15:20 Musselburgh

Wednesday 4 November 2020

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:50

Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 44.30s

The Bees Knees^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118

5/2

Point winner who was placed in bumpers. Struck at second time of asking over hurdles in Newton Abbot novice in September and likely has more to offer now making a quick switch to handicaps.

Form: F13-331

Three Castles³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 116| CD

14/1

Fair Flat winner, including over 2m here in August. Remained in form in that sphere since but will need to better last season's hurdle efforts to overcome this opening hurdle mark.

Form: F352-

Gelboe De Chanay⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 115

40/1

Ex-French winning hurdler. Yet to hit top form for new yard and could only consider if the subject of market support.

Form: F55-000

Authorizo^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 112| D

9/2

Drop to selling company saw him get back to winning ways last time but more will be required if he's to follow up back in a handicap.

Form: 625771

The Navigator²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 108| BF

2/1

Pair of Sedgefield wins this autumn and a third run in quick succession seemed to catch up with him at Carlisle last time. Freshened up since and still looks on a workable mark.

Form: 605/117

Totally Rejected^t1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107WS

11/1

Wind op after finishing well held on hurdle bow and different proposition when winning at Cartmel in July. Ran poorly on handicap debut and has subsequently had a second wind op. Also tongue tied.

Form: F/29-130

Effet Special^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 105| BF| D

11/1

9/2, cashed in on reduced mark when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Perth (2m, soft) in August but not in the same form back there since.

Form: 36P-617

Dora De Janeiro²⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 102| CD

16/1

Struck at just the second time of asking over hurdles in C&D maiden (heavy) in February. Peak fitness has to be taken to trust after 8 months off but there could be more to come.

Form: 341-

Magnum⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: P W Wadge⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 97

33/1

Fair on the Flat in Scandinavia but yet to build on promising hurdle debut second to Dora de Janeiro over C&D in February, including on handicap debut latest. Return to this venue needs to help.

Form: 2-960

Forecasts

The Navigator (2/1), The Bees Knees (5/2), Authorizo (9/2), Effet Special (11/1), Totally Rejected (11/1), Three Castles (14/1), Dora De Janeiro (16/1), Magnum (33/1), Gelboe De Chanay (40/1)

THE BEES KNEES appeals as one likely to improve again for his leading stable now making a quick switch to handicaps and he's preferred to The Navigator, who had an excuse at Carlisle last time and is likely still on a decent mark in this sphere. Unexposed C&D winner Dora de Janeiro may prove best of the remainder.