← Horse Racing · Ayr · Tue 13 Jan

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

Ayr · Tuesday, 13 Jan · 18:18 · 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

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

FINGLE BRIDGE (IRE

🥈 Second

MEETMEBYTHESEA (IRE

🥉 Third

FROM THE CLOUDS (FR

Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Fingle Bridge

1.62

8/13

02 · 🥈 2nd

Meetmebythesea

3.50

5/2

03 · 🥉 3rd

Dedicated Hero

8

7/1

04 · —

From The Clouds

23

22/1

05 · —

Big John Wayne

34

33/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	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 maiden since. Capable of better.	S Bowen	O Murphy	8	73.5 kg	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 accurate jumping. Has the potential for cons…	Ben Jones	B Pauling	6	73.5 kg	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.	D R Fox	L Russell & M Scudamore	8	70.8 kg	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	Callum Bewley	A M Thomson	7	70.8 kg	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 for that.	Jack Power	L Russell & M Scudamore	9	70.8 kg	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)