16:25 Musselburgh

Sunday 7 February 2021

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bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 47.22s

Get The Appeal³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 110

7/1

Latest fourth at Taunton looks solid and she's been dropped 1 lb since, so not one to discount under top weight for leading yard.

Form: 76-0F34

Bollingerandkrug⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 109

9/1

Related to a couple of useful winners and required only a small amount of further improvement to get off the mark at Kelso. Stiffer test will suit so should do better again now handicapping.

Form: 3-451

Golden Emblem^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 107

10/1

Showed promise in qualifying runs and duly improved to make a winning handicap debut at Market Rasen with a tongue tie added. Open to further improvement so big player.

Form: 3/0561

Pammi^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Reed| T: J S Goldie| OR: 106| C

22/1

Successful at Perth in August but mixed record since, respectable fifth here (19.8f) latest. Edging back down the weights at least.

Form: 275U75

Get On John^v1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 102

50/1

Poor form in a handful of runs over hurdles and opening mark looks very harsh. Change of headgear.

Form: 47UP55

Bullion Boss¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 101| BF| C

11/4

Progressed with each start in handicaps this winter, off the mark over extended 23f at this track on New Year's Day before good second over 19.8f here next time. Can go well again.

Form: 00-7212

Gallahers Cross^t1³⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke| OR: 90

4/5

Point/bumper winner who didn't convince in 3 starts for Nicky Henderson. Similar story upon joining this stable and plenty to prove after 13 months off. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 7/88077-

Non-Runners

Arnica³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Permission Granted⁴⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: R Dobbin J: C O'Farrell

Forecasts

Gallahers Cross (4/5), Bullion Boss (11/4), Arnica (6/1), Get The Appeal (7/1), Permission Granted (8/1), Bollingerandkrug (9/1), Golden Emblem (10/1), Pammi (22/1), Get On John (50/1)

BOLLINGERANDKRUG is bred for this sort of test so the fact he managed to dictate a 2m novice at Kelso is encouraging. He's taken to follow up on handicap debut at the main expense of Golden Emblem, who left her previous efforts behind when defying her opening mark at Market Rasen. Bullion Boss is best of the others.