14:55 Musselburgh

Monday 18 December 2023

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tote.co.uk Two Turtle Doves Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 6m 24.50s

Shadows In The Sky²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 99| D

9/1

Point winner. Failed to go on over hurdles but he hinted at promise on his chasing bow on the back of a wind op when fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Newcastle (20.1f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 1254P-4

Get With It^t,v⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 96| D

9/1

Dual chase scorer around 3m in the first half of last season and having slipped back down the weights, ran better than for a while when fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good, 22/1) 44 days ago. Mark is workable if able to build on that.

Form: 360-665

Deep Charm²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 96| D

9/1

Largely struggled last season but bounced back to form when landing 6-runner handicap chase at Sedgefield (26.9f, heavy) 20 days ago. Needs to back it up from a 5 lb higher mark.

Form: P3PF-P1

So They Say^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 95

3/1

Winning pointer who posted easily his best effort over hurdles when second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, heavy) 19 days ago. Interesting chase debutant.

Form: 143/F2

Getthepot^p,t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Nailor| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 94| D

10/1

Successful twice in handicap chases at Huntingdon in 2022 and back on song of late, seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Taunton (23f, good to soft, 6/1) 32 days ago. Respected.

Form: 5P6P27

Not The Chablis^v⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander| OR: 92| CD

5/1

C&D winner who comes here on the back of a creditable sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good) 44 days ago, not ideally placed. Can build on it now.

Form: 26/P8-46

Sputnik⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 89

15/2

Placed 5 times since his last win at Ayr 13 months ago, including when third at Ayr latest. Should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 63-22P3

Coolkill²³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 88

16/1

Novice hurdle winner in April 2021 but has struggled in a light handicap career since, tried in cheekpieces when only eighth at Perth 7 months ago. Well held on his two previous attemtps chasing too but not ruled out at these weights if resurgent after a break.

Form: 6P/89P8-

West Lawn⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: J Walton| OR: 80| D

11/2

Winning pointer and successful twice over hurdles at Hexham in 2022. Has looked very limited over fences, though, only mid-field behind Dr Shirocco here last time, and others are preferred.

Form: P5P446

Ingleby Mackenzie^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 72

14/1

Fair handicap chaser in Ireland for Henry de Bromhead. Best effort for present stable when third in 2m handicap chase here but let down by his jumping at Sedgefield since. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 766536

Tumbling Dice^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 69

150/1

Little impact since scoring over fences for Sue Smith back in January 2022 and he was pulled up over hurdles on his yard debut at Kelso 19 days ago. Big ask from 4 lb out of the weights.

Form: 9/578P-P

Non-Runners

Dr Shirocco⁴⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: Miss S E Forster J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

So They Say (3/1), Not The Chablis (5/1), Dr Shirocco (5/1), West Lawn (11/2), Sputnik (15/2), Deep Charm (9/1), Shadows In The Sky (9/1), Get With It (9/1), Getthepot (10/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (14/1), Coolkill (16/1), Tumbling Dice (150/1)

DR SHIROCCO arrives at the top of his game so looks the way to go in his hat-trick bid with the form of his recent success here working out well. Lucinda Russell's chasing newcomer So They Say is not without interest though and could emerge as the chief threat ahead of the reliable Sputnik and unexposed Shadows In The Sky.