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17:30 Musselburgh - 23 June 2023 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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17:30 Musselburgh

Friday 23 June 2023

All17:3018:0518:4019:1519:5020:2521:00

GTC Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:31  |   Winning time: 1m 41.84s
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(5)
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Merricourt10
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-12| J: Archie Young(7)| T: I Jardine| OR:  60| CD
9/2
Runner-up both visits here in 7f handicaps this season and wasn't seen to best effect at Ayr recently. Now 4 lb below last winning mark and he has to enter calculations.
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(3)
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Engles Rockb1,t130
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Sanderson| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  60| D
25/1
Bagged a couple of handicaps at Ayr in 2022 but this season's efforts leave much to be desired. Usual cheekpieces replaced with first-time blinkers/tongue strap.
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(2)
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Little Tedp8
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR:  54| CD
7/2
Not the most reliable but arrives here on the back of a good effort at Nottingham (10.2f, good to firm) where he found just one too good in an 8-runner handicap off this mark. Has won twice at this trip in the past (including over C&D) and merits respect.
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(1)
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Without Delay20
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: William Pyle(5)| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR:  52| CD
6/1
Gained breakthrough success over this C&D last summer but that's her sole win from 17 career starts, and she failed to build on the promise of her first 2 efforts this season when last of 6 back here 20 days ago.
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(7)
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Chinese Spirit9
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-4| J: Mark Winn(3)| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR:  52| C| D
9/2
Thoroughly exposed 9-y-o but he's just 1 lb above the mark off which he scored here last summer, and another win looks imminent judged on recent near-misses over this C&D and at Hamilton. Major player.
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(8)
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How Bizarre3
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-3| J: Aiden Brookes(3)| T: L Bailey| OR:  51| BF| CD
9/4
Not one to set your watch by but is standing up well to what has been a busy 2023 campaign, scoring over C&D early last month and plenty of solid efforts in defeat either side of that. Should give another good account.
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(6)
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Banner Road21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: Amie Waugh(3)| T: J S Goldie| OR:  49
14/1
Stepped up on last season's form when chasing home How Bizarre off this mark on her reappearance over C&D. However, it would be something of an understatement to say that she has failed to build on that since.
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Non-Runners

4
(4)
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Fanzone39
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 6
T: L Bailey  J: Brandon Wilkie
NR
9
(9)
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Hollis Brown39
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 4
T: Miss L A Perratt  J: Andrew Breslin
NR

Forecasts

How Bizarre (9/4), Little Ted (7/2), Chinese Spirit (9/2), Merricourt (9/2), Without Delay (6/1), Fanzone (10/1), Banner Road (14/1), Engles Rock (25/1), Hollis Brown (50/1)

17:30 Musselburgh - 23 June 2023 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

CHINESE SPIRIT deserves to get his head in front following a couple of close calls off this mark in recent weeks, and he is taken to do just that. The 9-y-o may have most to fear from Merricourt, while Little Ted and How Bizarre, though not the most reliable of types on balance, are also live contenders in current form.

Previous Winners

2022
Sparkle In His Eye
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 6
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00

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