16:30 Musselburgh

Wednesday 30 August 2023

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Sallyport Commercial Finance And AAB Group Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.17s

(7)

Makalu¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 55| D

15/2

Latest win at Redcar (1m) in May. Failed to stay when below-form sixth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9f, good) 19 days ago. Enters calculations back at 1m.

Form: 414846

(4)

Yeeeaah¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 55

5/2

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Placed twice for this yard in July (including C&D) and did too much too soon in refitted blinkers (discarded) at Ayr (7f, good, 4/1) 18 days ago. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 4-59238

(9)

Tacitus^t⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 54| D

8/1

Winner at Redcar (1m) in June but only eighth of 12 from this mark at Musselburgh since.

Form: 97-7918

(8)

Revoquable¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 53| D

18/1

Latest win at Beverley in July. 11/2, seventh of 11 in handicap back at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 493147

(10)

Cosa Sara^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 51| D

11/1

Blinkered first time, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (1m, 8/1) 15 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 233876

(1)

Propagation¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 50

11/4

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (15/2) at this course (9f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 84-3633

(3)

Explorers Way^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 50

22/1

Looks regressive for current yard. 28/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) 15 days ago.

Form: 088959

(5)

Copper Mountain^t,v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 49| D

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 15 days ago. Down to a mark in the 40s for the first time in a while but could only consider if backed.

Form: 400698

(12)

Chinese Spirit¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 49| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Ayr (1m, good to firm, 6/1) 13 days ago. Enters the reckoning under Rodriguez.

Form: 272754

(11)

Star Of Markinch¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford| OR: 45

150/1

Poor maiden who is opposable again.

Form: 8-40760

(2)

Tarnhelm¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 45| D

33/1

Three wins from 78 Flat runs. Forty four runs since last win in 2020. Last of 7 in handicap at Ayr (13f, good to firm, 18/1) 13 days ago, typically slowly away. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 99-7477

Non-Runners

(6)

Rogue Force³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R M Smith J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Yeeeaah (5/2), Propagation (11/4), Chinese Spirit (11/2), Makalu (15/2), Tacitus (8/1), Cosa Sara (11/1), Revoquable (18/1), Explorers Way (22/1), Rogue Force (25/1), Copper Mountain (33/1), Tarnhelm (33/1), Star Of Markinch (150/1)

YEEEAAH can probably be given the benefit of the doubt for last time after likely going off too hard in refitted blinkers (discarded now). Prior to that he'd been shaping as if he could win for the Tristan Davidson yard and he's given another chance. Chinese Spirit, the mount of Callum Rodriguez, and Makalu, who will appreciate the drop back to 1m, head the dangers.