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Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 58.8s

(2)

The Thin Blue Line²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 79| CD

7/4

C&D winner in April. 5/2, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Clearly effective here (form figures at Musselburgh read 3152) and should give it a good shot eased slightly in grade off the same mark.

Form: 135023

(3)

Firebomb³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 78| D

5/1

Latest win at Ripon in April. Fourth of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Redcar (5f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Likely to find one or two too strong once more.

Form: 31-3154

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Primo's Comet¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 72| CD

11/8

Five-time C&D winner. Good second of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago, hampered. May well have prevailed granted better luck on Town Moor and remains on a good mark up 2 lb.

Form: 469522

(5)

Tanasoq¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 58| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. 2 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 524285

Non-Runners

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Duke Of Firenze¹¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 13

T: D C Griffiths J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Primo's Comet (11/8), The Thin Blue Line (7/4), Firebomb (5/1), Tanasoq (13/2), Duke Of Firenze (25/1)

The vote goes to PRIMO'S COMET, who signalled that his turn was near when going close over C&D late last month and was arguably unlucky not to get his head in front at Doncaster next time. Jim Goldie's charge is taken to register a sixth C&D success. The Thin Blue Line wasn't beaten far in Class 3 company at Hamilton last time and is clear second choice ahead of the veteran Duke of Firenze.