| Course: FOLKESTONE | Race date:02/01/06 | Race time:1:10 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:3m1f | Going:Soft | Winners time:6m 42.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concert Pianist | Philip Hide | P Winkworth | 11-5 | 11 | 113 | 108 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Stavordale Lad | Sam Thomas | P F Nicholls | 11-5 | 8 | 105 | 110 | 7/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 8 | |
| Backpacker | C M Studd | B G Powell | 10-12 | 9 | 102 | 104 | 15/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 6 | |
| Just A Splash | Andrew Tinkler | N J Gifford | 11-5 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | dist | |
| Saddlers Cloth | J A McCarthy | J A Geake | 10-12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| True Lover | Richard Young | J W Mullins | 11-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Burnt Out | J M Davies | B G Powell | 10-12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | UR |
It's five years now since Concert Pianist was in his prime over hurdles, and he is not that big, hence his connections' decision to keep him to the smaller tracks over fences. However, he loves this ground and cruised up to Stavordale Lad at the second-last before winning easily. It was the first time Philip Hide has been on board.
Backpacker was almost upsides Stavordale Lad when he blundered badly and was stopped in his tracks at the fence at which his stablemate Burnt Out departed.
It was a poor novice that Just A Splash won over hurdles at Plumpton, and he failed to show any promise here on his chasing debut, always in rear and virtually pulled up on the run-in.
*The vet reported that Just A Splash had been struck into.
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