13:23 Ayr

Saturday 2 November 2024

All12:4813:2313:5814:2915:0515:39

Lightways Contractors Ltd Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:23 | Winning time: 5m 29.35s

Wal Buck's¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 102| BF

10/3

Encouraging signs over hurdles and wasn't seen to best effect at all sent chasing when last seen at Perth (2½m, good to soft) in May. Likely to leave that form well behind in time.

Form: 54243-6

Grand Voyage^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 101| C

13/2

Long time without success but back to form when runner-up at Kelso (21.6f, good to soft) in May. Returned with a solid performance at Hexham and should be spot on now.

Form: 342-826

King Arise⁵³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 96

12/1

Won sole point and showed fair form over hurdles. Has run only once (poorly) since January 2022 but handicapper has given him a chance ahead of this chasing debut.

Form: 1320/4-

Ardera Cross^p⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 94| CD

33/1

Veteran who has 9 course wins to his name but ended last season out of sorts and didn't show much here on return 5 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 1645P-6

Euchan Falls^p¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: R M Smith| OR: 93| C

16/1

On a losing run and wasn't at his best when last seen four months ago. On a fair mark back over fences but others are more appealing.

Form: 4242-29

Scalloway Bay^t¹⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 88

22/1

Modest maiden hurdler who was holding his form when last seen 6 months ago. Clumsy jumper over the smaller obstacles, however, so hard to know how he'll take to this discipline.

Form: 033V45-

Azof Des Mottes^t²³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 84| D

14/1

Modest chaser who ended last season in form without looking ahead of his mark. Will probably need this return.

Form: 51/3633-

Pats Dream²¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 83

5/2

Made the frame both starts in Irish points and, while he has only achieved a modest level under Rules (including in chases), he has joined a shrewd outfit from Rose Dobbin, so he's worth close market inspection.

Form: 699/3U4-

Toombridge^t¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan| OR: 83

10/1

Runner-up in an Irish point and posted his best run under Rules to date when third of 6 in handicap chase at Carlisle (21f, soft) on debut over fences in March. Yet to build on that and might need this return.

Form: P8036-U

Ironhill⁴³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Harry Reed| T: T Reed| OR: 78

28/1

Bumper winner who was just poor under Rules and, while successful on his final outing for Michael Scudamore at Worcester, that was more than a year ago.

Form: 072/P31-

Sputnik^v1²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 75| C

8/1

Course winner who was well below form on his final outing for Jackie Stephen and didn't fire at Hexham on debut for this yard. Something to prove.

Form: 30-P487

Ideal De Romay¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: L Kerr| OR: 67

50/1

Irish point winner but more miss than under Rules so far and will struggle from out of the weights on first outing since leaving Charlie Longsdon.

Form: PP5456

Non-Runners

Halfway House Lad¹⁶⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: M A Barnes J: Peter Kavanagh

Forecasts

Pats Dream (5/2), Wal Buck's (10/3), Grand Voyage (13/2), Sputnik (8/1), Toombridge (10/1), King Arise (12/1), Azof Des Mottes (14/1), Halfway House Lad (14/1), Euchan Falls (16/1), Scalloway Bay (22/1), Ironhill (28/1), Ardera Cross (33/1), Ideal De Romay (50/1)

PATS DREAM has the potential for better under Rules and may be able to fulfil it now he's moved to a shrewd stable, so he's preferred to Wal Buck's who is expected to leave the form of his chasing debut at Perth well behind. Grand Voyage should be on the premises.