14:50 Musselburgh

Thursday 28 April 2022

All13:5014:2014:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

Semichem Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 53.89s

(3)

Markazi²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR: 67| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 40/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (10f, soft) 24 days ago. Should strip fitter with that under his belt.

Form: 12750-7

(6)

Just Hiss^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Ripon (8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Needs to leave that run well behind.

Form: 48857-7

(1)

Antagonize⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 65

5/2

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 16/1) 54 days ago, not ideally placed. Has to be taken seriously with that run behind him.

Form: 31316-4

(7)

Carter Cowboy⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 64| BF

5/2

Bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap (16/5) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Needs a good test over this trip.

Form: 4622-44

(2)

We Still Believe²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 62| D

8/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (10f, soft, 14/1) 24 days ago. Better expected away from soft ground.

Form: 1335-89

(5)

Ayr Empress^v¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 58| D

14/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Newcastle (8f), hampered. Off 146 days so no surprise were she to just need this.

Form: 543389-

(8)

Chinese Spirit¹⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 49| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Ayr (16f, good, 125/1) on NH debut 150 days ago, pulling hard. Off 150 days but back on last winning mark.

Form: 052543-

Non-Runners

(4)

Red Bond²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: K Dalgleish J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Antagonize (5/2), Carter Cowboy (5/2), Just Hiss (4/1), Red Bond (5/1), Markazi (6/1), We Still Believe (8/1), Ayr Empress (14/1), Chinese Spirit (28/1)

The reappearance run of ANTAGONIZE was perfectly satisfactory given he pulled hard and raced wide so it would come as no surprise were he to step up on that. Carter Cowboy needs a good test at 1m but is likely to be on the premises, with Markazi another to consider,