14:25 Musselburgh

Monday 11 October 2021

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New Mr & Mrs McGarrity Handicap

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 1m 32.30s

(2)

Tommy G¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 76| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 9/1, run best excused when tenth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 214500

(6)

Three Saints Bay³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: L Bailey| OR: 74| CD

14/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, one of better efforts when third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 30 days ago. Needs to back that up here.

Form: 399583

(12)

Legal Reform^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 73| D

9/2

Wasted no time getting back on track when third of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Chester (7f, good) 16 days ago. Consistency has been hard to come by, however.

Form: 372363

(4)

Praise Of Shadows^h⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 75| D

50/1

Last of 4 in handicap (9/4) at Brighton (6f, good) 68 days ago, carrying head bit awkwardly. First run for yard after leaving Marco Botti. Has work to do.

Form: 384524

(7)

End Zone^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72

7/1

Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when seventh of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 7 days ago. Blinkers replace the cheekpieces.

Form: 730477

(11)

Diamond Haze²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 73| D

9/1

Below form when eighth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 25 days ago, unable to get to the front. A repeat of his penultimate showing would see him go close.

Form: 53-6728

(8)

King's Pavilion²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: J L Eyre| OR: 70| D

7/1

Possibly still needed the run when seventh of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 33/1) 20 days ago. More needed from a tumbling mark.

Form: 6499-77

(1)

Glengarry^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 70| CD

18/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Latest win at Thirsk in August. Run best excused when eighth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm, 28/1) 25 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 716148

(3)

Eligible²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 69| BF

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Possibly found race coming too soon when ninth of 10 in handicap (3/1) at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 7-34829

(5)

Distinction²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 65| D

11/2

Winner at Ayr in August. Turned in a rare poor effort when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 11/1) 20 days ago. Merits consideration back on turf.

Form: 551220

(10)

Iris Dancer¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 62

11/1

9/2, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at York (6f, good) 17 days ago, late headway having found herself a bit too far back. Not taken lightly.

Form: 322254

(9)

Kats Bob^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 62| D

6/1

Tricky customer but responded well to this headgear when winning 10-runner handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago, just holding on. Will need to improve again but can.

Form: 656221

Forecasts

Legal Reform (9/2), Distinction (11/2), Kats Bob (6/1), King's Pavilion (7/1), End Zone (7/1), Diamond Haze (9/1), Iris Dancer (11/1), Eligible (11/1), Tommy G (11/1), Three Saints Bay (14/1), Glengarry (18/1), Praise Of Shadows (50/1)

With TOMMY G's latest couple of efforts easily excused, Jim Goldie's charge gets the vote to bounce back and notch a fifth victory of a fruitful campaign. Amie Waugh takes off a valuable 5 lb and he looks set to go close. Iris Dancer found herself a bit too far back at York last month so she could provide the main danger, ahead of Distinction and Diamond Haze.