14:40 Ayr

Monday 24 October 2022

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Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 22.87s

Tfou¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 106| BF

3/1

Plenty of promise in bumper and pair of novice hurdles last term. In good hands and likely more to come now sent chasing.

Form: 243-

Fever Roque²⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 104| D

15/2

Progressed over hurdles last season, posting creditable second of 6 in handicap at this course (21.4f, heavy) when last seen in January. Warrants respect on chase debut.

Form: 345312-

Thunder In Milan^t²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 93

13/2

Unable to match bumper form in 4 hurdles outings last term but may be seen in better light now sent over larger obstacles on return to action.

Form: 2/4540-

Toucan Sam¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 100

16/1

Shaped as if in need of stiffer test when fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good) when last seen in July. Worth a check in market on chase debut.

Form: 725-534

Maid Of Houxty¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans| OR: 90

16/1

Largely disappointed over hurdles last term and makes limited appeal on switch to fences.

Form: 63/8968-

Lisloran²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Ross| OR: 88

50/1

Maiden pointer who showed a bit on hurdles bow at Kelso in January but has been disappointing since, including on recent return/handicap debut. Tries chasing now.

Form: 53676-0

Gandhi Maker²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 83

1/1

Irish point winner who didn't show a lot in a trio of novice hurdles last year and was similar story on yard/chasing debut at Hexham recently (reported breathing problems).

Form: 1/777-P

Oishin^t¹¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes| OR: 77

50/1

Yet to score over fences, and he failed to improve for fitting of visor when poor third at Perth (23.8f) latest. 2 lb out of the handicap.

Form: P6-F353

So Be It^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 62

50/1

Maiden pointer who has offered little over hurdles or on chase debut at Hexham last month. Can only be watched from so far out of the handicap.

Form: 6/P77P5

Non-Runners

First Illusion³⁹⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd

Forecasts

Gandhi Maker (1/1), Tfou (3/1), Thunder In Milan (13/2), Fever Roque (15/2), First Illusion (10/1), Maid Of Houxty (16/1), Toucan Sam (16/1), Oishin (50/1), Lisloran (50/1), So Be It (50/1)

Plenty to take on trust here but TFOU has run with promise on all 3 starts thus far and will have been well prepared for his first crack at this discipline. He gets the nod. Fellow chase debutants Fever Roque and Toucan Sam also make some appeal.