16:40 Musselburgh

Wednesday 2 October 2024

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Ina & Ella MacGregor Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 41.80s

(4)

Bulls Aye^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 54| C

11/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. 7/1, 2½ lengths sixth of 9 to Zumaaty in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 9 days ago, running on. Down in grade but needs everything to fall right given run style.

Form: 957276

(7)

Temper Trap^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 51| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 7/2, creditable ¾-length second of 9 to Zumaaty in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 896422

(1)

Angel Of The Bay^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: T D Barron| OR: 54

11/4

13/2 and blinkered for first time, good fourth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 7 days ago, finishing with running left having been denied a clear run. Has to be taken very seriously back over 1m.

Form: 676044

(2)

Believe Me Now^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 50| BF| D

7/1

Winning reappearance in novice company at Ayr in August. 7/4, sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 18 days ago, more patient tactics than usual perhaps against her.

Form: 070-136

(6)

True Nation¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 50| D

8/1

Winner at Nottingham in June. Ninth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago, slowly away and racing lazily minus usual cheekpieces.

Form: 125869

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Doomsday^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: L Bailey| OR: 50| C

8/1

Off the mark for the season over 7f here in August. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 8 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 614426

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Tacitus^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 47| D

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, last of 7 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago.

Form: 852907

(5)

Zumaaty⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| D

7/1

Won 9-runner handicap (5/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 9 days ago by ¾ length from Temper Trap. Has to enter calculations given he's on the same mark.

Form: 909901

(10)

Chinese Spirit⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 50/1, good 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Zumaaty in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 636685

(3)

Selby's Joy^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: B Rothwell| OR: 45

250/1

150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 80-0090

(11)

Liberty Looming¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 48

7/1

5/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (12.5f, good to firm) 18 days ago, slowly away. Significantly down in trip and was certainly backed last time as though much better was expected.

Form: 048784

Non-Runners

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Onthebunny¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Angel Of The Bay (11/4), Temper Trap (5/1), Believe Me Now (7/1), Zumaaty (7/1), Liberty Looming (7/1), True Nation (8/1), Doomsday (8/1), Bulls Aye (11/1), Tacitus (25/1), Onthebunny (50/1), Chinese Spirit (66/1), Selby's Joy (250/1)

ANGEL OF THE BAY would have finished closer than fourth with a clear run in a better handicap than this at Redcar last week and on that evidence, he looks ready to open his account. Zumaaty and Temper Trap filled the first 2 positions at Hamilton 9 days ago and from identical terms, they should be involved again.