always prominent, ridden and swished tail from before last, led flat, driven out
held up, in mid-division, headway 7th, weakened before 3 out
in touch, in mid-division, headway 6th, challenged 3 out, led next, headed flat, 3rd and held when short of room near finish
held up, towards rear on outside, ridden and effort after 8th, weakened before 3 out
held up, towards rear, ridden 4 out, headway when mistake 3 out, no impression, not fluent and weakened next
led until 4 out, weakened 2 out
held up, mistake 1st, ridden after 7th, weakened 4 out
held up, towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 4 out, every chance last, hung left towards finish, stayed on
prominent, led 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened last
held up, mistake 2nd, pushed along in last after 6th, well beaten 4 out
tracked leaders, outpaced 8th, well held from next
A return to winning ways for Parsnip Pete at Aintree was not entirely unexpected and he has the ground in his favour again. Mark Walford's chasers do well here and Oliver's Gold, who had a spin on the Flat recently, won at Wetherby and Ayr last year so could be interesting. But though Turn Over Sivola is consistent he struggles to get his head in front and Ink Master jumped poorly when backed to complete his hat-trick at Warwick last time. NICOLAS CHAUVIN was rated 132 over hurdles but gets in here off a mark of 127 despite opening his account over fences at Huntingdon last month. That means he gets a massive 18lb from impressive Worcester winner Sharp Rise, though Charlie Longsdon's top weight has a terrific strike rate over the larger obstacles and should make a bold bid.
Sharp Rise (IRE) 5-2fav (11-10) Led until 5th, led after 8th, clear when not fluent 2 out, easily, won at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Miss Tenacious (11-11) by 17l, 7 ran.
It's A Gimme (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Held up, 13th halfway, kept on same pace from last, 9th of 22, 15 3/4l behind Shanahan's Turn (10-10) at Galway 2m 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Parsnip Pete 7-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, mistake 8th, 2nd 3 out, led before last, driven out, won at Aintree 2m hcp (3) gs in Jun beating Walden Prince (11-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Surf And Turf (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, 6th when blundered and unseated rider 8th, at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Oliver's Gold 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Pertuis (10-2) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Next Sensation (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up and behind, mistake 2nd, hit 6th, lost touch after 9th, pulled up before 4 out, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Turn Over Sivola (FR) 11-4fav (11-5) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner, mistake last, 2nd of 8, 14l behind No Likey (10-10) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in May.
Roman Flight (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 4th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, 27 3/4l behind Moabit (10-5) at Stratford 2m hcp (2) gs in May.
Ink Master (IRE) 6-5fav (11-7) Mistake 1st, tracked leader, led after 2nd, clear 4th to 6th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner from last, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 19 1/4l behind Miss Tenacious (11-7) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) gs in May.
Nicolas Chauvin (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Held up, took keen hold, went 2nd 3rd, not fluent 5th, lost 2nd 4 out, led last, ran on, pressed towards finish, held on well, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in May beating Closest Friend (10-12) by nk, 4 ran.
Irish Thistle (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In rear, headway halfway, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Medburn Cutler (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Jun.
