15:45 Musselburgh

Tuesday 25 July 2017

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Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 2m 40.32s

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(2)

Tectonic^v¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 61

20/1

Often looks a difficult customer (can travel well and find very little) but hasn't really fired this year so far and best watched here given his overall record.

Form: 34-4700

(6)

Cosmic Tigress¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 59| C

15/2

Course winner last year over 2m in a small field off a 4lb lower mark her only win since has come on the AW over a shorter trip. Has proved consistent since then and may not have been suited by the soft ground last time out but looks more of a place than win chance.

Form: 183266

(1)

Jonny Delta¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: J S Goldie| OR: 54| C

7/2

Often seen to decent effect around here and won at Ayr in May when cashing in off a falling mark in a weak race. Not been in quite the same form since although had no chance in a far better race than this and this would be far more his level these days.

Form: 213376

(7)

Traditional Dancer^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: I Jardine| OR: 53| BF

13/8

Very lightly-raced on the Flat but first-time blinkers appeared to pep him up last time out when second over C&D off a 3lb lower mark. Based on his hurdles form and with that run behind him has scope to improve and should be in the mix here.

Form: 0/4-82

(8)

Byronegetonefree⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: P Mathers| T: W Coltherd| OR: 51| D

12/1

Form overall looks far more solid on the AW at Newcastle where both of his wins have come. Ran with credit back on turf last time after a run over hurdles and there remain question marks over his turf form.

Form: 516-746

(3)

Question Of Faith⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 50

3/1

Certainly got her act together when tried over longer trips and in a first time hood last year albeit off a lowly mark. Has gradually worked her way back to form this year and scored last time out at Ayr over 1m5f taking advantage of the drop in Class 6 grade and off the same mark she should be competitive again.

Form: 14-5721

(5)

Spokesperson¹¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lee| T: F Watson| OR: 48| CD

40/1

C&D winner back in July 2015 his form since then has come nowhere near that level and he remains with a fair bit to prove having not beaten a rival home in his last four starts.

Form: 70/807-0

(4)

Nuova Scuola^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Evans| T: J S Goldie| OR: 46

33/1

Looked very limited in her maiden runs over 1m2f-1m4f and failed to make any improvement on handicap debut in a first time visor last time out.

Form: 6659

Forecasts

Traditional Dancer (13/8), Question Of Faith (3/1), Jonny Delta (7/2), Cosmic Tigress (15/2), Byronegetonefree (12/1), Tectonic (20/1), Nuova Scuola (33/1), Spokesperson (40/1)

Not the most inspiring of contests and Question Of Faith sets a decent standard with her stable in good form over the jumps of late and she is allowed here to run without a penalty for her last win. TRADITIONAL DANCER is the one who just makes more appeal though based on his good run over C&D last time out and looking to have some scope off this mark. Cosmic Tigress and Jonny Delta generally run their races and look a likely pair to battle it out for frame honours here.