16:45 Musselburgh

Sunday 21 April 2024

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Sky Bet Match5 Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 2y  |   Good to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 1m 41.80s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Flylikeaneagleb,t68
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  69| CD
12/1
C&D winner. 22/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 68 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival down slightly in class but others clearly arrive in better heart.
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2
(5)
Horse silk
Ahamoment93
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: T D Barron| OR:  69| C
9/1
Course winner. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 18/1) in January. That race did fall nicely for him and he's up 4 lb back on turf.
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Timeform
3
(6)
Horse silk
Young Firev19
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR:  69| D
8/1
Four wins from 21 runs last year. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, heavy, 14/1) 19 days ago. Visor back on and likely to run closer to form this time.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Alpine Sierra184
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR:  69| D
10/1
Successful at Ayr in October but not in the same form having rare AW start later that month. Off since but made a winning reappearance last season.
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Timeform
5
(10)
Horse silk
Bell Shot17
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR:  69
9/2
Strong in the betting and made a winning stable debut at Lingfield in March. 4/1, respectable second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago. Shortlist material tackling 1m for the first time.
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Timeform
6
(3)
Horse silk
B Associates192
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn(3)| T: J S Goldie| OR:  69| C
25/1
Course winner. Five wins from 15 runs last year. Below form 8½ lengths seventh of 13 to Kelpie Grey in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy, 14/1). Off 6 months and he may just need this.
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Timeform
7
(7)
Horse silk
Black Friday201
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-8| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR:  68| C
20/1
Course winner. Last of 6 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft, 11/2). Off 6 months. Significantly back up in trip and he was runner-up from a much higher mark on last season's reappearance.
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Timeform
8
(13)
Horse silk
Shine On Brendanb39
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J S Goldie| OR:  68| C| D
20/1
Course winner. 50/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 39 days ago. Blinkers back on and that run will have blown the cobwebs away.
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Timeform
9
(12)
Horse silk
Kelpie Grey171
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J S Goldie| OR:  67
16/1
Winner at Ayr in October. 4/1, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f), having run of race. Off 171 days.
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Timeform
10
(1)
Horse silk
Bird Of Play194
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR:  66
9/1
Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Leicester (7f, good), nearest finish. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Ivan Furtado and fully-fledged rider takes over.
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Timeform
11
(4)
Horse silk
Pallas Lordt27
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: D W Whillans| OR:  65| D
11/1
9/4, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 27 days ago, driven out. Turf record isn't as inspiring bur he's clearly fit and in form.
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Timeform
12
(14)
Horse silk
Bloodhound72
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: C Hills| OR:  65
6/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, creditable fifth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 72 days ago. Makes handicap debut and mark asks for a lot more.
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Timeform
13
(8)
Horse silk
Night Breeze10
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR:  64
40/1
Low-key reappearance when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 80/1) 10 days ago. Return to 1m in his favour and he's not fully exposed.
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Timeform
14
(11)
Horse silk
Hougoumont23
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR:  64
10/1
Good third of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 23 days ago. Merits consideration having been eased a further 1 lb.
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Forecasts

Bell Shot (9/2), Bloodhound (6/1), Young Fire (8/1), Ahamoment (9/1), Bird Of Play (9/1), Alpine Sierra (10/1), Hougoumont (10/1), Pallas Lord (11/1), Flylikeaneagle (12/1), Kelpie Grey (16/1), Black Friday (20/1), Shine On Brendan (20/1), B Associates (25/1), Night Breeze (40/1)

Verdict

BLACK FRIDAY is a previous course winner and given he was runner-up on last season's reappearance from 7 lb higher, he's certainly weighted to go very well on reappearance. Alpine Sierra is also very capable fresh so he commands respect, with Bell Shot perhaps the pick of those with recent form to call upon.

  1. Black Friday20/1
  2. Alpine Sierra10/1
  3. Bell Shot9/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,360.002nd: £4,858.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,214.005th: £607.006th: £304.00

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