Hart hopes El Astronaute can rocket to Musselburgh victory

Jason Hart is looking forward to his ride aboard El Astronaute in the British EBF Flying Scotsman Conditions Stakes as Scotland says farewell to the 2021 Flat season at Musselburgh today.

The £17,000 five-furlong dash has attracted a decent quality field of speedsters including Tarboosh and Makanah, who landed the spoils in 2019 and 12 months ago respectively.

Hawick-born Hart has won eight races on John Quinn’s evergreen eight-year-old and he said: “El Astronaute is a pleasure to have anything to do with and he’s a legend of a horse. He’s gone well at the track before and he’ s usually away from the stalls very quickly and loves bowling along in front.”

Another in opposition to El Astronaute is roulstons car, the top-rated horse in the line-upon a BHA mark of 105. Trained in Newmarket by Simon and Ed Crisford, he is on a hat-trick following wins in conditions stakes company last month at Leicester and Chelmsford.

The most valuable event on the eight-race card is the £20,000 Racing TV Bass Rock Handicap over seven furlongs.

Hayadh, the short-head winner in 2018 off a 3lb higher mark and now trained by Harvey Bastiman, could go well again while Richard Fahey is double-handed with Zip and National League, who came third in the corresponding race last year.

Yarmouth punters are advised to side with top-weight Sayf Al Dawla in the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap.

Impeccably-bred as a son of Frank el out of the brilliant race peter chapplehyam' s in mate confirmed the promise of two solid efforts on his first couple of starts when making it third time lucky at Salisbury last month.

It looked as though the step up from a mile to a mile and a quarter helped Sayf Al Dawla raise his game and with a further rise in distance viewed as a positive, a mark of 82 for his handicap debut could prove lenient.

Evening action comes from Kempton, where Bellstreet Bridie holds obvious claims in the Try Our New Price Boost At Unibet Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes.

Michael Bell's Sir Percy filly looked a winner in waiting when second on her july course introduction, however favourite-backers had their fingers burnt after she was touched off at the second time of asking at Redcar.

There was nothing to suggest she ducked the issue, however, and she can reward those who keep the faith.