20:05 Musselburgh

Tuesday 29 August 2023

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Bet In Running On Every Race Today BetVictor Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 2m 43.14s

(7)

Graces Quest^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| CD

18/5

C&D winner. 9/2 and hooded for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (13.1f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Now 1 lb lower and can make her presence felt.

Form: 525464

(5)

A Shining Moon^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60

17/2

Winner at Pontefract in May. Respectable second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft, 10/1) 32 days ago, finishing well. Possibilities back in this sphere.

Form: 89-0715

(8)

Golden Valour^v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: B A Curtis| T: R M Smith| OR: 59

13/2

Temperamental sort. Twenty-eight runs since last win in 2020. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 4/1) 17 days ago. Up in trip and shouldn't be far away if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 725424

(9)

Sutue Alshams^b,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| BF

10/3

3/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (14.1f, good) 28 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 62-6738

(2)

Casa Luna^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 52

16/1

Bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 10 days ago. Back up in trip and not without each-way hope off this reduced mark.

Form: 746994

(4)

Trailblazer^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: A Nicol| OR: 52

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to soft, 28/1) 11 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 736580

(1)

Blue Antares¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 60| D

9/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Ripon (12f, good to soft, 10/3) 10 days ago. 7 lb rise may not be enough to prevent him from going in again.

Form: 442251

(6)

Y B Sober^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 7 in minor event at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 19 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces on for 1st time for this handicap debut.

Form: 007-7

Non-Runners

(3)

Heatherdown Hero⁸⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: R Menzies J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Blue Antares (9/4), Sutue Alshams (10/3), Graces Quest (18/5), Golden Valour (13/2), A Shining Moon (17/2), Trailblazer (9/1), Heatherdown Hero (10/1), Casa Luna (16/1), Y B Sober (66/1)

It was at the tenth time of asking that BLUE ANTARES opened his account at Redcar, but the way he went about his business there strongly suggested that the wait for further success will not be long. Indeed, the Frankel colt looks more than capable of defying a 7 lb rise in a race of this nature. Graces Quest and Golden Valour are taken to fill the places.