14:15 Musselburgh

Thursday 2 May 2019

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Boogie In The Morning Handicap

Off time: 14:19 | Winning time: 1m 55.0s

(7)

Lethal Guest¹¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 64

9/1

Eight-race maiden; lost his way for Mick Channon before joining this trainer for £8,000 in October 2018; 6lb lower than when last competing on turf.

Form: 52004-6

(1)

Truckingby¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 58

4/1

Six-race maiden; ran a reasonable race when finishing just under 4L fourth to Ignatius at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm) 12 days ago; possible that he'll appreciate dropping back in trip (half-brother to the 7f winner Portledge).

Form: 0-65464

(9)

Be Proud¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: R M Smith| OR: 55

14/1

11-race maiden; placed in a 7f Leicester seller (good to firm) for Richard Hannon in September 2018; below that form in two starts for R Mike Smith.

Form: 447387-

(5)

Three Castles⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 55

14/1

Half-brother to a couple of winners (7f-1m); has struggled to make a positive impression in three starts on the AW at Newcastle (1m-1m2f); handicap/turf debut.

Form: 836

(6)

Born Fighting¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: R Ffrench| T: Andrew Hughes| OR: 52

25/1

Started at big prices and has made minimal impression in Irish maidens (7f-1m2f); crosses the Irish Sea for handicap debut; carries the silks of Thistle Bloodstock Limited.

Form: 006

(8)

Jazz Hands¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 50

6/1

Eight-race maiden; twice placed, including when finishing 4½L third to Calling The Wind at Chelmsford (1m2f) in October 2018; isn't discounted in a weak race despite a more moderate seasonal reappearance.

Form: 64733-0

(3)

Royal Countess¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 50

80/1

Coach House filly; light on ability on the evidence of her three starts to date (7f-1m); handicapping offers a much more suitable direction of travel, albeit is still expected to struggle.

Form: 889-

(2)

Bellepower^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: B A Curtis| T: J Feane| OR: 49

11/10

Six-race maiden; unfortunate when forced to switch on delivering a challenge at Wolverhampton (7f) in January before a promising run at Cork (1m+) on seasonal return; non-runner at Naas on Monday.

Form: 0706-72

(4)

Arriba De Toda¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 45

22/1

Nine-race maiden; looks to be regressing judged upon his efforts in the early months of 2019; stable going well of late, but their representative is difficult to enthuse over in this contest.

Form: 5-28760

Forecasts

Bellepower (11/10), Truckingby (4/1), Jazz Hands (6/1), Lethal Guest (9/1), Three Castles (14/1), Be Proud (14/1), Arriba De Toda (22/1), Born Fighting (25/1), Royal Countess (80/1)

Very few enter the reckoning in a race which is effectively a low grade 3yo maiden masquerading as a handicap. The Irish-trained duo Born Fighting and Bellepower are worth monitoring for signs of market support, with the John James Feane-trained filly showing reasonably solid overall form in the context of this race. However, the tentative advice is to stick with the Mark Johnston-trained TRUCKINGBY who ran well over 1m2f at Nottingham recently and should appreciate dropping back in trip as a half-brother the capable 7f AW handicapper Portledge.