Pipe's Neon Moon is set to shine again at Ascot

NEON Moon can step up on a recent Ascot run to land the Join Ladbrokes Bet £5 Get £30 Handicap Chase back at that track.

- By ANITA CHAMBERS

David Pipe's charge made his seasonal return in a Grade Three contest at the Berkshire venue earlier this month when he ran well for a long way over three miles before dropping away at the finish to be beaten just over six lengths in fifth place.

That was the nine-year-old's first outing since May and, while he has won at the trip, he has also proved effective around the two-mile-five-furlong distance he faces here. Rated 136 at his peak last season, Neon Moon is now back down to a mark of 129 and can take full advantage on ground that should suit.

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