Racecards
15:20 Folkestone
Helen Santer 12th Birthday Classified Stakes (Class E) (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 000006
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in last pair, good headway to track leader 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon clear easily
- Form 101340
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey A McCarthy
chased leaders on outer, pushed along 3f out and soon weakened
- Form 055000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Bridger
- Jockey T P Queally
held up, effort 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 200005
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in last pair, effort over 1f out, soon won pace and no impression final furlong
- Form 245312
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey Lisa Jones
soon led, headed well over 1f out and weakened quickly
- Form 610656
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey R Mullen
pulled hard, and restrained behind leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Iphigenia showed that she handles plenty of cut in the ground when chasing home Pertemps Magus at Catterick last week and is taken to go one better here at the main expense of Azreme and Arctic Desert. The last mentioned has been dropping in the weights all season but may need some more help and a bigger threat may come from Azreme, who ran up to his best when second to King's Caprice at Kempton on Wednesday. George Margarson's Nearly A Fool, a winner on Southwell's turf course in April has failed to sparkle in three starts since then but cannot be dismissed lightly. Yarmouth maiden winner Go Yellow probably needs to improve to win this and of more interest is Michael Bell's Generous Gesture but Iphigenia holds solid claims and gets the vote.