held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
in rear, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
with leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, joined leaders over 7f out, led over 5f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, hung right, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, hung right approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
led, headed over 5f out, remained with leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, hung right, ridden out
pulled hard, held up, ridden halfway, weakened 4f out
Mossman Gorge is taken to score in the opener with Regency Red and Champion Lion rated as the main dangers. The selection is in a rich vein of form and he won a seller in good style last time out. He does have a penalty for that success but he seemed to score with a little in hand and we are happy to put him forward as the one to beat. Regency Red was a fair fifth behind York Cliff at Wolverhampton last time, but he goes well for today¿s pilot Liam Jones who has won on him twice and he is certainly shortlist material based on his best form. Champion Lion is weighted to reverse form with Regency Red from a run at Wolverhampton back in January, but he has managed only one win from 26 starts and for that reason he looks opposable. The booking of James Doyle for Farnborough catches the eye but he has a little to find on his recent form and for the winner we will return to Mossman Gorge.
Mossmann Gorge 2-1 (10-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 3f sll (6) fbs beating Noble Edge (8-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Regency Red (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on, 5th of 12, 5l behind York Cliff (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Diafa (USA) 25-1 (9-6) Led early, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Samurai Jack (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.
Champion Lion (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Ground Patrol (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Spitfire Bob (USA) 16-1 (9-13) In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 13, 4l behind Reminiscent (10-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) pol.
Farnborough (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Held up and pulled hard, not clear run 3f out, ridden and headway well over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 12l behind Buscador (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 45-70 (6) pol.
Tiegs (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Soon led, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 30l behind Jackie Kiely (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Temple Belle Xpres 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 14l behind Spanish Law (8-11) at Carlisle 7f banded stk (7) gf in May.
