14:25 Musselburgh

Friday 22 January 2021

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Betway Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 56.2s

Vision Du Puy⁴⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130| D

4/1

Ready winner of newcomers' hurdle at Auteuil and comfortably landed short odds on British debut at Perth in 2019. Failed to stay 20.3f in December of that year and off since, but in top hands.

Form: 11/30-

Goobinator⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 130| BF| D

2/1

Improved to notch third win over hurdles in 2m Ayr handicap in October and shaped as if still in good form when fading fifth in 19f handicap at Haydock last time. In the mix returned to 2m now.

Form: 212-415

Battle Of Wills⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 125| D

125/1

Scored over 2m at Naas in January 2020 but left Gordon Elliott for £11,000 in September and offered very little on the AW last month.

Form: 16-353

Tommy's Oscar³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 124| D

13/8

Winning pointer who was runner-up in a bumper in November and has since landed a maiden/novice hurdle. Clearly isn't short on speed and there's more to come in handicaps.

Form: 3-31211

Three Castles⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 114| CD

25/1

Flat winner here in August but may well have been amiss over hurdles at this venue when last seen in November and he has a fair bit to prove.

Form: F352-4P

Breguet Boy⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 114| CD

11/1

Fairly useful on the level and landed a gamble despite signs of inexperience on hurdles debut here in November. Not in the same form back here a month later and now goes handicapping.

Form: 12

Gemologist^p,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102

8/1

Remains a maiden but has plenty of fair efforts to her name over hurdles, bagging some more place money over C&D a month ago. 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 2552D2

Jorgie¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 113| D

50/1

Off the mark in messy event at Perth on hurdles debut in September. Went close on the level at Southwell subsequently but well held in both codes since.

Form: 14

Non-Runners

Pencreek²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tommy's Oscar (13/8), Goobinator (2/1), Vision Du Puy (4/1), Pencreek (6/1), Gemologist (8/1), Breguet Boy (11/1), Three Castles (25/1), Jorgie (50/1), Battle Of Wills (125/1)

TOMMY'S OSCAR defied a penalty with a bit in hand at Newcastle a month ago and with more to come, he may well find the improvement his opening mark calls for. Goobinator will be suited by this track/drop in distance and is feared, while Vision du Puy also makes some appeal.