2016 Kerry National tips: Folsom Blue each-way value for Listowel feature

David Metcalf | September 12, 2016

2016 Kerry National tips: Folsom Blue each-way value

The Guinness Kerry National is the highlight of Listowel’s seven-day Harvest Festival Meeting, and Folsom Blue looks decent each-way value at the current *8/1 on offer with Coral in this year’s renewal of the 3m handicap chase on Wednesday, September 14th.

Trained by the popular Mouse Morris, the gelding has just one win to his name over fences and that came over 3m 4f at Punchestown on bottomless ground back in February 2014 where he beat Sole Witness by 3 1/2 lengths in a competitive 18-runner affair.

Although now on a long losing run, Folsom Blue has run some excellent races in defeat.

They include a 4 3/4 length third of 28 to Minella Foru at Leopardstown and a cracking six length fourth of 27 to stable companion Rogue Angel in this year’s Irish National at Fairyhouse.

The nine-year-old may well have finished much nearer in the latter but for a costly mistake six out and it was to his credit that he stuck to the task well to get so close.

Unlucky in Coral Scottish Grand National

Folsom Blue was also in the process of running a huge race in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr on his penultimate outing when brought down six from home.