17:35 Musselburgh

Wednesday 3 July 2019

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ROA: A Voice For Racehorse Owners Handicap

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 2m 42.77s

(10)

Spark Of War^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 56

5/1

Still quite lightly raced after just the eight starts but hard to recommend after being safely held on each of his last three runs. Claims if recapturing the form which enabled him to finish fourth at this track in May.

Form: 6/9-4008

(6)

Kaizer^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: A C Whillans| OR: 56

14/1

Makes handicap debut after failing to land a serious blow in maiden/novice company. Could well improve upon recent showings off a fair enough mark and is foolish to dismiss, especially if betting is to speak in his favour.

Form: 777

(2)

Pammi^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Gormley| T: J S Goldie| OR: 53| D

6/1

Close second over C&D in April when just denied by a half-length. Not so good in five starts since then when only managing to finish in midfield in each of them. Definitely capable of stepping up on those efforts to go close in this contest though.

Form: 268456

(5)

Sosian^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 49

7/2

In the form of her life at present and only found the progressive Hillgrove Angel too good when runner-up a Hamilton (1m3f; good) last month. Broke maiden duck at Redcar (1m2f; good to firm) prior to that and could resume her progress.

Form: 534012

(11)

Kodi Koh⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: S G West| OR: 48

3/1

In good form lately and not disgraced when fifth in a 16-runner affair at Leicester (1m4f; good). Does seem to prefer the AW but in a race where plenty can be ruled out with confidence, she is certainly not one of those.

Form: 994125

(1)

Hayward Field^e/s⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: N Wilson| OR: 46| D

7/1

Dropped into a seller last time and finished third at Wolverhampton (1m4f; standard). Would need to step up a fair bit on the bare form of that run. Effort before that when fifth in a Class 6 at Redcar (1m2f; good to firm) was not devoid of promise.

Form: 750-453

(4)

Strategic^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Richardson| T: E J Alston| OR: 46

16/1

15-race maiden who has been desperately struggling for form recently and is generally regressive. Impossible to fancy off lowly mark and others are readily preferred.

Form: 2770-97

(7)

Melabi²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 46| D

12/1

Decent effort when fifth at Newcastle (1m4f; standard) on seasonal/stable debut. Dropped 2lb since then and with improvement expected from that run, he is a very interesting contender.

Form: 54760-5

(3)

Fillydelphia^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 45| D

33/1

Needs to step up considerably on the bare form of her third at Catterick (1m4f; soft) in a lower grade contest than this last time. Struggling for form before that and others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 70-5803

(8)

Enemy Of The State^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: R Ffrench| T: J Ward| OR: 45

14/1

Went close over C&D on final start of 2018. Recent efforts leave quite a lot to be desired though and a major revival is required after he was tailed off at Ayr (1m7f; good) last time.

Form: 2-89800

Non-Runners

(12)

Millie The Minx²²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: J P Sullivan

(9)

Phebes Dream¹⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: C Lee

Forecasts

Kodi Koh (3/1), Millie The Minx (3/1), Sosian (7/2), Spark Of War (5/1), Pammi (6/1), Hayward Field (7/1), Phebes Dream (7/1), Melabi (12/1), Enemy Of The State (14/1), Kaizer (14/1), Strategic (16/1), Fillydelphia (33/1)

A tricky looking contest to end proceedings with Melabi and Millie The Minx both very interesting contenders off the back of their most recent efforts. The former s narrowly preferred out of those two after only being narrowly denied at Carlisle last time, and if she is able to progress from that seasonal reappearance effort she would go close here. However, the in-form pairing of SOSIAN and Kodi Koh can battle this one out, with the Richard Fahey-trained runner given the necessary vote of confidence after notching an elusive first career success two starts back before bumping into the upwardly mobile Hillgrove Angel at Hamilton last time.