chased leaders, headway 12th, every chance 4 out, led before next, headed last, no extra
tracked leaders, under pressure approaching 13th, soon lost place, rallied 3 out, stayed on to go moderate 3rd after last
held up in rear, slow 2nd, not fluent 5th, headway 11th, hard ridden after 4 out, headway under pressure after next, led last, all out
led until 3rd, remained prominent, led again 11th, strongly challenged 4 out, headed before next, soon weakened
held up in touch, slow 10th, soon ridden, weakened 5 out
forced pace, led 3rd, headed 11th, soon under pressure and weakened
Seize beat Oniz Tiptoes by a neck over C&D last month but the runner-up is 2lb better off so there probably won't be much between the pair today. But we prefer to concentrate on The Ferbane Man and CALYPSO BAY. The former is capable on his day and only a pound than when scoring at Wincanton in April but he can make mistakes so the vote goes to AP McCoy's mount, who will have learned plenty from his chasing bow at Southwell and has lots of scope for improvement.
The Ferbane Man (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 14th, stayed on to go moderate 3rd after last, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 11, 14l behind Rowdy Rampage (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd.
Seize 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out until 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jul beating Oniz Tiptoes (10-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Calypso Bay (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, under pressure 13th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened and eased, 4th of 6, 43l behind Gem Mill (10-0) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Tucumcari (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Close up, jumped right 3rd and 4th, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Kristoffersen (11-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf, 17 ran.
Oniz Tiptoes (IRE) 11-4 (10-7) Close up, led 10th, pressed after last, headed towards finish, kept on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Seize (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Royal Tender (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led after 5th, hit next, not fluent and headed 12th, soon ridden, outpaced 4 out, left 3rd and no impression from next, closed and almost snatched 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 12l behind I'm The Decider (12-3) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
