2026 Ayr Racecourse Memberships Now Available Novices' Handicap Chase (Go North Forgive 'N Forget)

Ayr

12:15

Date 2025-12-01

Distance 3m20y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Wainwright Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	153	—	7/736-	82	-	-	293d	—	—	-12	16.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Signs of promise over hurdles and worth considering on this switch to chasing
2	Swallows Song Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Iain Jardine	J:Danny McMenamin T:Iain Jardine	163	—	/474-7	92	107	-	37d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	17.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Bumper winner; yet to win over jumps and returns to chasing for first time for two years
3	Jirko Black J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	161	—	8780-3	90	104	91	23d	—	—	+4	16.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Maiden; creditable third at Kelso on chase debut last month; better expected; chance
10	Didntgotwenty Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	146	—	747-35	75	-	-	30d	—	—	-2	9.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Sound run when 3rd in h'cap hurdle in October; quite interesting on chase debut
1	Wholly Boley Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Daragh Bourke	J:Sean Bowen T:Daragh Bourke	168	—	563-2P	97	94	27	37d	—	—	+7	13.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Irish point winner; second in h'cap on chase debut but not jump well in headgear last time
6	Lewa House Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Catch Bissett	J:Ross Chapman T:Catch Bissett	154	p	6282-5	83	98	67	30d	—	—	+4	10	4.00/1	16/1 6%
1-22 over hurdles; fair run when second at Hexham in March; has an each-way chance
7	Joie More Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Jackie Stephen	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Jackie Stephen	154	—	5P9-P4	83	95	87	23d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	9.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fair form in points/hurdles; decent chase fourth last time but a bit to find with Jirko
5	Red Ned Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Sandy Thomson	J:Craig Nichol T:Sandy Thomson	155	p	060-P7	84	-	-	30d	—	—	+5	9.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ex-Irish pointer; 2nd in a bumper in 2023; modest efforts over hurdles; headgear tried
4	Tory Hill Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	158	t	/0587-	87	96	65	293d	—	—	+6	10.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second in four Irish points; only seventh on chase debut but has since had a wind op
9	Worth The Walk Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	149	h	1/687-	78	-	-	309d	—	—	+11	15.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Winning Irish pointer; midest form over hurdles; improvement expected on h'cap/chase debut
11	Knightphase Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Stuart Coltherd	142	tp	/PP-7P	71	-	-	23d	—	—	+3	6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Winning Irish pointer but hard to fancy having been pulled up on three of four hurdle runs

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wainwright	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1	9/4
Swallows Song	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1	10/3
Jirko	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1
Didntgotwenty	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Wholly Boley	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Lewa House	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Joie More	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Red Ned	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Tory Hill	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Worth The Walk	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	16/1
Knightphase	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Swallows Song

17.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Wainwright

16.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

3rd

Jirko

16.6

OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Worth The Walk

15.2

OR: 7 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Wholly Boley

13.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Tory Hill

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Lewa House

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Didntgotwenty

9.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Red Ned

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Joie More

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Knightphase

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wholly Boley	97	94	27
Swallows Song	92	107	—
Jirko	90	104	91
Tory Hill	87	96	65
Red Ned	84	—	—
Lewa House	83	98	67
Joie More	83	95	87
Wainwright	82	—	—
Worth The Walk	78	—	—
Didntgotwenty	75	—	—
Knightphase	71	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jirko	23d ago	Fit
Joie More	23d ago	Fit
Knightphase	23d ago	Fit
Didntgotwenty	30d ago	Fit
Lewa House	30d ago	Fit
Red Ned	30d ago	Fit
Swallows Song	37d ago	Fit
Wholly Boley	37d ago	Fit
Wainwright	293d ago	Long break
Tory Hill	293d ago	Long break
Worth The Walk	309d ago	Long break