tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to lead when edged left over 1f out, drew clear final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 1f out
in touch, reminders after 2f, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on under pressure, no impression final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong
dwelt, ridden 2f out, never on terms
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Plenty of out of form runners here and so so we will side with King Of The Moors, who can get the better of Mr Mischief and Green Pirate. David Barron's runner looked on the way back to his best last time when a close up fourth behind Harvest Warrior in a decent looking event at Haydock. The handicapper has even dropped him a pound this afternoon and so his claims are obvious. Mr Mischief was hammered out of sight over a much longer trip at York last time out and will be much more at home over this nine furlongs. Meanwhile Green Pirate comes into the argument on the pick of his winter all-weather form. The rest are struggling to find their form and so in race that lacks any real strength in depth, King Of The Moors gets the decsion.
King of The Moors (USA) 15-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Harvest Warrior (11-1) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Bright Sun (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Chased leader until over 2f out, weakening when not much room and hampered well over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Stretton (8-12) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Mr Mischief 25-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 11th of 17, 25l behind Kayf Aramis (8-9) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Efidium 22-1 (8-5) Towards rear centre, ridden halfway, no impression, 9th of 17, 7l behind Braddock (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Dark Charm (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 12, 18l behind Harvest Warrior (11-1) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Pianoforte (USA) 9-4fav (9-2) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 6l behind Apsara (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Royal Indulgence 11-1 (7-12) Slowly away, always towards rear, 8th of 13, 10l behind Barbirolli (7-8) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcap (3) gs in Sept.
Green Pirate 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear early, behind over 2f out, 13th of 14, 24l behind Legal Lover (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd.