15:35 Musselburgh

Monday 23 November 2020

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Saltire.Scot Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 17.72s

Pakie's Dream^b1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 98

5/2

Irish import who left tame reappearance behind when runner-up in a first-time visor over fences at Market Rasen (21.4f) last time. Blinkers now tried back in this sphere and he's one to consider.

Form: 43P4-92

Buttevant Lady^t²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 97

66/1

Winner of a Wexford mares' maiden hurdle on final start for Timothy Townend last June, but pulled up on each of her last 3 starts and best watched back from a 9-month absence.

Form: 152PPP-

Emirat De Catana^p1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 94| D

5/1

Now 8 lb lower than for his handicap debut success at Perth in June 2019, but well held at Kelso on sole completed start this time round.

Form: 5P6-FF8

Bullion Boss¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 89

4/1

Fair maiden on Flat for Michael Dods (stays 1½m) who offered promise on his first 3 goes over hurdles last term. However, little impact since switched to handicaps in this sphere and more needed.

Form: 6400-7

Mind Your Back^p,t1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 87

85/40

Misfired at Ffos Las on penultimate start, but more like it when fourth in a 7-runner Plumpton handicap (20.5f) last time. Now tried in a tongue strap and claims if getting home back up in trip here.

Form: 6/73-4P4

Lissen To The Lady²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 81

40/1

Poor maiden hurdler who was beaten a long way out when eventually pulled up on handicap bow at Hexham.

Form: 6/6894-P

Frankies Fire³⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton| OR: 78| D

20/1

Winner of 3 of her half-a-dozen starts between the flags, but needs to step up on what she's so far shown under Rules in order to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 1/U05U6-

Kisumu^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75

14/1

Remains winless following 47 starts overall (Flat and jumps) and while he possesses bit and pieces of form that give him a fighting chance, minor place money is the most likely outcome.

Form: 552-476

Strategic^v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 72| C

25/1

Poor Flat winner who has shown very little over hurdlesso far.

Form: 94P8-98

Tannadice Park^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70

50/1

Little impact in various company and she's one to swerve.

Form: 7P8-P88

Forecasts

Mind Your Back (85/40), Pakie's Dream (5/2), Bullion Boss (4/1), Emirat De Catana (5/1), Kisumu (14/1), Frankies Fire (20/1), Strategic (25/1), Lissen To The Lady (40/1), Tannadice Park (50/1), Buttevant Lady (66/1)

MIND YOUR BACK's latest effort at Plumpton was decent and, now 3 lb lower in the weights, he could be the answer. It's likely that Pakie's Dream will emerge as the main danger, if able to back up his recent solid display over fences back in this sphere with blinkers enlisted. Kisumu is best of the rest.