13:30 Musselburgh

Wednesday 26 August 2020

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Scottish Racing Academy Now Recruiting Students Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 33.48s

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(9)

Upstaging^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68

8/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2017. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 17/2) 24 days ago. Drops in class but others still more persuasive.

Form: 68-5500

(3)

Dandy's Angel⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Barry McHugh| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 64| D

11/4

22/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Carries penalty.

Form: 335-851

(6)

Reely Bonnie²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 69

7/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (25/1) at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Up 6 lb but she's unexposed and going the right way.

Form: 7741

(8)

Forever A Lady³¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 64| CD

33/1

Won 12-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy, 7/2), keeping on well. Off 10 months and record fresh suggests she may just need this.

Form: 488321-

(4)

Written Broadcast²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 66

17/2

First run since leaving Jedd O'Keeffe when very good second of 9 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 0-67932

(10)

Grace And Virtue¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65

2/1

Winner at Pontefract in July. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good, 6/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 36-7212

(1)

Shortbackandsides^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 58

12/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (80/1) at Chester (6.1f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 078369

Non-Runners

(2)

Sea Storm⁵¹⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Mrs A Duffield J: J Fanning

(11)

Yukon Mission¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J & S Quinn J: Jason Hart

(5)

Jack Ryan⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J Ryan J: Darragh Keenan

(7)

Grandads Best Girl²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Miss L A Perratt J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Grace And Virtue (2/1), Dandy's Angel (11/4), Reely Bonnie (7/2), Yukon Mission (11/2), Upstaging (8/1), Written Broadcast (17/2), Shortbackandsides (12/1), Sea Storm (12/1), Jack Ryan (20/1), Grandads Best Girl (25/1), Forever A Lady (33/1)

Having attracted support, YUKON MISSION was denied a run on more than one occasion at Pontefract 12 days ago and can arguably be considered an unlucky loser. Racing from the same mark, compensation may well be forthcoming, though this is a pretty good race for the grade, with Dandy's Angel and Reely Bonnie feared as last-time-out winners on the up.