16:50 Musselburgh

Sunday 18 February 2024

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100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 3m 51.40s

Cancan¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 100| D

9/2

5/1, creditable 3¼ lengths third of 10 to Bashful in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 15 days ago. On better terms with that rival now and mark remains appealing.

Form: 28/P253

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Bashful^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 98| CD

6/4

Improved to double his tally in this sphere (has a good strike rate on the Flat) over C&D last time and 5-lb rise seems reasonable, so he's worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 1234-41

All Ways And Ever¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 97

66/1

Limited on the Flat and similar form over hurdles, albeit she made a positive step when runner-up in a novice at Hexham 4 months ago on stable debut. Mark demands more.

Form: 6262

Copper Fox^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 87| D

11/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Sedgefield (19.8f, heavy) 37 days ago. Becoming well treated and latest effort was a step back in the right direction.

Form: P42644

Cliffs Of Dooneen^t⁵⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 84| D

50/1

Won a Carlisle handicap hurdle in April 2022 but not seen since finishing well held on the Flat in August of that year. Watching brief is the percentage call given the length of the lay-off.

Form: 41/6238-

Don't Look Back¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 83

66/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1m) but well held completed starts in this sphere, including on debut for this stable in C&D handicap last time.

Form: 4/6F7-9

We Still Believe^v²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: D Bourke| OR: 81

13/2

Reacted well to a visor when second here last month and backed it up with a solid showing at Catterick. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 5P5722

Spanish Hustle³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80| C

15/2

Fair on the Flat but hasn't done much over hurdles and failed to beat a rival on the level at Newcastle a month ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 65/5P7P-

Lifetime Adventure²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 79

11/1

Modest maiden hurdler who shaped better than the distance beaten when sixth at Uttoxeter last time. Needs more to defy current mark, though.

Form: 698P26

La Quarite^h1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine| OR: 88

25/1

Some promise before falling at this track on debut and, while he has yet to build on that, he may well settle better now hooded for switch to handicaps.

Form: F55

Non-Runners

Jet Patrol²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: A M Thomson J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Bashful (6/4), Cancan (9/2), Copper Fox (11/2), We Still Believe (13/2), Spanish Hustle (15/2), Jet Patrol (8/1), Lifetime Adventure (11/1), La Quarite (25/1), Cliffs Of Dooneen (50/1), Don't Look Back (66/1), All Ways And Ever (66/1)

BASHFUL upped his game to score over C&D last time and he's worth a chance to uphold the form with Cancan, who meets him on better terms. Jet Patrol may do better for a quick switch to handicaps, so he's also considered.