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17:45 Folkestone

Gerry Cotter Memorial Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.66s
  • Off Time: 17:45:37
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tayman (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Icannshift (IRE)

    5/1

      2(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, checked sleeves, quartered cap

      Zorn (GER)

      17
      33/1
      • Form 11770/0
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 63

      slowly away, always behind

      3(8)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Red diabolo, Red sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Bowled Out (GER)

      4
      6/4
      • Form 742302
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 64

      held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace

      4(7)
      Silk - Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap

      Tayman (IRE)

      24 BF
      11/4
      • Form 49-6730
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 62

      held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead post

      5(1)
      Silk - ETON BLUE

      Gouranga

      17
      13/2
      • Form 3-347
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened final furlong

      7(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Pink hoop, sleeves and cap

      Icannshift (IRE)

      36 CDD
      5/1
      • Form 371245
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 50

      led, pushed along over 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, headed and no extra post

      8(9)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

      Arsad (IRE)

      47
      12/1
      • Form 0-99178
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 57

      tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      9(4)
      Silk - LIGHT GREEN, BLACK and LIGHT GREEN striped sleeves, LIGHT GREEN cap, BLACK spots

      Sunley Song

      11
      25/1
      • Form 088
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-13
      • Official Rating 46

      held up, never dangerous

      1(5)
      NR

      Hatch A Plan (IRE)

      2 D
      • Form 282414
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 68

      Nonrunner

      6(6)
      NR

      Mustang Ali (IRE)

      41 DC
      • Form 3-72051
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 56

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      From a short list containing Hatch A Plan, Bowled Out and possibly Icannshift, for this race, we will side with Hatch A Plan. Hatch A Plan got back to winning ways at Windsor last time and, still quite well weighted based on the best of his 2004 form, cannot be ruled out of another good run today. Bowled Out is three pounds below a winning mark from last September and was only just denied from this mark over ten furlongs at Newmarket last time so rates a danger to all, while much as Tayman disappointed at Newmarket last time, his run before that behind Gringo suggested that this lightly-raced gelding is no forlorn hope here. Gouranga did not run too badly on her handicap debut at Newbury last time and could improve again. Mustang Ali got back to winning ways at this track last time, but now has a career-high Turf winning mark to defy if going to score, while course and distance Icannshift cannot be ruled out as he wins in his turn and is racing from a winning mark today. With the others having a bit to prove, we feel, we return to the selection, which is Hatch A Plan.