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Coral "We're Here For It" Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m (3m0f20y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £5,809, 6 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 7.3)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
- Stalls
- N/A
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Whistle Stop Tour No. 1
Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (8/41, 14 days)
Whistle Stop Tour is the clear call at Ayr, with our rating of 133 putting him 14 lb ahead of If Not For Dylan on 119, a sizeable gap in a six-runner Class 4 over three miles. That margin should count for plenty on good ground over this marathon trip, and he looks the one to beat with room to spare. If Not For Dylan is the chief danger, with Green Angel on 117 and No Regrets on 114 also needing to be respected, but all three have it to do on our figures. Whistle Stop Tour is our selection.
Runners
Whistle Stop Tour tp Tip CD
201 days
8yo, 12-1, OR 121 535P0-
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 8/41
Whistle Stop Tour has run over today's trip and on this going, and a third four starts back is the best of his recent finishes, though he's yet to win in his last five and returns after 201 days off. Our rating of 133 still puts him top of this six-runner field, off an official 121.
- Sire
- Saddex (GB)
- Dam
- For A While (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Mrs Jo Tracey K Alexander Russell
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 41 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
If Not For Dylan t C D
170 days
11yo, 11-9, OR 115 3173-5
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 8/41
Three top-three finishes in his last five, including a win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 119 ranks him second of six. The main risk is a 170-day absence, with 163 lb to carry on top of a fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Exit Stage Left (IRE) by Exit To Nowhere
- Owner
- T Carruthers
- Foaled
- 19 May 2015
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 41 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
J. J. Slevin
S. R. B. Crawford 0/4
Green Angel is consistent, finishing third last time out and a fourth two starts back, a fourth three starts back and a fourth four starts back, while our rating of 117 ranks him third of six and sits above his official 114. The main risk is a 208-day absence, which leaves fitness an open question under 162 lb.
- Sire
- Tirwanako (FR)
- Dam
- Angelic Symphony (IRE) by Mahler
- Owner
- Simon Munir Isaac Souede
- Foaled
- 2 May 2021
- Stable
- Larne, Co Antrim
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Craig Nichol
Ewan Whillans 0/13
Hard to fancy at 159 lb off an official mark of 111, with a pulled up two starts back and only a fourth last time out following back-to-back wins. He has run over today's trip and going, and 22 days since his last outing is no concern.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Rathleek (GB) by Kayf Tara
- Owner
- On The Buses
- Foaled
- 27 May 2020
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards 5/16
No Regrets arrives with a consistent-looking profile, finishing fourth last time out, a third two starts back, a second three starts back and a winner four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is the 155 lb he carries after 32 days off, with our rating of 114 ranking him fourth of six.
- Sire
- Presenting (GB)
- Dam
- E Mac (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Tarzan Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2014
- Stable
- Greystoke, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 16 runs (31%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Brian Hughes
Sandy Thomson 4/18
Bridge Court has slipped to a sixth last time out and a fourth two starts back, a long way from the win three starts back, and that makes him hard to fancy under 152 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 27-day break is fine, but our ratings have him last of six.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- The Wounded Cook (IRE) by Muroto
- Owner
- Mrs Wilma Duffus
- Foaled
- 20 May 2019
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 18 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.