Racecards
17:50 Folkestone
Ladbrokes Total Betting Service Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 324454
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey Kylie Manser
raced stands side, slowly into stride, in rear, not clear run 2f out, soon switched left, headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 544434
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey A Kirby
slowly into stride, raced stands side, held up in rear, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
- Form 463344
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey James Doyle
raced stands side, chased leaders over 4f
- Form 270-530
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G C H Chung
- Jockey Dean Williams
switched right to race far side, chased leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 523083
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Mrs A J Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey T Block
raced stands side, prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 756533
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey D Fentiman
switched right to race far side, led that pair over 4f
- Form 00-0807
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey L Morris
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 00-6739
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N De Souza
raced stands side, overall leader, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Be My Charm
17- Form 539-900
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Laura Reynolds
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Fun Time
22- Form 18-08
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey M Halford
raced stands side, held up in touch, effort when short of room over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
Globe
20- Form 805-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Liam Jones
raced stands side, always behind
- Form 6-33294
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey J P Featherstone
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
The short list contains Namu, Patavium Prince and Musical Script, with the vote going to Patavium Prince. Namu can be fancied if able to establish a lead, while Patavium Prince is running consistently and can be rated a little higher than his unlucky Newmarket run last time behind the progressive Bustin Justin. Overwing is dropping to a more-reasonable mark and tries six furlongs for the first time, while Discotheque was noted staying on last time but will this trip prove too sharp? The lightly raced Musical Script showed improvement at this trip last time and is not ruled out of a good run, and Thoughtsofstardom's wins so far have come in sellers. For us, most of the others still have something to prove which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Patavium Prince.
Formwatch
Namu 11-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Libor (9-4) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Pulled hard, raced wide in touch, effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bustin Justin (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Overwing (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Fantasy Explorer (8-11) at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Danish Blues (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Towards rear and keen, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Cindertrack (9-7) at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp (5) frm.
Musical Script (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ran on under pressure final furlong to press for 2nd near finish, not reach winner, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Linda Green (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Thoughtsofstardom 13-2 (8-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, chased leader inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, nk behind Desert Hunter (8-2) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
The Lady Caster 16-1 (8-5) Went right start, soon prominent, ridden halfway, no extra well inside final furlong, 9th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Safranine (8-5) at Warwick 5f fll hcp (5) gd.
Discotheque (USA) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Wheelavit (9-7) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp (6) gf.