JAMES BETHELL is hoping for more success from his consistent mare True Pleasure at Musselburgh on Monday night.
The Middleham raider, who has already scooped two wins this term, faces seven rivals - including six course winners - in the £8,000 Edinburgh Gin Handicap.
"She's very well and in good order," Bethell said. "I'd say she has a decent chance. She was second at Catterick to an improving horse in Breakable who has since won again at Chester.
"She's pretty adaptable for going either right-handed or left handed which is good but she hasn't got a good draw in stall eight. Mind you, that shouldn't be too much of a problem as she needs slotting in anyway."
Among the Musselburgh scorers up against True Pleassure are Michael Dods-trained Cara's Request, Micky Hammond's Just Paul, Linda Perratt's Silver Rime and three-time track victor Ralphy Boy, whose latest strike for Alistair Whillans came over this 7f trip last month.
The East Lothian venue's card opens with top-weight La Bacouetteuse bidding for his sixth course success in the Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Apprentice Handicap.
Half an hour later Jim Goldie's veteran Dhaular Dhar makes his 142nd appearance, flat and jumps, in the Eddie Kricak Memorial Sponsored By The Rocks Handicap. The 13-year-old, who has a combined total of 12 wins, has obliged on turf, the all-weather and over hurdles.
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