15:00 Musselburgh

Monday 25 November 2019

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Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 54.45s

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Remember The Days³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 116

2/1

Runner-up on the Flat here (1m6f) in September; headed at the final flight when a weakening third (beaten 5¾L) to Native Fighter at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) last month; slips back into a Class 4 contest off top-weight; chance.

Form: 4216-3

Never Be Enough^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 113| BF| D

20/1

Dual purpose performer; well-backed when making a winning hurdles debut at Perth (2m, heavy) in August, and had the misfortune to meet Road To Dubai next time; below-par on ground described as 'tacky soft' at Stratford latest.

Form: 129

Needs To Be Seen^p⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: J S Goldie| OR: 108| CD

16/1

6L C&D winner (juvenile hurdle) for John Ryan last November (good to firm); has struggled on the Flat since switched to Jim Goldie; high enough in the handicap for what he has actually achieved?

Form: 3415PF-

Tayzar³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 108

12/1

Sole win came over fences at Kelso (2m1f, good) last November; it's difficult to take any real positives from his two runs over hurdles this season (2m-2m5f), albeit has eased a combined total of 10lb in the weights.

Form: 2U23-P6

Let's Sway^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 105| D

20/1

Made all to win a 2m claiming hurdle for Olly Murphy at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) last December; didn't sparkle for Katy Price thereafter and 0-2 this season for the Otterburn trainer Susan Corbett; handicap mark becoming more manageable.

Form: 2312-P5

Tim Rocco^h,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 104| D

10/1

Overcame an early mistake to notch a second straight hurdles win in March (Newcastle 2m, soft); found life tougher from an elevated mark subsequently, but is slowly easing in the weights; disappointing (too keen) at Carlisle latest.

Form: 1140-60

Touchedbyanangel^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 104| D

20/1

Won three times on a sound surface in Ireland for Andy Oliver (2m-2m3f); a real mixed bag overall for Lucinda Russell - runner-up at Perth (2m, soft) in September, and pulled up over C&D (keen) earlier this month.

Form: 0-8725P

Astute Boy^p,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith| OR: 100

9/1

More exposed than some of his rivals and is still chasing that elusive first success over hurdles (0-11); 33-1 when beaten 7L by Ashington in a novices' hurdle over C&D (soft) earlier this month; couldn't be totally discounted on that basis.

Form: 5P3562

Wot A Shot¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 97| CD

7/1

Particularly effective at this track and was kept busy here last winter as a result; same mark as when finishing third (beaten in excess of 10L) to the last gasp winner Goldencard over C&D (good to soft) earlier this month.

Form: 58-3263

Justice Knight^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: M Scudamore| OR: 95| D

12/1

Broke the maiden tag with a clearcut 4½L win at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) in February; weakened quickly after racing keenly on seasonal reappearance at Hereford a fortnight ago; 5lb above his winning mark.

Form: P/2601-9

Court Jurado¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 95

9/2

Bought for £25,000 out of the Irish point-to-point scene (a winner at Taylorstown); 0-4 over hurdles (2m-2m4f) and in truth relatively low-key; remains possible that'll he'll have a future in low-grade handicaps; market a guide.

Form: 1/445-6

Fourth Of July^t1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: A Nicol| T: R M Smith| OR: 88

33/1

Unconvincing over hurdles, easing 14lb in the weights since allocated a handicap mark; lowly weighted wearing a first-time tongue-tie, but very difficult to fancy in the grand scheme of things; safer to look elsewhere.

Form: 396-6P0

Optima Petamus^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: J Kington| T: L Bailey| OR: 82

50/1

Sole win came on the Flat for Luca Cumani in 2015 (1m maiden); 0-5 over hurdles and virtually impossible to fancy on all known form (from out of the handicap proper or not).

Form: 350/8-7

Forecasts

Remember The Days (2/1), Court Jurado (9/2), Wot A Shot (7/1), Astute Boy (9/1), Tim Rocco (10/1), Justice Knight (12/1), Tayzar (12/1), Needs To Be Seen (16/1), Never Be Enough (20/1), Touchedbyanangel (20/1), Let's Sway (20/1), Fourth Of July (33/1), Optima Petamus (50/1)

A race in which a definitive view won't be forthcoming, but the suspicion is that it'll pay to concentrate on those towards the top end of the handicap. Never Be Enough can be forgiven a poor run on 'tacky soft ground' at Stratford latest and should have more to offer in handicaps for the much respected Keith Dalgleish/Straightline Bloodstock team. However, we'll side with the eased-in-grade top-weight REMEMBER THE DAYS for Jedd O'Keeffe and Joe Colliver. This five-year-old was in contention until weakening from the final flight on his return to hurdles at Carlisle (2m1f) last month. At a projected tastier price, Court Jurado rates as a fair each-way option.