started very slowly, held up well in rear, never in race
tracked leader to 3f out, remained prominent, switched right and hard ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up in touch on outer, went 2nd 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept narrow advantage when strongly pressed throughout final 1f, on top near finish
held up in rear, steady headway on rails from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge leading pair
held up in rear, hampered on rail 3f out, soon switched left, no progress final 2f
led, narrowly headed 2f out, still upsides and every chance when ridden and edged left over 1f out, outpaced towards finish
held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and chasing leaders when slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
pulled hard in midfield, pushed along 3f out, weakened and hung right over 1f out
held up in rear, steady headway on wide outside from over 2f out, driven over 1f out, chased winner and strong challenge final 100 yards, found no extra and held near finish
chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final 1f
Pegasus Again is 3lbs higher than when scoring last time and may struggle to see off ZOWINGTON, who is our selection in this contest. The Stuart Williams-trained pick steps up to 7f here and that in itself gives him room for improvement, coming from stock who acted well over this trip. Decent ground suits, and a 1lb drop since going close last time can only help his cause, so we'll side with him. Pegasus Again was all out to just hang on over a mile at Windsor and while he remains effective over this distance he often finds one too good and he needs his best performance for some time to prevail. Cape Hawk won from a mark 5lbs higher than today's last summer, but he hasn't been quite up to that in 2009 and was beaten from this peg last time so we'll take him on, while Tuxedo has conditions and trip to his liking but needs a career best effort to win, and that appears unlikely. White Deer has made a long journey south for this and is dropping back towards a winning mark so he could be dangerous and a market check is advised. Little else appeals and Zowington can score.
Zowington 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Sarah's Art (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Den's Gift (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Made most, narrowly headed over 2f out, stayed front rank until weakened final 1f, 5th of 15, 13l behind Credit Swap (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Mujood 18-1 (9-3) Raced centre, in touch, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 16, 7l behind Golden Desert (9-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
South Cape 16-1 (9-5) Chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Prime Exhibit (9-4) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Cape Hawk (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Led and set steady pace, quickened tempo 3f out, strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Wannabe King (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Pegasus Again (USA) 6-1 (9-9) Led, made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug beating Can Can Star (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway towards outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Broad Cairn (9-8) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
White Deer (USA) 5-1 (9-8) Behind, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, last of 7, 12l behind My Gacho (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Satwa Laird 7-1 (9-4) Not much room start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Spinners End (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Shamrock Lady (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Prominent, chased winner 6f out, driven along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Resort (9-7) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Tuxedo 8-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Apollo Shark (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Arthur's Edge 13-2 (9-5) Led stands side group, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dig Deep (8-10) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
