dwelt, held up, ridden along 3f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked winner, ridden along halfway, weakened over 2f
made all, shaken up over 1f, pushed out final furlong, comfortably
in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
MOZAYADA can defy a penalty to score but this is no gimme with Sofia's Star and Augustus John in opposition. The selection has been a credit to Mel Brittain; successfully defying the handicapper from a basement figure of 45 upwards. Connections have no other option than to come to the well again before another raise is brought into play. Sofia's Star showed improved form last time out to account for Sendreni. The surface today is an imponderable so the market has to be watched. Augustus John should be suited to a mile have shaped well over an inadequate trip at Wolverhampton. First time cheekpieces are on today. Bright Falcon has been a bitter disappointment of late. Realt Na Mara steps up in trip after a barren spell over shorter. Mozayada will be short odds to make light work of this quartet of rivals.
Sofia's Star 14-1 (9-5) Behind, still plenty to do when switched left over 1f out, sustained run inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov beating Sendreni (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and soon weakened, 10th of 14, 12l behind Perfect Silence (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Mozayada (USA) 2-1fav (8-10) Held up behind leaders, smooth progress to lead on bridal over 2f, pushed out final furlong, easily, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Rock Anthem (8-8) by 3l, 9 ran.
Augustus John (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, short of room on bend over 1f out and lost place, ran on again, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Azure Mist (8-12) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Bright Falcon 28-1 (8-13) Never a factor, 8th of 9, 7l behind Carnivore (9-4) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.