16:10 Musselburgh

Monday 11 October 2021

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Racing TV Bass Rock Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 31.45s

(1)

Hey Jonesy^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 95

8/1

Not straightforward and more bad runs than good since last summer's Wokingham victory, already on the retreat when short of room late on when well held in Ayr Gold Cup last month. Back up in trip now.

Form: 036600

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(6)

Fools Rush In^p,t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 95| D

16/1

Gained fourth win of the campaign at Chester (7.6f) in August, staying on to lead final 50 yds. Clearly not 100% when well held at Leopardstown last month and he's the type to bounce back.

Form: 516110

(2)

On A Session⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 92

4/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to firm, 9/1) 71 days ago, just failing. Interesting.

Form: 403702

(11)

Eagleway^h⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado| OR: 91| DWS

17/2

Off the mark for this yard in French claimer 13 months ago and ran well when second on return in Victoria Cup in May. Not at his best at York (7.8f) in July but given a wind op since. Can bounce back.

Form: 150-230

(8)

Bravado¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 92| D

14/1

Latest win at Ayr in June. Sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago, no extra inside final 1f. Is now operating only 1 lb above his last winning mark at least.

Form: 018546

(4)

Zip^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 89| D

4/1

Latest win at Newcastle in April. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Consistent sort who should give his running again.

Form: 145633

(9)

Muntadab¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 87| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 13 runs this year, the latest from the front at Chester (7f) 2 starts back. Not in quite the same form back there 16 days ago and he'll face competition for the lead here.

Form: 116916

(5)

Hayadh^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: J Garritty| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 85| CD

12/1

C&D winner who arrives on a losing run but he did run best race for a while when second from career-low mark at Redcar (1m) at the start of the month. Task now is to back that up.

Form: 035362

(3)

Northern Express²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: M Dods| OR: 87| D

14/1

Steadily progressive 3-y-o who doubled tally for the season when getting on top close home at Ayr (7.2f) 25 days ago. Needs things to drop right but he's a definite player from 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 051381

(12)

Danzan^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84

13/2

Deserves credit for his consistency, close-up third in Bronze Cup prior to another solid placed effort at York (7f) latest. No surprise to see him thereabouts again but losing run tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 423333

(7)

National League³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 84

15/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 4½ lengths fifth of 8 to Muntadab in handicap at Chester (7f) 31 days ago, merely plugging on. Mark has eased a little more but others appeal more.

Form: 020075

Non-Runners

(10)

Volatile Analyst²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Zip (4/1), On A Session (4/1), Volatile Analyst (5/1), Danzan (13/2), National League (15/2), Hey Jonesy (8/1), Eagleway (17/2), Hayadh (12/1), Northern Express (14/1), Bravado (14/1), Fools Rush In (16/1), Muntadab (18/1)

A good quality handicap and whilst his losing run is a concern, it could be worth siding with ON A SESSION. He's fallen plenty in the weights and turned in his best effort of the season when just failing to get up in a Galway handicap in August. A repeat should see him bang in the mix. Northern Express, Danzan and Zip head up the dangers.