East Coast Harbour Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

16:50

East Coast Harbour Handicap

Date 2023-07-25

Distance 5f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (8)	Mereside Angel Grey J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	139	—	231520	74	84	71	11d	—	—	-2	19.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Struggled at York (just behind Dandy Dinmont) but this easier than that
1 (3)	Dandy Dinmont Bay J:Alex Jary(7) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(7) T:Nigel Tinkler	141	—	342528	76	84	70	11d	—	—	-1	16.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Big player back in a Class 5, as when just missing out on the AW two runs back
3 (5)	Loch Carron Grey J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	137	—	5-106	76	85	57	16d	—	—	-5	10.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Lightly-raced maiden winner; got hassled up front on handicap debut over 6f.
5 (7)	Castan Chestnut J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	134	—	212-83	73	81	59	57d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	8.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual nursery winner who showed he's trained on when third at Redcar
9 (1)	Aconcagua Mountain Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	122	b	11-584	57	82	68	32d	—	—	-4	4.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Close up in two of this season's three starts and unlikely to be far away
6 (9)	Texas Man Chestnut J:William Pyle(7) T:Craig Lidster	J:William Pyle(7) T:Craig Lidster	132	—	-70650	67	76	54	11d	—	—	-1	6.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Three 5f handicaps on the board but beaten in the region of 7l in two runs for this yard
4 (6)	Zuffolo Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	136	—	3-8107	75	80	59	31d	—	—	+4	10.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Dual winner but the wheels have come off the last twice, beating just one rival
8 (4)	Hard Nut Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Linda Perratt	J:Clifford Lee T:Linda Perratt	122	—	070-54	57	77	64	22d	—	—	-2	3.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Should be well handicapped but it's been an ordinary start to this season
10 (10)	Sixcor Bay J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Linda Perratt	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Linda Perratt	121	p	683520	56	83	72	17d	—	—	+2	7.3	4.25/1	18 6%
Reliable enough but only 3-38 and finds winning hard at the best of times
7 (2)	Annie Maher Bay J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	127	—	63-653	66	82	65	32d	—	—	0	5.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Ability for Michael Bell but 0-8 and never progressed; bought for 5,000gns

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mereside Angel	3	10/3	3	3	3
Dandy Dinmont	9/2	7/2	4	4	4
Loch Carron	5	9/2	5	4	4
Castan	13/2	13/2	6	6	6
Aconcagua Mountain	8	9	9	8	17/2
Texas Man	11	11	9	10	10
Zuffolo	12	12	12	12	12
Hard Nut	18	14	14	14	14
Sixcor	18	16	16	16	16
Annie Maher	12	22	20	22	22

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Mereside Angel

19.3

OR: 6 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Dandy Dinmont

16.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Loch Carron

10.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Zuffolo

10.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Castan

8.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Sixcor

7.3

OR: 1.5 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.4

Texas Man

6.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Annie Maher

5.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Aconcagua Mountain

4.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Hard Nut

3.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dandy Dinmont	76	84	70
Loch Carron	76	85	57
Zuffolo	75	80	59
Mereside Angel	74	84	71
Castan	73	81	59
Texas Man	67	76	54
Annie Maher	66	82	65
Aconcagua Mountain	57	82	68
Hard Nut	57	77	64
Sixcor	56	83	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mereside Angel	11d ago	Quick return
Dandy Dinmont	11d ago	Quick return
Texas Man	11d ago	Quick return
Loch Carron	16d ago	Fit
Sixcor	17d ago	Fit
Hard Nut	22d ago	Fit
Zuffolo	31d ago	Fit
Aconcagua Mountain	32d ago	Fit
Annie Maher	32d ago	Fit
Castan	57d ago	Fresh