14:53 Ayr

Saturday 4 November 2023

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Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 3m 45.47s

Ginger Mail^p¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N W Alexander| OR: 118| BF| CD

7/2

Made winning reapperaance in 2m Ayr handicap last October and mostly creditable efforts in defeat since, albeit his latest run at Perth was tame. Likely to bounce back after 6 months off.

Form: 13522P-

Rock Hurley^t1¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: William Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 117WS

10/1

Dual winner in France but somewhat disappointing so far in the UK and returns from 6 months off with something to prove.

Form: P/F1140-

Transatlantic^t⁵⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 115| D

11/2

Fairly useful ex-French Flat/hurdle performer. Made most of a good opportunity when landing a novice at Huntingdon 18 months ago. Not seen since but mark is potentially lenient.

Form: 3F5P31/

Sleeping Satellite²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 110| D

11/2

Winning pointer/bumper who also opened his account in this sphere in 2m1f Carlisle novice in February. Only third of 4 at Newcastle next time but type to do better this season, so worthy of interest on handicap debut after 7 months off.

Form: 1/1613-

Fenna's Loss^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 109| D

10/1

Fair hurdler who scored at Hexham in June. Inauspicious start to chasing at the same course last time but every chance he's back on his game reverted to this sphere.

Form: 48-102P

Park Annonciade^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 109| BF| D

7/2

Went the wrong way in bumpers but made a promising start over hurdles, not needing to improve to land a Perth novice in August. Shaped as if still in form in a handicap there next time and remains with potential.

Form: 59-7213

Chase A Fortune²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 109| D

8/1

Made the most of a good opportunity to get off the mark in 9-runner maiden at Catterick (15.7f)) in February but couldn't build on that subsequently and doesn't look especially well treated.

Form: 32126-5

Ip Up⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Craig Nichol| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 107

28/1

Fair hurdler/chaser winner in France for David Cottin. 22/1, shaped as if needing the run when last of 5 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) 46 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 85632-5

Lihyan^h¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 103| BF

11/1

Comfortable winner of Cork maiden hurdle (17f) last summer but still to reproduce his Irish form for current yard. Returns from 5 months off on a potentially lenient mark and can't be fully dismissed.

Form: 17340-5

Darkest Day^p,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 96| D

25/1

Scored twice at Kelso in September but reverted to his weak-finishing ways there last time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 949117

Non-Runners

Swift Tuttle¹¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Park Annonciade (7/2), Ginger Mail (7/2), Sleeping Satellite (11/2), Transatlantic (11/2), Chase A Fortune (8/1), Rock Hurley (10/1), Fenna's Loss (10/1), Lihyan (11/1), Swift Tuttle (20/1), Darkest Day (25/1), Ip Up (28/1)

GINGER MAIL signed off last season with a poor effort but he's on a fair mark and made a successful reappearance around this time in 2022, so he's worth taking a chance on. Sleeping Satellite and Park Annonciade are less exposed and both rate as feasible dangers.