held up well in rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 3 out, chasing leaders approaching 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last
held up mid-division, brief effort after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
held up well in rear, hit 4th, ridden after next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
occasionally jumped left, raced keenly, chased clear leaders, closed after 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
raced keenly, held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish
set good gallop with one rival to 6th, weakening when mistake 2 out
raced keenly, held up, headway after 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, led last, driven out
towards rear, jumped slowly 6th, soon lost touch, tailed up when pulled up after 3 out
helped set good gallop, led 6th, clear after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed last, stayed on
held up well in rear, keen early, ridden and weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Another very competitive looking contest, and all have their merits, but we'll side with Pip's Assertive Way, in preference to Zizou and Sun Quest. Tony Carroll's mare will handle the cut in the ground, as she did when winning here last month and following that up with a place at Worcester. Zizou won over this distance last time out at Worcester and earlier in the year at Plumpton, but the ground may be too testing. The selection has weight in hand from the other two on our shortlist, and that could prove crucial in soft going. The rivals though do have jockeys with 7 pound claims to try and counter that. Cordage, Santera and Call Me Edward have also won over this trip, but we favour Pip's Assertive way to get the better of all of them.
Sun Quest 11-4 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hit last, headed last strides, 2nd of 14, hd behind Bedizen (11-0) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Kerasoun (FR) 20-1 (10-7) Held up well in rear, no chance from 5th, 7th of 11, well behind Rising Force (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (3) gd in Jul.
Where's The Boss 40-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last, 10th of 16, 26l behind Numide (11-11) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Peak Seasons (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Led to 4th, chased leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened after next, 7th of 13, 26l behind Southern Regent (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd.
Zizou (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) In touch, ridden 3 out, kept on to lead last, edged left flat, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl (5) gf in Jul beating Mattaking (11-9) by 6l, 12 ran.
Pips Assertive Way 4-1 (11-4) Led, ridden after 5th, headed 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Wildbach (11-11) at Worcester 2m sll hcp hdl (5) gd.
Santera (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, every chance last, no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Pips Assertive Way (10-11) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Call Me Edward (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) In touch, weakened 11th and pulled up 3 out in race won by Even Flo (10-6) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May, 14 ran.
Moonlight Music (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 17, 18l behind Well Saved (11-3) at Bangor 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
My Beautaful 20-1 (10-0) Keen early, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 32l behind Jomelamin (9-9) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Cordage (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led, went right and not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 10, 23l behind Crouch End Flyer (9-13) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May.
