16:40 Musselburgh

Friday 4 May 2018

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Weatherbys Racing Bank Goliath Cup Handicap

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 1m 51.75s

(8)

Trading Point⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78

1/1

Easy winner on debut for this yard last week and remains 3lb "well-in" despite his penalty. Looks hard to oppose and hopefully his problems are behind him.

Form: 21/80-1

(2)

Royal Regent²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 82| D

11/1

Consistent sort who goes well fresh. On a good mark, but rain would help his cause and he underperformed on his only start here.

Form: 333236-

(4)

Mooltazem¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 80

11/1

Never involved on his stable debut two weeks ago. His second to Salt Whistle Bay is a creditable effort if he can reproduce it.

Form: 6132-0

(9)

Helovaplan²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 80

14/1

Came to hand early last season before being hindered by slower ground. Still 6lb above his last winning mark and he needed his first run of 2017.

Form: 511446-

(3)

Gworn²¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Nathan Evans| T: R M Smith| OR: 78| D

20/1

Ayr specialist who won three races there in 2017 over 1m2f including two in May. Down to his last winning mark, but he has been unplaced on two previous visits here and the trip may be on the sharp side.

Form: 623407-

(5)

Ce La Vie^v1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 75

20/1

Contested the 1000 Guineas 12 months ago and has not made much progress since. Handicap mark is slipping and headgear fitted so worth a check in the market for a yard that like to get winners here.

Form: 70458-4

(10)

Forever A Lady²⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 70

25/1

Track regular who is yet to win here. Has done all her winning at 7f and she remains above last May's winning mark.

Form: 544437-

(7)

Chinese Spirit¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: R M Smith| OR: 70| D

14/1

Both career successes have come with cut at Ayr (7f and 1m1f). Finished last on most recent start and needs to prove himself from this kind of mark.

Form: 014710-

(1)

Mont Royal³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 67

28/1

Has proved disappointing since last summer's success off 1lb higher. Hard to fancy on recent performances, but worth checking the market to see if there are reasons to suspect he might bounce back.

Form: 41060-8

(6)

Al Ozzdi^h1,t²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: P Hanagan| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 74

9/2

Mixed signals from the form of his Brighton success and the horse he beat that day comfortably turned the tables a month later. Has been gelded since and a hood is tried this time by a trainer making a rare visit.

Form: 0145-

Forecasts

Trading Point (1/1), Al Ozzdi (9/2), Mooltazem (11/1), Royal Regent (11/1), Helovaplan (14/1), Chinese Spirit (14/1), Gworn (20/1), Ce La Vie (20/1), Forever A Lady (25/1), Mont Royal (28/1)

TRADING POINT hacked up last week on his fifth career start and first for this trainer. He remains on the right side of the handicapper despite a 6lb penalty as he is due to race off 3lb higher next week. Al Ozzdi is an interesting runner as Simon Crisford rarely ventures up here and Mooltazem has claims on last year's form for John Gosden. His debut for this yard was well below that standard but he would be dangerous if anywhere near his best., whilst support for Mont Royal and Ce La Vie would be noteworthy.