14:50 Ayr

Tuesday 16 November 2021

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Coral Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 14.6s

African Dance^t²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 121| BF| D

5/2

Fair 21f winner over hurdles but off since poor fourth in novice at Plumpton (20.5f) 7 months ago. Makes chase debut now, and no surprise to see him bounce back with yard among the winners.

Form: 3/31314-

Bellaney Gem^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 117| D

14/1

Fair winning Irish hurdler. Below that level on her only previous run over fences in June but remains with potential to do better in this sphere.

Form: 712235

Better Getalong¹⁶³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 117| C

8/1

It's now fifteen runs since his last win in 2018, and he came in last of 5 in novice chase at Perth (16f) 163 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 6635-25

Presenting Dylan⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 116

28/1

Irish challenger who has yet to make the frame in four runs over hurdles since May, sixth in handicap at Listowel (16f) 57 days ago. Makes chase debut stepping up in trip with more required.

Form: 30-7006

En Meme Temps^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 114

9/1

Off 7 months before fading sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (20f) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut now, and he should strip fitter. No forlorn hope.

Form: 02664-6

Animore^p1²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 112| BF| D

2/1

Opened her chase account at Hexham in October before good second of 4 in handicap over C&D 22 days ago. Cheekpieces go on, and weighted to have a big say nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 4-63212

Upandatit^t¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander| OR: 107

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler who posted below-form fourth of 13 in novice at Perth (20.2f) 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running now going chasing.

Form: 3/8835-4

Nabraska¹⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Alain Cawley| T: S Wilson| OR: 98

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 19 months before fading sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f) in May. Needs a big step forward back from another break here.

Form: 41525/6

Central Court^h²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: D R Fox| T: K Thornton| OR: 95

16/1

Remains a maiden after 21 runs, though he recorded good fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Thurles (18fd) 26 days ago. Irish chalenger is respected despite being 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 706455

Forecasts

Animore (2/1), African Dance (5/2), Better Getalong (8/1), Upandatit (17/2), En Meme Temps (9/1), Bellaney Gem (14/1), Central Court (16/1), Nabraska (22/1), Presenting Dylan (28/1)

ANIMORE arrives at the top of her game and is taken to bag a second chase win in a handicap where plenty have question marks against them. Fencing-debutant African Dance was a fair scorer over hurdles and hails from a yard among the winners so is feared most, while Central Court could emerge as the pick of the four Irish raiders and claim a place.