led to 3 out, weakened under pressure before next

      6
      Silk - PINK, BLACK seams, armlets and cap

      Storm Castle (IRE)

      15
      22/1
      • Form 4321-U0
      • Age 12
      • Weight 12-6

      took keen hold, tracked leader to 11th, outpaced 15th, stayed on flat

      7
      Silk - Red, White stars, Red sleeves, Gold cap

      Dick McCarthy (IRE)

      16
      10/1
      • Form 12411-2
      • Age 12
      • Weight 12-3

      close up when blundered and unseated rider 9th

      In depth

      Verdict

      Kingston Banker can be another winner for the Alner stable, with Ballinure Boy, Bush Hill Bandit and Little Farmer looking the best of the opposition. A three-time Hunter Chase winner, the selection was pretty good under Rules too and is holding his form well. He hails from a good stable, has a very good amateur rider booked and looks set to make them all go. Ballinure Boy has disappointed when tried in hunter chases, but Belvento has achieved ratings of around the 90 mark in the same sphere, which is good enough to make him a challenger here. Bush Hill Bandit won a hunter chase at Fakenham last April, and a repeat of that type of effort would give him place prospects. The form of Little Farmer's third to Right To Reply at Newbury in March reads very well in the context of this race, so grant him all due respect, but Storm Castle probably is past his best and Dick McCarthy, whilst he has been in winning pointing form, looks to have a few pounds to find on the selection, which is, once again, Kingston Banker.