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16:46 Musselburgh

Saturday 3 April 2021

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1116:46

Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 1m 40.39s

1^st

(1)

Perfect Soldier

78-7

16/1

T: W StoreyJ: S P Davis

Led, headed halfway, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong op 20/1 tchd 22/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(4)

The King's Steed

88-9

14/1

T: S LycettJ: Ben Robinson

Pressed leader, led narrowly halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on under pressure final furlong tchd 16/1

3^rd

(6)

Tarnhelm

68-8

16/1

T: W StoreyJ: Rhona Pindar (7)

Slowly away, in rear, rapid headway on outside over 2f out, driven to press leaders over 1f out, no extra close home op 14/1

4^th

(5)

Detective

58-7

14/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: J P Sullivan

Midfield, slightly short of room when ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong but could not reach leaders op 16/1

5^th

(2)

Jungle Book

49-0

16/1

T: L BaileyJ: Phil Dennis

Slightly slow to stride, soon recovered into handy position, tracked leaders travelling strongly 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

6^th

(11)

First Response

69-5

11/4f

T: Mrs L StubbsJ: K Stott

Towards rear, ridden and not much room on inside rail 3f out, switched left and ran on over 1f out, one pace final furlong op 7/2

7^th

2 ½

(9)

The Brora Pobbles

68-11

22/1

T: A C WhillansJ: P J McDonald

Towards rear and switched to inside rail, headway into midfield after 2f, progress when ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1

8^th

(8)

Merricourt

59-9

10/3

T: I JardineJ: A Mullen

Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 7/2

9^th

(10)

Strong Team

89-7

80/1

T: C GrantJ: T Hamilton

Held up towards rear and switched to inside rail, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1

10^th

(12)

Ayr Poet

69-7

3/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan

Restrained towards rear, ridden and some headway between horses over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 9/4

11^th

(3)

Joyful Star

118-7

18/1

T: F WatsonJ: Harrison Shaw

Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 16/1 tchd 20/1

12^th

(7)

Lagenda

89-1

25/1

T: L BaileyJ: Jason Hart

Prominent, ridden on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.30Pl:£3.60, £3.30, £4.10EX:£210.40Trifecta:£0.00Tricast:£3,673.36SF:£221.27Swingers:£48.90, £49.60, £34.00

Forecasts

First Response (11/4), Ayr Poet (3/1), Merricourt (10/3), The King's Steed (14/1), Detective (14/1), Perfect Soldier (16/1), Tarnhelm (16/1), Jungle Book (16/1), Joyful Star (18/1), The Brora Pobbles (22/1), Lagenda (25/1), Strong Team (80/1)

There was sufficient promise in MERRICOURT's recent performance at Newcastle to suggest that he could be the way to go, back at the scence of his latest success. First Response needs taking seriously back on turf off an attractive mark, while Ayr Poet was largely progressive in 2020 and will be a threat if ready to roll on this seasonal reappearance.