17:15 Musselburgh

Tuesday 2 April 2019

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Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 58.85s

(9)

Our Place In Loule^b¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: N Wilson| OR: 65| CD

5/1

Musselburgh form figures read (1,3,2,1,1), so clearly a force to be reckoned with over C&D; 4lb higher than for the second of those back-to-back wins in September 2018.

Form: 443711-

(5)

Economic Crisis¹⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 64| CD

25/1

A standing dish on the Scottish circuit for many a year now, and a regular winner in her prime over this particular C&D; finished fifth to Jacob's Pillow in this race in 2018, and now rated 6lb lower.

Form: 596666-

(2)

Lord Of The Glen^v⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| D

11/2

Remains a maiden on turf (0-11) and hasn't quite been in the same form on the AW this winter as was the case in the 2017/18 winter campaign; 9lb lower than when finishing 2¾L third to Manshood at Newcastle (5f) in November.

Form: 35-8755

(1)

Gamesome³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63

2/1

Very difficult to win with (1-46); has promised to come good, without fully delivering the goods on plenty of occasions in the past; the ability lurks somewhere within, and there's no denying that he's very well handicapped off a mark of 63.

Form: 344-860

(6)

Vallarta¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 61

9/2

Better on turf (8-69) than on the AW (1-15); handles both a sound and soft surface on grass; competes off the same mark as when making all to beat Royal Connoisseur by ¾L in a veterans' handicap at Ayr (6f, soft) in October.

Form: 4510-45

(3)

Jessie Allan²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Corey Madden⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 58

40/1

Took an eternity to break her duck on turf, but is a grand little mare who tries really hard, and is now a three-time winner over 6f; should benefit from a recent run, albeit others are preferred; stablemate of Lord Of The Glen.

Form: 35688-0

(4)

Astraea^b1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58| D

9/2

5lb higher than when making all to beat Another Angel by a comfortable 3½L at Newcastle in December; poor since (has dwelt), so connections turn to the newly applied blinkers seeking a revival.

Form: 771-670

(7)

Camanche Grey⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Victor Santos⁽⁷⁾| T: L Egerton| OR: 50| D

40/1

Has toiled on the AW since finishing a close-up third to Gilmer at Redcar (6f, soft) in October; the percentage call is to oppose.

Form: 009-800

(8)

Foxy Boy^b⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Rachel Richardson| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 50| D

7/1

Pushed out to take a basement grade (Class 7) 5f handicap at Wolverhampton in January; not so effective since, and hasn't won on turf since his days with Michael Dods (July 2017); remains very competitively handicapped on his peak form.

Form: 50-9140

Forecasts

Gamesome (2/1), Astraea (9/2), Vallarta (9/2), Our Place In Loule (5/1), Lord Of The Glen (11/2), Foxy Boy (7/1), Economic Crisis (25/1), Jessie Allan (40/1), Camanche Grey (40/1)

Our Place in Loule is a standing dish here at Musselburgh, and another course specialist the veteran Economic Crisis is also worthy of consideration. However, we'll opt for the brave (and possibly the foolish) option with the devilishly difficult to win with GAMESOME. In many respects a win record of 1-46 speaks volumes, but this frustrating 8yo also clearly has a fair bit of ability within, and the hope is that the vastly experienced Paul Mulrennan can find the required gaps latest of all in a race which is certain to be run at a frenetic early pace.