March 06 / 16.53 Ayr

16.53

Soft

Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 3m 0f 20y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.75
  • Place: £1.40

Form: -87342 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Course winner who comes here in decent nick, though he finished tired when second of seven in 3m2f Kelso handicap chase three weeks ago; he can race off a 2lb lower mark here so must still enter calculations.
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2nd

8

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 133y

Class 5

15:40 Kelso

Nights In Venice

11st 1lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Donald Whillans

Capitalised on a career-low mark to win at Ayr (3m, soft) four weeks ago; he's also effective on good to soft ground and a 4lb rise won't necessarily beat him, but he's inconsistent and has a good record at Ayr, so it's questionable whether he'll produce another good performance today.

9/2

1st

4

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Nights In Venice

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Donald Whillans

Course winner who comes here in decent nick, though he finished tired when second of seven in 3m2f Kelso handicap chase three weeks ago; he can race off a 2lb lower mark here so must still enter calculations.

3/1

Form: 7-2742 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage mare who got right back on track (under today's rider Gregor Walkingshaw) when a clear second of 11 over C&D 24 days ago; up 2lb but she holds leading claims for yard back among the winners.
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2nd

2

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Torosay

11st 10lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Low-mileage mare who got right back on track (under today's rider Gregor Walkingshaw) when a clear second of 11 over C&D 24 days ago; up 2lb but she holds leading claims for yard back among the winners.

7/4

2nd

6

10th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:05 Ayr

Torosay

11st 4lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Heavy-ground chase winner at 3m; close up over C&D in November (soft) but not quite at that level since and bit to find with Jirko on a recent clash here.

8/1

4

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

13:23 Ayr

Torosay

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Best effort when running away from 12 rivals at Hexham (3m, heavy) in April 2024; hasn't always had suitable conditions since, and she lost a shoe when bidding for a win in the same race 201 days ago; may still have some potential and she's now only 2lb higher than for the win.

5/1

Form: 5-3P44

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Unreliable sort; jumped sketchily when a well-held fourth of seven in 3m Sedgefield handicap chase 16 days ago so others are much preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

16th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

1-37 and still surprisingly error-prone despite so much chasing experience, leaving his mark on several fences en route to a 8l C&D fourth latest (good); frame finish probable but hard to predict better even off this career-low mark whilst the mistakes remain; cheekpieces return.

7/1

4th

5

31st Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Extremely hard to win with, having won only one of his 34 races over fences and runner-up on 13 of those occasions; even if he jumps better than last time (beaten 18l), he'll probably find a way to come up short; a rare run without any form of headgear.

8/1

3rd

1

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Good Work

12st 0lb

J: Ben Smith

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Unreliable sort; jumped sketchily when a well-held fourth of seven in 3m Sedgefield handicap chase 16 days ago so others are much preferred.

9/2

Form: 27PPPP C

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Scored over hurdles here back in 2023 but he remains winless over fences and was tongue tied when pulled up over C&D in January; needs a subsequent wind operation to spark major improvement.
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16

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

15:30 Hexham

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

0-18 over fences and hasn't been shaping of late as though a win is imminent; 10lb out of the handicap today and hard to fancy.

50/1

7th

11

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 5

16:30 Newcastle

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: R Mike Smith

0-19 over fences; ended a sequence failing to finish when a well-beaten fourth on first run back after a wind op at Ayr last time (3m, soft); 9lb out of the handicap and plenty to prove.

25/1

4th

6

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

Scored over hurdles here back in 2023 but he remains winless over fences and was tongue tied when pulled up over C&D in January; needs a subsequent wind operation to spark major improvement.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 60602

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 07-57

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Offered little in a pair of bumpers for Stuart Coltherd and it's been a similar story in a pair of novice hurdles at Kelso (2m4f) and here (2m) either side of Christmas; has won an Irish point though so could still do better now going chasing, especially if the market vibes are positive.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

15:30 Newcastle

Bennys Jenny

10st 2lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Won an Irish mares' maiden point at the fifth attempt but has offered little in her five races under rules, pulled up on chase/handicap debut at Ayr (3m, soft; 10-1) on latest; dropped 5lb.

16/1

5

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Bennys Jenny

10st 11lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Offered little in a pair of bumpers for Stuart Coltherd and it's been a similar story in a pair of novice hurdles at Kelso (2m4f) and here (2m) either side of Christmas; has won an Irish point though so could still do better now going chasing, especially if the market vibes are positive.

8/1

7th

2

21st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Ayr

Bennys Jenny

11st 4lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Irish point scorer but she beat only one in bumper at Aintree (2m1f) on her debut under rules in October; she needs to take a step forward now going hurdling.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.20
Straight Forecast £6.99
Trifecta £16.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Torosay

Telegraph:

King Horse

The Times:

Nights In Venice

D Express:

Good Work

Daily Mail:

King Horse

RP RATINGS:

Torosay

POSTDATA:

Torosay

The Guardian:

Torosay

Daily Mirror:

Torosay

The Sun:

Torosay

The Star:

Torosay

Daily Record:

Torosay