Pingshou has been beaten twice at Newton Abbot since scoring at Ffos Las and will likely struggle again under his penalty. Notnow Seamus had a good strike-rate over hurdles but jumped poorly on his fencing bow. Innocent Touch also needs to improve his jumping, as does Serosevsky, but Seven De Baune is interesting as he was lightly raced over timber and has a chasing pedigree. HAUL AWAY is also tackling fences for the first time but will have had plenty of schooling and his in-form stable won this 12 months ago so he gets the nod.
Pingshou (IRE) 8-15fav (11-3) Led, blundered 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed last, soon beaten, 2nd of 3, 7l behind Ennistown (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (3) gf in Jul.
Haul Away (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Chased leader, not fluent 1st, lost 2nd 3 out, beaten after, one pace, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Irish Roe (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Innocent Touch (IRE) 10-11fav (11-4) Chased leaders, not always fluent, mistake 1st and 7th, pushed along 4 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 5, 10 1/4l behind Equus Millar (11-4) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Serosevsky (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Tracked leader, hit and lost place 12th, left behind from next, soon tailed off and pulled up, at Stratford 2m 7f (3) gd in Jul.
Notnow Seamus 6-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden 5 out, no impression, hit 4 out, 4th of 7, 29 1/4l behind Le Musee (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 3f (4) gd in Jun.
Seven De Baune (FR) (10-12) 2nd of 11, 5l behind Le Malin (11-2) at Dieppe 2m 3f sft in Jun.
Ska Ridge 50-1 (10-3) Towards rear, struggling 5th, not fluent next, soon behind, pulled up before 10th, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
