15:30 Musselburgh

Wednesday 3 July 2024

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Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 28.47s

(3)

Gobi Sunset⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 60| D

13/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 18/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7303U7

(11)

Darbucks¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Pearson| T: C N Kellett| OR: 60| D

15/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good) 19 days ago. More is needed.

Form: D5-3229

(7)

Without Delay^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Swift| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 59| C| D

7/2

Course scorer. Latest win at Catterick in June. Good third of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 9 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Player.

Form: 3-50113

(8)

Purple Martini⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 58| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good, 11/2) 44 days ago. Handily weighted if back on song though.

Form: 399-628

(1)

Pembrokeshire^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 57| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Too free when sixth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly if settling better.

Form: 803366

(4)

Ignac Lamar²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 56

20/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good, 33/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 031848

(2)

Urban Dandy^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 55| BF

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 3/1, respectable second of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f). Off 104 days. Cheekpieces back on and not discounted.

Form: 646422

(10)

Keep Me Stable²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 54| D

33/1

28/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 20 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 680057

(5)

Code Purple⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 54| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (7f, soft, 16/1) 70 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 5588-89

(9)

Going Underground^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 53| D

9/1

14/1, won 11-runner minor event at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm) 11 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Still in the picture though.

Form: 2454-51

Non-Runners

(12)

Gordonstoun⁵⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: L Bailey J: Non Runner

(6)

Concert Boy²³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: K Scott J: S H James

Forecasts

Purple Martini (7/2), Without Delay (7/2), Gobi Sunset (13/2), Pembrokeshire (7/1), Code Purple (15/2), Darbucks (15/2), Going Underground (9/1), Concert Boy (14/1), Urban Dandy (20/1), Ignac Lamar (20/1), Keep Me Stable (33/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and WITHOUT DELAY is taken to quickly resume winning ways on the back of his good recent Thirsk third. Southwell second Urban Dandy is feared most now the cheekpieces go back on, with C&D winners Pembrokeshire and Purple Martini also in the mix.