close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
in touch, headway near side over 1f out, soon led, edged left inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, in touch in rear, headway far side over 1f out, soon chased winner, ridden and ran on
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Mitbaahy finished ahead of Papa Don't Preach in the Cornwallis at Newmarket in the autumn but both were well beaten. He’d also finished ahead of Boonie in a York Listed race earlier, though the latter had excuses that day and was third in the Molecomb at Goodwood previously. MOHI is far from certain to enjoy a drop back to 5f but he did show a lot of pace back on Turf on his final start last year and cheekpieces could sharpen him up – today’s going won’t be a problem.
Fast Response (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden under 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Vertiginous (8-12) at Ayr 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Boonie (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 18 1/2l behind Attagirl (8-9) at York 5f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Josies Kid (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and asked for effort at 2f, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Navello (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f (4) pol in Nov.
Mitbaahy (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) In touch in centre, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Twilight Jet (9-1) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Mohi 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, chase winner halfway, ridden 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Flaming Rib (9-1) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Papa Don't Preach (IRE) 1-8fav (9-3) Made all, increased tempo 2f out, clear final furlong, always in control, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Monsieur Kodi (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Sophie's Star 11-4 (9-6) Led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 5 1/2l behind Fast Response (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f fll stks (3) gs in Sep.