16:48 Musselburgh

Saturday 21 May 2022

All13:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:4817:23

Edinburgh Gin Orange And Basil Handicap

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 1m 29.23s

(7)

Aquamas^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 60| CD

9/4

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 2/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago, driven out. Should go well again.

Form: 5-33211

(9)

Far From A Ruby^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: K Scott| OR: 60

50/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Hamilton (6f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 4-48097

(3)

Flavius Titus^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: D Brooke| OR: 60| D

22/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 66340-0

(2)

Tacitus^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 57

25/1

33/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 760-500

(12)

Eyes^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 57| D

20/1

Below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm, 8/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 622054

(1)

Cragside¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55

7/2

Very good second of 8 in handicap (28/1) at Wetherby (7f, good) 18 days ago, running on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 86786-2

(10)

Jakacan^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 53| D

11/1

Respectable third of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 11/2) 34 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 79881-3

(6)

Yaaser²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 52

7/1

Last of 5 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 18/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 7960-05

(8)

Rain Cap^v⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J Riches| OR: 52| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to soft, 16/5) 8 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 127-834

(5)

Jessie Allan²⁵²

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 48| CD

66/1

Won 10-runner handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good to soft), suited by way race developed. Off 8 months.

Form: 810881-

(4)

Bellevue Lad¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: D Thompson| OR: 47| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good, 28/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 71300-8

(11)

The Retriever^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 45| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 22/1) 15 days ago but little form on turf.

Form: 9-95452

Forecasts

Aquamas (9/4), Cragside (7/2), Rain Cap (6/1), Yaaser (7/1), Bellevue Lad (10/1), Jakacan (11/1), The Retriever (18/1), Eyes (20/1), Flavius Titus (22/1), Tacitus (25/1), Far From A Ruby (50/1), Jessie Allan (66/1)

CRAGSIDE ran his best race to date when second at Wetherby on return, shaping well in the circumstances having been the only one to really threaten a subsequent winner who dictated, and is taken to go one place better at the main expense of the hat-trick-seeking Aquamas. Jakacan is best of the rest.