20:00 Musselburgh

Monday 3 July 2023

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100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 59.83s

(5)

Texas Man⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 72| D

11/1

16/1, again ran below form when sixth of 7 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to soft) 6 weeks ago. First run for yard after leaving Paul Midgley. Down in grade bit tough to support on recent evidence.

Form: 920-706

(7)

Mereside Angel¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 72| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Ayr in June. Possibly unsuited by conditions when fifth of 8 in handicap (3/1) at Thirsk (5f, soft) 13 days ago. Races from 1 lb higher here and others make more appeal.

Form: 5-32315

(2)

Cinque Verde^b,t⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 64| D

11/2

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 4/1) 7 days ago. Carries 6 lb penalty and holds leading claims provided this headgear works just as well second time up.

Form: 534361

(1)

Ecclesiastical³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: T Davidson| OR: 59| D

5/6

Well-backed 7/4, followed up from Ripon in similarly impressive fashion when winning 12-runner handicap at Chester (5.1f, good) 3 days ago. Carries 5 lb penalty and still very well treated on the best of his form, he's one to side with again.

Form: 630511

(4)

Hard Nut¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 60

20/1

50/1, shaped with some encouragement after 9 months off when fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Task is building on that effort.

Form: 2/9070-5

(3)

Primo's Comet^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 57| BF| CD

15/2

6-time C&D winner. Run best excused when fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/2) 10 days ago, never nearer after hampered early. Cheekpieces back on. Can give another good account.

Form: 323545

Non-Runners

(6)

Glory Hallelujah⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Ecclesiastical (5/6), Mereside Angel (9/2), Glory Hallelujah (5/1), Cinque Verde (11/2), Primo's Comet (15/2), Texas Man (11/1), Hard Nut (20/1)

This looks to concern the last-time-out winners ECCLESIASTICAL and Cinque Verde, with preference for the former as he's still very well treated on the best of his form. He can bring up the hat-trick at the expense of Karl Burke's filly, who was rejuvenated by first-time blinkers when opening her account last time and would be a serious danger if that headgear has a similar effect. Primo's Comet looks best of the rest.