bumped slightly start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no real impression
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra close home
led, ridden over 1f out, headed last strides
with leader 2f, stayed prominent, not much room against stands rail well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, took keen hold, effort 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, ran on inside final furlong to lead last strides
Nonrunner
Shesastar came good in a nursery at Doncaster in November but she'll encounter much quicker ground here and a drop to the minimum trip may also count against David Barron's filly. Preference is for SLUGGSY MORANT, who would probably have won over this C&D on his final start of 2010 had he enjoyed more luck in running. Henry Candy's gelding can finally get off the mark today. Perfect Pastime could figure if fully wound-up but Moremaloke looks worth opposing on the balance of his turf form and more interesting is Empress Royal, who won on good to firm ground at Redcar last year and will be all the better for a spin on the Fibresand in February.
Morermaloke 9-4fav (9-5) Carried slightly left start, raced keenly, held up behind in touch, driven and outpaced 2f out, never on terms, last of 5, 6l behind Mandy's Hero (9-1) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Perfect Pastime 11-2 (8-5) Behind, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 8th of 13, 5l behind Style And Panache (8-11) at Newbury 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Indian Shuffle (IRE) 5-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden after 2f, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 14l behind Monsieur Jamie (8-9) at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Nov.
Meandmyshadow 33-1 (9-0) Led 1f, took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 25l behind Classic Voice (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Empress Royal 5-1 (9-7) Dwelt always in rear, last of 8, 23l behind Juarla (8-13) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.
Pineapple Pete (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Raced wide, keen in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Dorothy's Dancing (8-11) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Sluggsy Morant 5-1fav (9-1) Steadied start, held up mid-division, effort when not much room 2f out, switched left over 1f out and again not much room, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Black Annis Bower (9-3) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Nov.
Shesastar 14-1 (8-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, held on, won at Doncaster 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Nov beating No Poppy (9-1) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Hygrove Gal 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 19l behind Insolenceofoffice (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
