outpaced in rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, edged left from 2f out, weakened final furlong
led and keen, joined 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd post
off the pace in 4th, weakened inside final 3f
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, ran on well
MOSAKHAR opened his account when landing a maiden over course and distance by four lengths. There looks more to come from Ollie Pears’ charge now handicapping. Motawaafeq was well beaten on his handicap debut having won at Wolverhampton earlier but today’s return to a mile should see a better effort from him while the latter comment also applies to Smile A Mile. Glendevon slips further down the weights bidding to end a long losing run while Gossiping is back on a winning mark if handling the surface but Caballero has something to prove over this far.
Smile A Mile (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Felix (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Caballero (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, pushed along and edged left over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Above The Rest (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Glendevon (USA) 4-1 (9-7) Led until over 2f out, soon rallied, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 5 1/2l behind City Tour (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Gossiping 33-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 12, 30 3/4l behind Hafeet Alain (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Mosakhar 9-2 (9-5) Prominent, led over 4f out, driven over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Momtalik (9-7) by 4l, 7 ran.
Motawaafeq (FR) 11-1 (8-13) Raced wide in touch, hung right and weakened 2f out, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Kaser (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
