17:00 Musselburgh

Wednesday 24 August 2022

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 1m 31.59s

(3)

Gometra Ginty^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 75| CD

7/2

5-time course winner. Latest win at Carlisle in June. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good, 4/1) 5 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 515453

(7)

Muntadab⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 18/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 0-08086

(4)

Jilly Cooper⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Neeraj Rawal| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70| D

4/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 6/1) 9 days ago, soon clear. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 232321

(6)

Jackhammer^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 69| D

20/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Carlisle in June. Seventh of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Pontefract (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 753-147

(10)

Iris Dancer^p⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 65

11/2

12/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good) 5 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 342552

(1)

Global Humor^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| D

9/1

Unreliable sort. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 642206

(2)

Bicep⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 63| CD

9/4

5/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Remains nicely treated under a penalty and could well go in again.

Form: 264371

(9)

Tacitus^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: D Swift| T: T Collier| OR: 58

66/1

22/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0-50030

Non-Runners

(5)

Merricourt¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: I Jardine J: Non Runner

(8)

Mi Capricho³⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: K Dalgleish J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Bicep (9/4), Gometra Ginty (7/2), Jilly Cooper (4/1), Iris Dancer (11/2), Global Humor (9/1), Muntadab (10/1), Merricourt (10/1), Mi Capricho (10/1), Jackhammer (20/1), Tacitus (66/1)

BICEP benefited from a return to this trip when running out a ready winner over C&D a week ago and he's fancied to defy a penalty. Jilly Cooper, another comfortable recent winner, is a major threat, and course regular Gometra Ginty is also a player.