14:10 Musselburgh

Thursday 28 November 2024

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

CMS Cameron McKenna And Close Brothers Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 47.86s

Freddy Robinson⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 111| CD

9/1

C&D winner who also landed a 2m Catterick handicap hurdle in January. Has had a productive spell on the Flat since then and enters the reckoning back hurdling.

Form: 14933/1-

Ravenscraig Castle^t⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine| OR: 107| BF

7/2

Fairly useful stayer on Flat who hasn't fired for a while in that sphere but boasts a progressive profile in this sphere, finishing second in a 2m Perth handicap on latest start 2 months ago. Another prominent showing is likely.

Form: 52232

Spantik^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Roger Fell| OR: 105| D

33/1

Not seen over hurdles for nearly 2 years and recent Flat efforts nothing to get excited about.

Form: 242363/

Restandbethankful^t⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 104| BF| D

11/2

Resumed from wind surgery with a cosy success in 5-runner handicap chase at Cartmel (17f, soft) in August. Good second over fences at Kelso since. Runner-up twice over hurdles in midsummer. Respected.

Form: 842212

Snowrocco²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Theo Gillard| T: A Nicol| OR: 99

25/1

Placed on her completed start in Irish points and ran to a fair level when fourth on her Wetherby hurdle debut in February. Found Catterick too sharp when a remote third the following month and it might be a similar story now handicapping after 9 months off.

Form: P343-

Benefit Ben²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A Nicol| OR: 99

25/1

Maiden Irish pointer who showed ability in maiden/novice hurdles last winter but well held on his Ayr handicap debut when last seen in April (final start for Sandy Thomson).

Form: 5/28268-

She's On Line⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 90

6/1

Arrives on the back of good runner-up efforts in 2m handicap hurdles at Tramore and Limerick this autumn. Respected Irish raider.

Form: 09-0522

Heart Above³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 88| BF| D

11/8

Came good over hurdles when readily scoring in 12-runner handicap at Perth (2m, soft) in September. Good second of 15 at Kelso since. Should go well again.

Form: 372312

Skiddaw^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 88

11/1

Yet to build on his hurdle debut but still early days and he travelled well for a long way before weakening into a well-held fourth in 2m Hexham handicap on reappearance 3 weeks ago. Should be sharper for the outing.

Form: 0/57PF-4

Don't Look Back¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 69

80/1

33/1, eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (19.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere from 15 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 085UP8

Non-Runners

Bashful³³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: I Jardine J: Non Runner

Marty Mcfly¹⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Heart Above (11/8), Ravenscraig Castle (7/2), Restandbethankful (11/2), She's On Line (6/1), Freddy Robinson (9/1), Marty Mcfly (10/1), Skiddaw (11/1), Bashful (14/1), Snowrocco (25/1), Benefit Ben (25/1), Spantik (33/1), Don't Look Back (80/1)

A competitive handicap. HEART ABOVE's form this autumn looks solid and he's taken to resume winning ways for the Dianne Sayer team. Ravenscraig Castle has been placed in both his handicap hurdles and is second choice ahead of Restandbethankful and Irish raider She's On Line.