16:05 Musselburgh

Friday 22 January 2021

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Betway Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 56.7s

Coopers Boy^t1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith

200/1

Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Sonofagun and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Bentham. Dropped away quickly in heavy-ground Ayr bumper last month and now tried in a tongue strap.

Form: 9

Fruit N Nut⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

9/2

Runner-up sole start in Irish points in October and sales price rose to £40,000. Starts out in bumpers for red-hot yard and he needs close attention in the betting.

Form: 2

Jante Law⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

25/1

Debut in 16.2f Newcastle bumper in November wasn't completely devoid of promise, but he'll need to take a sizeable step forward in order to play a leading role here.

Form: 6

Moonlight Beam³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: Justin Landy

14/1

Placed once from 3 starts in Irish points and showed ability when third on C&D debut last month (Keep Coming a neck adrift in fourth). Still, he's likely to need more time and distance.

Form: 63P-3

Shoeshine Boy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans

28/1

€800 3-y-o. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler West To The Bridge stays 23f, and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Yes No Maybe So. Unlikely first-time-out winner.

Form:

Songofthelark

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

14/1

€45,000 3-y-o. Brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Invitation Only. Dam 15f hurdle winner in France. Yard's strike rate in bumpers is rather modest, but worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Supreme Yeats⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

15/8

£50,000 4-y-o. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (19f-23f winner) Florrie Boy. Runner-up sole start in points and yard 4-12 in bumpers this season.

Form: 2

Upandatit^h1,t1⁴¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

11/1

Winged Love gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Paddy Buns. Placed both starts between the flags, but this 6-y-o is another who may need more time and distance. Wears hood/tongue strap.

Form: 33-

Annies Regatta⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd

80/1

Merely hinted at ability on C&D debut and others make more appeal.

Form: 5

Arthur's Seat⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: K Dalgleish| BF

2/1

Ready debut winner at Huntingdon and lost no caste in defeat when chasing home an Alan King-trained newcomer under a penalty at Doncaster next time. The one to beat.

Form: 12

Non-Runners

Home Fire

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: R D Day

Keep Coming³²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Danny McMenamin

South Mountain⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Jerejak³⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Thompson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Supreme Yeats (15/8), Arthur's Seat (2/1), Home Fire (4/1), Fruit N Nut (9/2), Keep Coming (10/1), South Mountain (10/1), Upandatit (11/1), Moonlight Beam (14/1), Songofthelark (14/1), Jerejak (16/1), Jante Law (25/1), Shoeshine Boy (28/1), Annies Regatta (80/1), Coopers Boy (200/1)

Newcomer HOME FIRE will need to be pretty decent if he's to lower the colours of Arthur's Seat, but both his pedigree and the yard's record in bumpers offer plenty of hope that he'll be equal to the task. Arthur's Seat has already shown plenty of ability and, armed with a handy weight-for-age allowance, he won't go down without a fight. Fruit N Nut and Supreme Yeats are others to consider.