12:25 Musselburgh

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Fitzdares First Foot Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 3m 56.73s

Cabrakan^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| D

7/2

Fairly useful handicapper on the level and confirmed the promise of his hurdles debut when landing 6-runner juvenile at Newcastle (fitted with cheekpieces) 5 weeks ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 21

Bringbackmemories⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: J C McConnell

13/8

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Translated most to that ability to hurdles when placed twice at the end of the summer and he has the potential for even better back from a break. Considered.

Form: 23

Duyfken^p1¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

12/1

Fair form on the Flat in France at up to 1½m for Carlos Laffon-Parias. Bought for €28,000 in July. Fitted with the cheekpieces he wore on his final 3 starts in France for this hurdle debut. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Jad Mahal^t1¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes

200/1

Limited impact for Alan King, including well held on his hurdle debut in June. Tongue tied for the first time now setting out for a new stable. Likely outsider.

Form: 6

Master Oliver²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: I Jardine

20/1

Modest form in 3 Flat starts around 1½m in recent months. Probably best watched now hurdling.

Form:

Paddy's Fancy^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| D

13/2

Modest on the Flat but switch to hurdles/fitting of cheekpieces did the trick at Leicester where she justified support in a 7-runner juvenile event. Not up to an Aintree listed race since but likely to be more competitive with her sights lowered.

Form: 16

Sanitiser¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: A Watson

5/2

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Paul & Oliver Cole. Very interesting hurdle recruit for new stable and Brian Hughes does the steering.

Form:

Ancora⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Ewan Whillans

150/1

100/1 when pulled up in a C&D maiden on debut in November.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Freddy Robinson²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: B Ellison J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Bringbackmemories (13/8), Sanitiser (5/2), Cabrakan (7/2), Freddy Robinson (5/1), Paddy's Fancy (13/2), Duyfken (12/1), Master Oliver (20/1), Ancora (150/1), Jad Mahal (200/1)

Archie Watson is an impressive 8-15 with hurdlers so far this season and SANITISER, a useful recruit from the Flat, might be able to enhance that record here. Irish raider Bringbackmemories and Newcastle scorer Cabrakan may give him most to do.