15:30 Musselburgh

Monday 12 October 2020

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Explore Significant Castles And Heritage Sites Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 3.86s

(4)

Glory Fighter¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 81| D

12/1

Latest win at Chester in August. 20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good) 16 days ago, lost all chance at start.

Form: 411970

(8)

Duke Of Firenze³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 77| D

13/2

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, fifth of 20 in handicap at York (5f, soft) 3 days ago. Can make presence felt back down in class.

Form: 560575

(2)

Ventura Flame¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76| D

11/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 9/1) 14 days ago, kept up to work. One to be interested in again.

Form: 087021

(6)

Afandem^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Excuses when eighth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (5f, heavy, 11/1) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Can bounce back.

Form: 978328

(3)

Modular Magic²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R P Downey| T: T D Barron| OR: 71| D

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. Ninth of 11 on handicap debut (22/1) at Ayr (5f, soft) 25 days ago, finding little. Something to find on form.

Form: 1-39

(5)

Royal Brave⁶^{(ex 4)}

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: T Eaves| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 64| CD

5/1

5-time C&D winner. Won 11-runner handicap at Catterick (5f, heavy, 11/2) 6 days ago. Carries penalty. Seems likely to go well again now that he's belatedly proven himself in the mud.

Form: 569361

(1)

Somewhere Secret^b³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 66| D

6/1

Latest win at Haydock in August. 13/2, good second of 12 in handicap at Haydock (5f, soft) 38 days ago, beaten only by a useful sort.

Form: 502312

(7)

Economic Crisis¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 66| CD

7/1

3 wins from 10 runs this year. Found run of good form coming to a halt when 4¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Ventura Flame in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 762117

(10)

Major Pusey^v1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: W G Harrison| OR: 63| D

5/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2017. Creditable 1¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Ventura Flame in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 10/1) 14 days ago, running on. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 27-7244

Non-Runners

(9)

Sound Of Iona¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Afandem (4/1), Major Pusey (5/1), Royal Brave (5/1), Somewhere Secret (6/1), Sound Of Iona (6/1), Duke Of Firenze (13/2), Economic Crisis (7/1), Ventura Flame (11/1), Glory Fighter (12/1), Modular Magic (14/1)

ROYAL BRAVE finally took advantage of his reduced mark at Catterick last week and remains fairly treated under a penalty as he bids for a sixth C&D win. Ventura Flame arrives on the back of a career-best success at Hamilton so must be respected, while Afandem had excuses at Redcar and went close at Ripon the time before.