tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, one pace
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders
held up, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Another tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be Moody Tunes,Heureux and The Osteopath and the narrow vote is given to Moody Tunes. The selection was a good second off this mark behind Best Guess last time out. That form looks rock solid in the context of this race and with the return to this longer trip also in his favour he looks the one to be on.Heureux rates the main danger on his latest fourth behind Formal Decree but he just gave the impression he was in the handicappers grip on that occasion and he looks opposable on that basis. The Osteopath was a fair sixth in a better race behind Fantastisch and is another with place claims but he looks weighted up to his best . Airbound is unexposed and with his yard beginning to find its form he should be closely watched in the market. Of the remainder Rubenstar is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he is hard to win with and for the winner we return to Moody Tunes.
Moody Tunes 5-6fav (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, chased leader 1f out, upsides and every chance final furlong, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Best Guess (8-11) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (4) hvy in May.
Heureux (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven to lead well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Formal Decree (8-10) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs in May.
Just Intersky (USA) 3-1fav (9-0) Held up towards rear far side, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd in Aug beating Nelsons Column (9-0) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Rubenstar (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Steadied start, held up, switched left 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Fantastisch (9-3) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Strong Approach (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Silver Dip (9-6) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Punjabi 7-2fav (8-10) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1l behind Royal Amnesty (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Airbound (USA) 1-3fav (8-7) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Al Rayanah (8-2) at Southwell 1m mdn stk (5) fbs in Feb.
The Osteopath (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Pulled hard in mid-division, switched left and headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 4l behind Fantastisch (9-3) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf.