15:20 Musselburgh

Thursday 28 November 2024

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

Musselburgh Racecourse Premium Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 19.22s

Les's Legacy^t1²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett| OR: 100

13/2

Three-time hurdle winner during 2022/23 campaign. Below form on last couple of starts in the summer and needed the run at Carlisle recently. Up in trip with tongue strap applied.

Form: 28-2688

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Top Man Tom^v¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 98| D

5/1

Winning pointer who was visored when second of 13 in a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter in July. Subsequently sold out of Ben Pauling's yard for £13,500 and yet to fire for current yard. Headgear goes back on, though.

Form: 1-35250

Twoplacesatonetime^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 93

11/10

Low-mileage 6-y-o who upped his game in first-time cheekpieces to score at Hexham 3 weeks ago and may have more to offer over this sort of trip, so makes most appeal.

Form: 7P3-P71

Evenwood Sonofagun^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 93

12/1

Long-standing maiden who arrives on the back of a poor run at Ayr 15 days ago. Upped in trip and on a handy mark.

Form: 420507

Malangen¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 93

11/2

Successful at Hexham (16.2f, good) in June and has been kept busy of late, back to form when runner-up at Ayr last time. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 546372

Aazza^p1³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: Paul Robson| OR: 90| D

8/1

Winless last term and down the field in a handicap at Bangor on first outing since leaving Rose Dobbin a month ago. Cheekpieces are on but others make more appeal.

Form: 6040-79

The Geordie Ginge¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: H McMahon| OR: 88

40/1

Modest maiden hurdler who had little chance in a novice at Wetherby last time. Upped in trip now and this is more realistic.

Form: 33-6424

Non-Runners

Maillot Blanc¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: N W Alexander J: Dominic Hislop

Billable Grant³¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: Mrs J Stephen J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Twoplacesatonetime (11/10), Top Man Tom (5/1), Maillot Blanc (5/1), Malangen (11/2), Les's Legacy (13/2), Aazza (8/1), Evenwood Sonofagun (12/1), Billable Grant (33/1), The Geordie Ginge (40/1)

TWOPLACESATONETIME showed a good attitude to prevail in a tight finish at Hexham earlier in the month and he's unexposed as a stayer, so he's preferred to Malangen and Maillot Blanc, who also arrive on the back of solid performances.