held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression on front pair
soon led, headed just inside 2f out, not much room but led again inside final furlong, stayed on
handy 1f, chased leaders, no impression over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, last when not much room 2f out or over 1f out, well beaten after, eased
reared slightly start, soon handy, went 2nd 8f out, led just inside 2f out, hung right, headed inside final furlong, held after
2nd until 8f out, stayed handy, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Match Maker missed the whole of last year but returned to action last month with a success in novice company before winning at Newbury on his handicap debut. There looks more to come from him but MARRONNIER is also progressing well and beat a subsequent winner when scoring over course and distance last time. Stuart Williams’ charge may just edge this and gets the nod. Victory Chime has failed to build on an earlier success at Leicester and Wimpole Hall drops back down in trip having finished ahead of Mainsail Atlantic at Kempton last month. Water's Edge is a novice winner though has only raced on the all-weather so far.
Match Maker (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Bumped start, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Starfighter (8-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Victory Chime (IRE) 3-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Galileo Silver (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Mainsail Atlantic (USA) 4-1jfav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind The Pinto Kid (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Wimpole Hall 8-1 (9-1) Led 2f, chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden and headed final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 3l behind The Pinto Kid (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Marronnier (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Raced wide early and prominent, went 2nd after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Dreamweaver (8-8) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Water's Edge (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon one pace, weakened closing stages, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Caplin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.