steadied start, tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, kept on strongly
tracked leaders, driven halfway, soon weakened
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon hung right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, rallied and every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
In this small field claimer MISARO is best in at the weights and is given the call but only marginally ahead of the consistent Dvinsky and the on-form Stonecrabstomorrow. The picks last run is better than the bare result suggests and he looks well worth another go at this level. His solid performances in handicaps recently offer encouragement and at the weights he's tough to ignore. Dvinsky put in another decent effort when narrowly beaten over course and distance in a handicap on Thursday. He does go well at this track and his two runs behind the on-form Tiddliwinks also offer plenty of hope of another bold bid. Stonecrabstomorrow has won three of his last five starts with the trio of successes in this grade. He put in another decent effort when narrowly denied last time but with his best efforts coming on the slower surfaces at Wolverhampton and Southwell he is just overlooked. Outside this trio the remaining pair look up against at the weights so from a shortlist of three we go for Misaro, who is best served by the framing of the race.
Norse Warrior (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Held up, came wide entering straight, soon edged left, no headway, eased inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 17l behind Divine Force (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dvinsky (USA) 4-1fav (9-4) Led, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Jack Rackham (9-3) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 9-4fav (8-6) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Total Impact (9-5) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Irish Music (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 8l behind Charlie Delta (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f Handicap (0-63) (3yo+) (6) pol in Dec.
Misaro (GER) 11-4 (8-13) Led, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed challenging until no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 1l behind Peopleton Brook (8-10) at Lingfield 6f clm stks (6) pol.
