Racecards
18:40 Folkestone
Invicta Motors Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 04-9575
- Age 12
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Greg Fairley
dwelt and went right start, raced stand side, behind, ridden halfway, soon beaten
- Form 690-030
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey S Sanders
raced stand side, held up, never dangerous
- Form 989040
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Liam Jones
raced stand side, steadied start, held up, headway under pressure 2f out, never able to challenge
- Form 9-04657
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced stand side, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 56048-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey A Kirby
raced stand side, chased leaders, reminders halfway, effort over 2f out, stayed on well towards finish
Von Wessex
24- Form 28870-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey J Hamblett
raced stand side, tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 820654
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 54
raced stand side, chased leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well
- Form 665992
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Saleem Golam
raced stand side, always prominent, led 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 770546-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer J McAuley
- Jockey Paul Eddery
led stand side group and overall leader, headed over 2f out, soon faded
- Form 003839
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey Hadden Frost
steadied start, raced stand side, in touch, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
- Form 40-7300
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 45
led far side duo, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, no chance with stand side
- Form 7327-70
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer G C H Chung
- Jockey M Geran
chased leader in far side group, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
- Form 295051
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey T Quinn
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
In the seller, Ocean Gift is selected ahead of The Crooked Ring and Tipsy Lad. Ocean Gift has been running well enough from his current mark in non-sellers and a drop to this grade ought to see him in an even better light. As such, he gets the call. The Crooked Ring has a similar type of profile and can be fancied too. Burford Lass can't be ruled out if applying similar lines of reasoning. A replication of his Kempton short-head defeat of Bucharest last time would see Tipsy Lad fare well, although it is slightly surprising to see him dropped to this level. It is a shame to see Full Spate dropped to this grade but he has shown enough in his runs of late not to be ruled out in this company. Jalamid has become inconsistent but comes out well here based on official ratings and a repeat of his Brighton claiming effort in June would give him a good chance. Finally, Lizarazu has regressed of late but a drop to this level gives him some hope and Guadalpin might be revved up by first-time headgear but, for the selection, we will stick with Ocean Gift.
Formwatch
Full Spate 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, ridden, headway over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 17, 6l behind Mafaheem (9-4) at Bath 6f sll (6) gs in Jun.
Jalamid (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Led after 1f, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, 13th of 15, 29l behind Encores (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Lizarazu (GER) 9-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 15, 18l behind Blue Mistral (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Ocean Gift 11-2 (8-7) Always mid-division, 7th of 12, 8l behind China Cherub (8-10) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
The Crooked Ring 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 12, 9l behind Wodhill Schnaps (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Burford Lass (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, pulled hard, raced wide, soon mid-division, improved 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching final furlong, no extra inside final, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dansil In Distress (9-9) at Ling.
Calloff The Search 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, effort and headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Ceredig (8-8) at Lingfield 7f sll hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Tipsy Lad 33-1 (8-12) In rear, headway 2f out, plenty to do over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead post, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Bucharest (9-10) by a shd, 12 ran.