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15:27 Musselburgh

Friday 3 January 2025

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Beyond The Verge⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: S Corbett| D

7/2

Has an ordinary pedigree but belied odds of 18/1 and looked potentially above average when scoring at Kelso first time out in September. Acquitted himself well under a penalty when runner-up back there just under 8 weeks ago and he should be in the shake up again.

Form: 12

Gallus Norman^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: J S Goldie

25/1

Telescope gelding. Dam (h137) 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), also 5f-1¾m winner who stayed 2¼m on Flat. Hooded on debut.

Form:

Noble George²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

4/1

Order of St George gelding who offered something to work on when second of 6 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, soft) on debut 4 weeks ago, shaping as if more of a test will suit. That was a weak race, so he will need to improve to go one better.

Form: 2

Soldier In Mayo⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

9/2

£40,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner). Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Nov 3). Needs keeping a close eye on.

Wild Reiver^h⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: I JardineWS

20/1

Valirann gelding who was hooded and ran as if in need of the outing for fitness and experience when last of 6 in bumper at Ayr (16f, good to soft) in November. He may well leave that behind (has had a breathing operation since).

Form: 6

Caballo De Guerra²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| BF

15/8

Soldier of Fortune gelding who shaped promisingly amidst greenness when third of 9 in bumper at Wetherby (16f, heavy) on debut just under 4 weeks ago, doing well to last as long in the conditions as he did given the hold he took. One to be interested in on the back of that.

Form: 3

Lester Mail

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander

25/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Elvis Mail. Dam, raced once over hurdles in France, also maiden on Flat, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (17f-21f winner) True Love Mail. Betting should guide expectations.

Form:

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Centurion's Sister⁵³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Caballo De Guerra (15/8), Beyond The Verge (7/2), Noble George (4/1), Soldier In Mayo (9/2), Centurion's Sister (10/1), Wild Reiver (20/1), Lester Mail (25/1), Gallus Norman (25/1)

CABALLO DE GUERRA shaped with promise amidst greenness when third at Wetherby on debut recently and, with improvement on the cards, Lucinda Russell's 4-y-o may well take some stopping. Beyond The Verge already has a bumper win to his name, so he can give the selection most to think about under a penalty, with Irish point winner Soldier In Mayo a Rules debutant worth keeping a close eye on, too.