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          Tue 13 Jan
        

Book Coral Scottish Grand National 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Ayr · Tuesday, 13 Jan · 14:18 · 2m 110y · Class 3 · TURF

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Status

14:18

Off time

Runners

Heavy (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

FINGLE BRIDGE (IRE

🥈 Second

MEETMEBYTHESEA (IRE

🥉 Third

FROM THE CLOUDS (FR

5 runners

01 · 🏆

Fingle Bridge

1.62

8/13

02 · 🥈

Meetmebythesea

3.50

5/2

03 · 🥉

Dedicated Hero

7/1

From The Clouds

22/1

Big John Wayne

33/1

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Fingle Bridge (G) FAV Went 3-3 over hurdles last season, including a listed novice. Best of the rest behind Lulamba on Exeter chase debut/reappearance and in command when left to come home alone from 3 out in Uttoxeter ma…	1-21320	S Bowen O Murphy	8	73.5kg	1.62 8/13
1st	2	—	Meetmebythesea (G) Progressive novice hurdler last season, winning 3 times before fine third in EBF Final at Sandown in March. Reappeared to win a 2m Wetherby novice handicap chase in November, impressing with his accu…	113-116	Ben Jones B Pauling	6	73.5kg	3.50 5/2
5th	3	—	Big John Wayne (G) Fairly useful form over hurdles without winning in 2024. A point win suggests he can do at least well over fences but he's been off for 15 months and he bumps into a couple of good prospects here.	3F/2-531	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	8	70.8kg	34 33/1
2nd	4	—	Dedicated Hero (G) Fairly useful dual bumper/hurdle but has been operating a little below his best in handicap hurdles this season ahead of this switch to fences	782UP1	Callum Bewley A M Thomson	7	70.8kg	8 7/1
4th	5	—	From The Clouds (G) T Quickly made into a fairly useful hurdler, scoring twice over 2m at Newcastle early in 2024. Showed aptitude for chasing after 19 months off when second over C&D in November and entitled to come on f…	411U/24	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	9	70.8kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Fingle Bridge (8/13), Meetmebythesea (5/2), Dedicated Hero (7/1), From The Clouds (22/1), Big John Wayne (33/1)