14:05 Musselburgh

Monday 16 October 2023

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Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 57.84s

(5)

Just Hiss^p⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Thomas Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Pontefract in August. Respectable seventh of 11 in handicap at Catterick (1½m, good) 56 days ago. Down in trip. Should be competitive.

Form: 213217

(2)

Purple Gown^t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: A Nicol| OR: 66

6/1

Finally came good for Jim Bolger at Leopardstown (1m) in April. Showed she can make an impact from her current mark when second at Hamilton last month but has run poorly at Thirsk since. Tongue strap reached for on the back of that.

Form: 210529

(4)

Luna Magic⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 63| CD

15/8

A regular in these events under Brodie Hampson. Won over 1¼m at Chepstow in June and arrives on the back of near misses at Salisbury and Wolverhampton. Bold bid looks assured.

Form: 108422

(1)

Bulls Aye^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Dominic Hislop⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 60| C| D

9/1

Unreliable individual. Course winner. Below-form fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (1m, soft, 7/1) 29 days ago, never a threat after a slow start.

Form: 638535

(3)

Graces Quest¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Miss Alice Keighley⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| C

4/1

Course winner. Operating below her best recently but is well handicapped if staging a revival.

Form: 646356

(7)

True Nation²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr E Cagney| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63

12/1

Modest form. Down the field on her 1¼m Beverley handicap debut 20 days ago but it's possible she was unsuited by heavy ground and she's much less exposed than the rest of these.

Form: 5249

(6)

Chinese Spirit²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 53| CD

13/2

C&D winner in August and remained in form since, beaten only 2½ lengths when seventh of 13 at Ayr (1m, good to soft) 24 days ago. Thereabouts.

Form: 541337

(8)

My Boy Teddy^t1⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Miss Hannah Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

40/1

Poor form at best, including down the field in a pair of 1m handicaps since joining this yard. A first-time tongue tie needs to spark improvement.

Form: 098000

Forecasts

Luna Magic (15/8), Graces Quest (4/1), Just Hiss (6/1), Purple Gown (6/1), Chinese Spirit (13/2), Bulls Aye (9/1), True Nation (12/1), My Boy Teddy (40/1)

If LUNA MAGIC is in the same form as when going close at Salisbury and Wolverhampton on her last 2 starts she stands a good chance of resuming winning ways. Chinese Spirit has been pretty reliable of late and is feared most back at the scene of his win in August. Just Hiss is another more than capable of making his presence felt at this level.