14:20 Ayr

Tuesday 4 May 2021

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Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 20.62s

Tanarpino^p¹²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 129| D

22/1

Resumed winning ways back from a 9-month break at Carlisle in October. Followed that with a couple of creditable efforts in defeat, but misfired at Doncaster when last seen and bounce back needed.

Form: 32/132P-

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Bootlegger^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 127| BF

9/4

Done well since joining this yard, runner-up in handicap chases at Doncaster and Market Rasen, either side of winning one in decisive fashion at the former course. Major player.

Form: 633212-

William Of Orange^p,t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 125| D

10/1

Winner of 2 of his 4 starts under the stewardship of Mark Walford, posting a career-best when landing a 24.3f handicap chase at Southwell (good) 3 weeks ago. 6 lb rise fair and merits respect.

Form: 3P/3131-

I'm To Blame²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 123

7/1

Useful hurdler/chaser who has been below form over both sets of obstacles this term since landing a beginners' chase at Musselburgh last January. Others preferred.

Form: 3/8F354-

Court Dreaming^p¹⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR: 122| D

16/1

Dual hurdles winner who finally got off the mark over fences in 3m handicap chase at Carlislein October. Below par at Newcastle a month later and absent since, but claims if on-song.

Form: 3/U2F16-

Bafana Blue^t¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 118| CD

5/1

Left tame Newcastle effort behind when notching eighth chase success at Wetherby last month. Gave it a good shot when third over 30.6f at Perth (good) next time and this drop back in trip will help.

Form: 695613-

Cooking Fat^b³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss P Robson| OR: 115| D

8/1

Not at his best in 3 starts over hurdles/fences since returning from a lengthy absence in December, but the assessor has shown mercy and he's not one to write off just yet.

Form: 45U/445-

Exit To Where^p,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 107| BF

10/3

Opened his account for new stable at Kelso in October and by no means disgraced in a higher-grade handicap at Carlisle last time. 1 lb lower now and should make his presence felt.

Form: 5/15353-

Forecasts

Bootlegger (9/4), Exit To Where (10/3), Bafana Blue (5/1), I'm To Blame (7/1), Cooking Fat (8/1), William Of Orange (10/1), Court Dreaming (16/1), Tanarpino (22/1)

Cases can be made for the majority of these. Preference is for BAFANA BLUE, who did the job well at Wetherby on penultimate start and his recent effort in a Perth marathon was highly respectable. The 10-y-o remains on an attractive mark. Bootlegger arrives here in good form and is a much-respected main danger, while William of Orange also enters calculations.