19:10 Musselburgh

Friday 5 April 2024

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 5m 27.8s

Hattons Gardens¹²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: G Sheehan| T: A M Thomson| OR: 96

5/1

Modest form but his fourth over this trip at Hexham last spring shows he can be competitive from his mark. Pulled up on Kelso reappearance in November and off since. Cheekpieces and tongue tie combination worn last time discarded.

Form: 454P4-P

Isholo Du Vivien³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 95

5/2

Point winner who has been placed on all 3 outings in maiden/novice hurdles this winter. His opening handicap mark looks workable and he has a much less exposed profile than most of these.

Form: F14333

Agilulf³²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: D R Fox| T: A Nicol| OR: 94

14/1

Modest maiden who was well beaten at Perth when last seen in May. The percentage call is to look elsewhere after such a long time off.

Form: 3544-U6

Prontoanita⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 86

5/1

Shaped with some encouragement in a brace of bumpers but has yet to get going over hurdles, including well beaten on Perth handicap debut at the end of December. Could only consider if backed on this return from a 3-month break

Form: 246-686

Not In Kansas^t³²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 77

9/1

Poor form, including well held on Perth handicap debut last May. Absent since and could only consider if backed.

Form: 66PF8-7

This Is Bob^p1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett| OR: 77| BF

11/4

Has shown he can be competitive from ahis basement mark when placed over 2m at Newcastle and Hexham in recent months. Claims if first-time cheekpieces and a longer trip help him to pull out a bit more.

Form: P-55823

Shoughall's Boy¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford| OR: 73| D

16/1

Dual Hexham winner in 2021 but has largely struggled since, pulling up on return from a year off at Hexham last month.

Form: 7546P-P

Non-Runners

Goodtimes Badtimes²⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: A M Thomson J: Danny McMenamin

Jackhammer¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 10

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Sean Quinlan

Misscarlett³³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Forecasts

Isholo Du Vivien (5/2), This Is Bob (11/4), Hattons Gardens (5/1), Prontoanita (5/1), Goodtimes Badtimes (5/1), Misscarlett (8/1), Not In Kansas (9/1), Jackhammer (10/1), Agilulf (14/1), Shoughall's Boy (16/1)

ISHOLO DU VIVIEN looks on a workable mark for this handicap debut and Donald McCain's unexposed 6-y-o is preferred to This Is Bob in a contest where few arrive with compelling claims.