14:50 Musselburgh

Friday 9 August 2024

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Celebrating Ladies Day 20th Anniversary Handicap

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 1m 0.05s

(2)

Dicko The Legend¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 71

10/3

Career best when winning 21-runner handicap (8/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago, well drawn in a race where low numbers dominated but overcoming a troubled passage. Up 4 lb but this a weaker band of handicap so he's a massive player.

Form: 246331

(5)

Our Absent Friends²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: T Davidson| OR: 70| D

13/2

Best effort of the season when runner-up at Ripon last month but underlined inconsistency when failing to beat a rival in handicap at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 060029

(4)

Classy Al⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70| BF| D

9/4

Tricky customer. Latest win at Ayr in May. Fourth of 5 in handicap (15/8) at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces removed.

Form: 613444

(6)

Ecclesiastical^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: T Davidson| OR: 68| D

9/1

Dropped down to last winning mark and posted respectable third of 9 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's been eased 1 lb so is of interest.

Form: 19-5943

(3)

Wee Fat Mac^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| BF| D

9/2

Fairly reliable at this sort of level, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 375323

(7)

Protest Rally^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 57| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Good second of 7 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago. Holding form pretty well but stablemate Dicko The Legend more appealing.

Form: 242442

Non-Runners

(1)

World Of Darcy⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Classy Al (9/4), Dicko The Legend (10/3), Wee Fat Mac (9/2), Protest Rally (5/1), Our Absent Friends (13/2), Ecclesiastical (9/1), World Of Darcy (25/1)

DICKO THE LEGEND was better than ever when landing a big-field handicap at York a fortnight ago, and with this race actually a lesser band of handicap, his follow-up claims from 4 lb higher appear to be bright. Ecclesiastical lurks on a dangerous mark so is feared most, ahead of Wee Fat Mac.