16:35 Musselburgh

Wednesday 26 August 2020

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Racing Welfare For All Of Racing's People Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 42.50s

(3)

Nakeeta^h²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 70

11/4

2017 Ebor winner on a long losing run but hinted at a revival at Ripon last time and takes a further drop in grade here.

Form: 09-7475

(6)

Wadacre Galoubet⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 69| D

15/2

Showed a good attitude to double his tally at Beverley in June. Did too much too soon in similar event there last week, so could bounce back to form.

Form: 015-418

(2)

Maulesden May⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68| C

20/1

Course winner. 14/1, good third of 8 in handicap at this course (12.5f, good) 57 days ago. Back up in trip. Engaged 2.55 Catterick Tuesday.

Form: 65687-3

(4)

Karasheni¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 68

40/1

Third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f, 33/1), better placed than most but carrying head awkwardly. Off 6 months.

Form: 03478-3

(11)

Auxiliary^p⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 65

33/1

Went backwards from reappearance when eighth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, soft, 25/1) 54 days ago. Now 2 lb below his last winning mark but needs to prove his stamina over this longer trip.

Form: 7639-98

(1)

Arthurs Secret³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: A M Thomson| OR: 65| C| D

22/1

Ran below form in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cartmel (22.1f, good) 31 days ago, but returns to this code on a competitive mark, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 74312/5-

(10)

Globetrotter^p⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: Julia Brooke| OR: 62| D

17/2

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (13.1f, good to firm, 6/1) 43 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 007/544

(13)

Three Castles²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 62

15/2

Good second of 7 in handicap (12/1) at this course (13f, good to soft) 27 days ago, racing closer to the pace than usual. Up in trip.

Form: 673-542

(12)

Sea Art^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 60

11/2

3/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 361-726

(14)

Kaizer¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: P Hanagan| T: A C Whillans| OR: 59| BF| C| D

3/1

Course winner who proved a disappointment back in this code when 11¼ lengths twelfth of 14 to Nearly There in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f, 3/1) in March. Off 169 days. Work to do.

Form: 35416-0

Non-Runners

(8)

Stormin Norman⁵⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: G Lee

(9)

Shine Baby Shine¹⁶⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: K Stott

(5)

An Fear Ciuin²⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 9

T: R M Smith J: Megan Nicholls

(7)

Nearly There³⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 7

T: W Storey J: Andrew Breslin

Forecasts

Nakeeta (11/4), Kaizer (3/1), Stormin Norman (7/2), Sea Art (11/2), Three Castles (15/2), Wadacre Galoubet (15/2), Nearly There (8/1), Globetrotter (17/2), Maulesden May (20/1), Arthurs Secret (22/1), Shine Baby Shine (25/1), An Fear Ciuin (25/1), Auxiliary (33/1), Karasheni (40/1)

NAKEETA is a risky proposition but he hinted at a revival at Ripon earlier in the month and takes a further drop in grade here, so could be worth chancing. Stormin Norman has relished the step up to staying trips and should remain competitive following a 2 lb rise for his win over C&D in July. Arthurs Secret returns to this code on a competitive mark so shouldn’t be overlooked, either.