13:10 Ayr

Saturday 2 November 2019

All12:3513:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Whitley Neill Gin Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 37.32s

Sporting Press^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 114| BF| D

3/1

Was successful twice last season over fences but has yet to prevail in two attempts in his latest campaign. He was third of 12 on his most recent appearance at Carlisle (2m). Down 1lb. One to consider.

Form: 6113-53

Knockoura^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 110

11/4

Finished second of five on his chase debut at Sedgefield (2m3½f) last time out, albeit 21L off the winner after going off at 50/1. Has gone up 6lb for his latest effort. Open to improvement so is worth respecting.

Form: 21/68-22

Exit To Where^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108| BF

4/1

Remains a maiden after 11 starts, four of which have come over fences. Was fancied to go well last time at Kelso (2m5½f) but he unseated his rider at the last fence when he was second. Has gone up just 3lb. Leading contender.

Form: 7852-3U

Purcell's Bridge¹⁹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 108| D

22/1

Has not prevailed over fences since he scored at Haydock (2m7f) in March 2017. His last appearance came at Perth in a 3m hunters chase back in April where he was third of six. Capable from this mark on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 58/1423-

Bulls Head²⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R D Day| T: M Todhunter| OR: 105| CD

6/1

Modest hurdler who has failed to finish in his three appearances over fences so far, including latest when he was pulled up at this course over 2m5½f. Has been eased 6lb but others appeal more.

Form: 12/9FPP-

Graystown¹⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 99| BF| CD

13/2

His sole success came over this C&D back in February. Came close to another victory on his penultimate start as he was second of four runner at Carlisle (2m4f), beaten by ½L. Capable of success from this mark. One for the shortlist.

Form: 66132-6

Instingtive¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 88| C| D

16/1

Was successful at the back end of last season at Carlisle (2m4f). Has been a long way down the field on his four starts this campaign, with his latest outing coming at Carlisle (2m) where he was 10th of 12. Hard to fancy on recent form.

Form: 41-0640

Some Ambition^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 77

66/1

Is still a maiden after 12 starts. Has not come close to his first success this year where he has been well beaten. His last appearance was at Kelso (2m1f) but he could only finish sixth of 10 runners. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 8P5356

Non-Runners

No Such Number¹³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 11

T: M A Barnes J: D B Hurst

Forecasts

Knockoura (11/4), Sporting Press (3/1), Exit To Where (4/1), Bulls Head (6/1), Graystown (13/2), Instingtive (16/1), Purcell's Bridge (22/1), No Such Number (33/1), Some Ambition (66/1)

This looks a good opportunity for EXIT TO WHERE to finally break his maiden. He was in second place when he unseated his ride at the last fence at Kelso on his latest start and with a clean round of jumping here, he can get his nose in front. Sporting Press is very capable over fences and he should be in the mix at the finish over this distance which he has been successful at, while C&D winner Graystown can hit the frame from this mark on his return to this course.