14:04 Musselburgh

Saturday 16 April 2022

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Betway Musselburgh Silver Arrow Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 1m 29.64s

(5)

Gioia Cieca¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 97| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 10/3) when last seen in December. 1 lb lower here and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 140124-

(6)

Another Batt²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 94| D

2/1

Latest win at Doncaster in October. Respectable eleventh of 22 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good, 20/1) on return 21 days ago. Capable of a bold show with that run under his belt.

Form: 56861-0

(1)

Zip^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 89| CD

9/1

C&D winner in October. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (17/2) at Newcastle (7.1f) 19 days ago. That run will have blown away the cobwebs and he's not without hope.

Form: 33109-6

(2)

Northern Express¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 87| D

15/2

Beaten 5 lengths when eighth of 11 to Zip in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 14/1) in October. Absent since and needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 513818-

(10)

Marshal Dan¹²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: H Main| OR: 86| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 12/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Kempton (7f). Off 129 days. Runner-up in this race off 2 lb higher last year and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 501567-

(4)

Gobi Sunset¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 84| D

15/2

Good second of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 11/2) 17 days ago. Yard saddled the winner of this race 12 months ago and this 5-y-o is a live contender.

Form: 598-232

(3)

Gweedore¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 83| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. 11/4, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, soft) on final start of 2021, finding test too much. One to consider back down in trip here.

Form: 131115-

(8)

Gometra Ginty^p¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 82| CD

28/1

Five-time course winner. Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. Five wins from 11 runs last year. 11/2, last of 6 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, heavy). Off 6 months and looks vulnerable.

Form: 621516-

(7)

Danzan^p¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81

22/1

Thirty-five runs since last win in 2018. 80/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft). Off 161 days and others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 333570-

(9)

Rains Of Castamere¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 76| D

80/1

Six wins from 21 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Redcar (8f, soft, 100/1) 12 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 16769-0

Forecasts

Another Batt (2/1), Gioia Cieca (4/1), Marshal Dan (13/2), Northern Express (15/2), Gobi Sunset (15/2), Zip (9/1), Gweedore (10/1), Danzan (22/1), Gometra Ginty (28/1), Rains Of Castamere (80/1)

The vote goes to GIOIA CIECA, who was successful over C&D on his sole previous visit here last June and, with just seven runs under his belt, this 4-y-o could have more to offer. Gobi Sunset represents last year's winning yard and is feared back on turf following a string of solid efforts in defeat on the all-weather. He is second choice ahead of Gweedore and Marshal Dan.