16:30 Musselburgh

Friday 24 March 2023

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Mark Miller Never Standing Still Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 41.97s

El Elefante⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/2

£40,000 5-y-o, Ol' Man River mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Snake Roll. Dam unraced. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Jan 8). Can't be discounted.

Form: 2

Loose Moose

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford

80/1

Yorgunnabelucky mare. Dam, showed nothing in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart staying chaser Junior.

Form:

Nellie Bluesky

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans

16/1

Schiaparelli mare. Closely related to bumper winner Baby Bluesky, and half-sister to bumper winner/modest 2m hurdle winner Bella Bluesky, stays 2½m. Bred to do well in this sphere.

Form:

Of Course You Can⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: N P Mulholland

3/1

Out of a bumper winner and made a positive start when runner-up at Huntingdon. Worth chancing to go one better.

Form: 2

On Cloud Nine¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

5/1

Cost £35,000 after finishing second on completed start in points in November. Big player for leading trainer/jockey combination.

Form: F2

Scarlet O'Tara⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

9/1

Kayf Tara mare who was green when fifth of 11 on her Hereford debut in January. May do better for a stable among the winners this month.

Form: 5

Uokhun

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

28/1

Arcadio mare. Dam (c93), point winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stays 3¼m) Lillington. Likely to need time and distance.

Form:

Bishop Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

6/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Malinas filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair hurdler Navigator Jack and bumper winner Castletown Quary. One to consider.

Form:

Champagne Breeze

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant

50/1

Cannock Chase filly. Dam (c75/h81), point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 21f) Chinwag. Betting should help guide to expectations on debut.

Form:

Flexi Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: G Boanas

11/1

Milan filly. Sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler Flexi Furlough. Interesting on paper, so worth noting if the market speaks in her favour.

Form:

Touch Of A Dragon³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond

13/2

16/1, offered something to work on when third of 12 on Ayr debut 38 days ago. Likely to be in the shake-up.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Of Course You Can (3/1), El Elefante (9/2), On Cloud Nine (5/1), Bishop Hill (6/1), Touch Of A Dragon (13/2), Scarlet O'Tara (9/1), Flexi Lady (11/1), Nellie Bluesky (16/1), Uokhun (28/1), Champagne Breeze (50/1), Loose Moose (80/1)

OF COURSE YOU CAN sets the standard and looks the obvious way to go with improvement on the cards. Point-recruit On Cloud Nine could pose the main threat and there's a case to be made for several newcomers, most notably Nellie Bluesky.