16:50 Musselburgh

Tuesday 25 July 2023

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East Coast Harbour Handicap

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 59.78s

(3)

Dandy Dinmont¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 76| D

5/1

14/1, shaped as if still in form eighth of 18 in handicap at York (5f, good) 11 days ago. Can get involved if things drop right.

Form: 342528

(8)

Mereside Angel¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 74| D

16/5

Latest win at Ayr in June. 11/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at York (5f, good) 11 days ago. Likely to be back on his game, so not one to take lightly.

Form: 231520

(5)

Loch Carron¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 76

11/2

Winner at Ayr in May. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 14/1) 16 days ago. Drop back in trip should suit and she may yet have a bigger effort in her.

Form: 5-106

(6)

Zuffolo³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 75| D

20/1

Latest win at Redcar in May. 16/1, last of 7 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 33-8107

(7)

Castan⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 73| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Redcar (5f, good) 57 days ago. Dropped 1 lb since and likely to give his running.

Form: 2212-83

(9)

Texas Man¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 67| D

8/1

66/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at York (5f, good) 11 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-70650

(2)

Annie Maher³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 66

18/1

11/4, third of 4 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to firm) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell. Needs to improve but not fully exposed.

Form: 363-653

(4)

Hard Nut²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: C Lee| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 57

10/1

20/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 22 days ago. Something to find on recent form.

Form: 9070-54

(1)

Aconcagua Mountain^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 57| D

15/2

Three-time winner last year who got back on track when fourth of 11 in handicap over C&D a month ago. Has edged back to a handy mark, so one to consider.

Form: 011-584

(10)

Sixcor^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 55| D

12/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Carlisle (5f, good) 17 days ago. Hard to rely on but on a fair mark if he gives his running.

Form: 683520

Forecasts

Mereside Angel (16/5), Dandy Dinmont (5/1), Loch Carron (11/2), Aconcagua Mountain (15/2), Texas Man (8/1), Castan (17/2), Hard Nut (10/1), Sixcor (12/1), Annie Maher (18/1), Zuffolo (20/1)

LOCH CARRON is unexposed compared to most and shaped as if a drop back to this trip would suit when sixth at Chelmsford last time, so she gets the marginal vote ahead of Dandy Dinmont, who was better than the result in a stronger contest at York 11 days ago. Aconcagua Mountain is also of interest.