slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out
led to over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, drifted right final furlong , always in command
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
chased leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well from 2f out to go 2nd final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear, lost touch 2f out, held on
refused to race, took no part
Moonshine Creek has been performing consistently well of late and should appreciate the step up in trip but Peter Hiatt's gelding has paid the penalty for that consistency and may be a shade too high in the weights so preference is for Nerys Dutfield's COLONEL FLAY, who gets the verdict ahead of Mount Lavinia. The last mentioned appreciated the step up to this distance when winning at Salisbury in July but was well held when seen subsequently at Newmarket last month and there is a suspicion that she may have been punished too much by the handicapper for that Salisbury success. Marcus Tregoning's Hada Men is less exposed than his rivals after just four starts but needs to improve on what we have seen from his so far. Bella Medici is far from certain to stay this far and a safer option looks to be Colonel Flay. Admittedly, the selection does have a career high mark to defy now but he is only 1lb higher than when scoring at Salisbury over this trip last time and looks worth chancing in a tight heat.
Lisathedaddy 22-1 (9-9) refused to race in race won by Oat Cuisine (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (4) pol in Sept, 7 ran.
Colonel Flay 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, smooth headway from 3f out, led 1f out, soon idled and hung right, ridden out (hand timed), won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Hadron Collider (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Alfie Noakes 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mixing (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Mount Lavinia (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Chased leader until 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Storyland (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp 0-75 (3) gf in Sept.
Wester Ross (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 5l behind Go Amwell (7-11) at Goodwood 2m hcap (5) sft in Sept.
Fredo (IRE) (9-2) won at Bremen 1m 3f mdn stk sft beating Feuerball (8-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Moonshine Creek 7-1 (9-3) Led, headed after 2f, remained close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Lindy Lou (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (5) gd in Sept.
Hada Men (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Bushy Dell (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Hadron Collider (FR) 3-1fav (8-12) Always towards rear, never in contention, 8th of 9, 19l behind Precision Break (9-4) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Clovis 66-1 (8-9) Slowly away, behind, ridden and no chance when hung right over 1f out, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Mixing (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Jockser (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) In touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 23l behind Featherlight (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept '07.
Forget It 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 6l behind Krugerrand (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Bella Medici 14-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, some headway 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 9l behind Apache Fort (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f clm (4) gf in Sept.
Wait For The Light 25-1 (9-6) Chased leader, driven to challenge 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Mixing (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.