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

Ayr

14:18

Date 2026-01-13

Distance 2m110y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,922

Rain 73%

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Fingle Bridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	—	111-21	139	150	122	35d	—	—	-12	40.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Won Listed novice hurdle last season and has made promising start to chasing career
2	Meetmebythesea Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	162	—	1113-1	138	143	100	59d	—	—	+11	41.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Useful novice hurdler last season; won Wetherby handicap on chase debut; good prospect
4	Dedicated Hero Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Sandy Thomson	J:Callum Bewley T:Sandy Thomson	156	—	15-678	123	-	-	18d	—	—	+10	21.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
5	From The Clouds Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	156	t	411U/2	121	133	99	73d	—	—	+20	23.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Second in C&D handicap on chasing debut; needs a good step forward today
3	Big John Wayne Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	156	—	13F/2-	117	-	-	454d	—	—	+20	22.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Fingle Bridge	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5
Meetmebythesea	15/8	15/8	9/5	13/8	7/4
Dedicated Hero	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2
From The Clouds	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Big John Wayne	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Meetmebythesea

41.4

OR: 22 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Fingle Bridge

40.1

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

4/5

3rd

From The Clouds

23.7

OR: 17.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1

33/1

Big John Wayne

22.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Dedicated Hero

21.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fingle Bridge	139	150	122
Meetmebythesea	138	143	100
Dedicated Hero	123	—	—
From The Clouds	121	133	99
Big John Wayne	117	—	—

Last Run