slowly into stride, recovered to join leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, soon edged right, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders over 3f
tracked leaders, led 1f out, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway 2f out, soon every chance, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish
made most over 4f, one pace final furlong
always in rear
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, soon headed and no extra
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish
Another chance is taken with Morse, who ran an encouraging race at Folkestone earlier in the month. Out After Dark rates as the biggest danger and is taken to confirm his superiority over Pinchbeck and Morgan Lewis, who can scrap it out for the minor honours. The last named is only lightly raced and is at the right end of the handicap to pick up an early season prize. However, he has been off since last September and might just be in need of the outing. Pinchbeck acts well on the predicted going and can figure strongly if he is on a going day. However, he has never won off a mark this high and others may have his measure. Out After Dark also crept up the weights last season after winning at Sandown and shapes as if he can continue to pay his way. The burden of top weight does not make his task an easy one though and he needs everything to drop into place for him. Cd Flyer is also worth a mention, as he is usually better after his seasonal reappearance. Still he could do with a little respite from the handicapper and may be one to just watch today. Therefore the vote goes to Morse, who has been given a chance off his current rating and will be very hard to get past if he runs up to the level of his reappearance effort today.
Fromsong (IRE) 7-1 Held up, ridden 2f out, headway final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 3l behind The Lord at Kempton 5f hcp gs.
Presto Shinko (IRE) 6-1 Held up and never dangerous, 6th of 9, 8l behind Iffraaj at Kempton 6f hcp gd in Mar.
Primo Way 12-1 Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Jay Gee's Choice at W'hampton 7f hcp (D2) pol in Oct.
Cd Flyer (IRE) 16-1 Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 10, 4l behind Zilch at Newcastle 7f hcp sft.
Morse (IRE) 11-2 Close up far side, driven along halfway, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, nk behind Najeebon at Folkestone 6f hcp sft.
Pinchbeck 16-1 Chased stands' side leaders, faded over 1f out, 13th of 14, 10l behind Najeebon at Folkestone 6f hcp sft.
Mistral Sky 11-1 In touch, ridden and beaten over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Azarole at Warwick 7f stk gs in Mar.
Serre Chevalier (IRE) 33-1 Raced far side, behind, never dangerous, 15th of 20, 14l behind Alfonso at Newmarket 7f hcp (D2) gs in Oct.
