3:00 – Totally Rejected 16/1 E/W (18s with 365, 16s 4 places with Sky)
A big price, but there are reasons to expect a good effort today.
The keen going Totally Rejected has still only had five starts over hurdles so it is too soon to abandon all hope with him, while its interesting to see Donald McCain apply a hood for the first time; if you watch his last run back, you can see why he could benefit from headgear as he was far too keen in the early stages. To his credit, he plugged on well enough after being passed by the ready winner. If you take the winner out of that race, there was only four lengths between the next four home and given how hard Totally Rejected pulled, he did well not to completely fold.
Since July 2017, Donald McCain’s runners in a first time hood have record led form figures of: 23143P41223331; three wins and seven placed from fourteen runners.
Furthermore, Totally Rejected sole win came after a break of 283 days so his absence is no concern and it’s likely the case that he was kept off during the winter due to unsuitably soft ground.
Musselburgh is a sharp track and he is likely to get an easy time of things out in front and if settling slightly better, he could make it tough for those in behind to pass him. The danger would be if Fisher Green readopts positive tactics as a battle for the early pace would not suit either
A mark of 105 demands a career best but with conditions in his favour and given his lightly raced profile, he could well deliver at a big price.
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