mid-division, headway 3f out, edged left and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, soon recovered to chase clear leader, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out
slowly away, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
steadied start, held up in rear, headway and switched right inside 3f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left, comfortably
raced freely, soon led and went clear, headed inside 3f out, weakened quickly
slowly away, rear of mid-division, headway 5f out, led inside 3f out, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led early, chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong
The five-year-old MOONLIT CLOUD is more exposed than most but her latest run at Newmarket was too bad to be true and conditions won’t be an issue as she won over course and distance on heavy ground on her reappearance. Joe Bradnam has ridden Miss Harmony several times and Michael Bell’s mare was just beaten on soft going over track and trip two runs ago. Warren Hill has been getting closer and is another proven around here but this may be too far for Gentle Light on the ground with Storm Valley a bigger danger. Mountain Lake is visored after a narrow defeat at Bath and has improved with every run so can’t be ignored.
Moonlit Cloud 17-2 (8-12) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 12l behind Fantasy Believer (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Gentle Light 7-2 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Le Mans (9-2) at Newmarket 1m fll stks (4) gd in Jun.
Gold As Glass (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division stands side, effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Chealamy (9-9) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Warren Hill (IRE) 2-1 (9-10) In touch towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, hd behind I Still Have Faith (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Mountain Lake 5-4fav (8-12) Led early, pressed winner, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 5, nk behind Oh So Grand (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Miss Harmony 9-1 (10-12) Towards rear, chased leaders 3f out, outpaced inside 2f out, kept on and just denied sixth final strides, 7th of 13, 6 1/2l behind The New Marwan (10-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Storm Valley 9-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, not pace of front pair inside final 110 yards, just held on for third final stride, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Goose Rock (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
