16:30 Musselburgh

Friday 20 August 2021

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Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 30.01s

(4)

Basharat¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 65

3/1

11/2, first run since leaving A. Slattery when fourth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good) 15 days ago. Now 1 lb lower in a very winnable race, so he has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 555324

(1)

Wootton Creek³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 65

3/1

13/2, last of 7 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 38 days ago, possibly amiss. Clearly has something to prove, but drop back in trip will help and she is dangerous to discount at this level.

Form: 27-3447

(3)

Donizetti^t¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 57WS

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f). Off 118 days. Since undergone a wind op and drop back in trip here, but he's hard to warm to all the same.

Form: 076-60

(5)

Julie Johnston¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jane Elliott| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 57

13/2

Fifth of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Wootton Creek.

Form: 5-79775

(7)

Heart Throb²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 54

6/1

Promising type. Third of 14 in minor event at Redcar (7f, good, 100/1) 23 days ago. That represented a significant step forward and further progress is anticipated now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 0-93

(2)

Little Gem¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mullen| T: A Berry| OR: 48| D

66/1

50/1, tenth of 13 in minor event at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 10 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 487500

(6)

Fliss Floss^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45

11/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 965405

Forecasts

Basharat (3/1), Wootton Creek (3/1), Donizetti (10/3), Heart Throb (6/1), Julie Johnston (13/2), Fliss Floss (11/1), Little Gem (66/1)

The most attractive proposition on show here is HEART THROB, who is the least exposed of these and appears to have been brought along with handicaps very much in mind, judged on her latest improved effort in a Redcar novice. Irish-import Basharat shaped with encouragement on debut for new connections at Yarmouth, but Wootton Creek has slipped to a dangerous mark and she is feared most.