Racecards
14:00 Folkestone
Barry Dennis On The Phone 0800 124 4321 Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £2,800 added
- Winner: £1,916
- 2nd: £559
- 3rd: £279
- Form 652-4F3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
tracked leaders on inside, mistake 7th, not fluent and dropped to rear of main group next, ridden and well outpaced before 10th, went poor 4th before last, tailed off
- Form 321P3P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
led, clear 11th, mistake next, ridden before 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
- Form 0P/4-501
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
mistake 1st, jumped slowly next, tailed off throughout
- Form 000P6-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey D C Costello
tended to jump left, pulled hard, held up in rear of main group, pulled way up to join leaders when went left and mistake 10th, stayed in 3rd, hit 11th, blundered next, soon left behind, tailed off
Hunt Ball (IRE)
229- Form U1P344-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, closed to lead last, stayed on well, driven out
In depth
Verdict
Alldunnandusted has had nine starts over fences without success and arrives out of form, along with Douglas, whose recent efforts have been woeful. Free Speech gets blinkers and the attentions of Tony McCoy for his first start since August last year, so a big run from him would be no surprise, while Maderson Blue makes his chasing debut on the back of a hurdles win at Ludlow and he can figure. Hunt Ball is harder to fancy, but BEAU COLONEL was always going to be better over fences and he gets the nod after jumping well to finish a creditable third on his chasing debut at Towcester last time.
Formwatch
Douglas 50-1 (11-7) In touch, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Tarvini (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Alldunnandusted (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, misake 6th, blundered 12th, mistake next, soon weakened, moderate 3rd, 3rd of 6, 36l behind Sadler's Star (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gd in Oct.
Free Speech 5-1 (12-0) (tt) trckd ldrs til wknd 15; to & pu last, in a race won by Bavard Court (11-7) at Fakenham 3m ptp gf in Apr, 8 ran.
Maderson Blue (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, challenged when mistake last, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well, won at Ludlow 2m 5f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd beating Roxane Bruere (10-1) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Beau Colonel (FR) 9-2 (10-7) Held up, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching next, no impression 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Noble Witness (11-9) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd.
Hunt Ball (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) With winner, led 11th, headed when stumbled 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, well behind Balthazar King (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov chs (2) gd in Apr.