in rear, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
broke well, led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
John Gosden has a fine strike rate with his occasional runners on the Fibresand so handicap debutante Moondust will likely prove popular. But she hasn’t pulled up any trees in maiden company and WESTERN PRESENCE looks a safer proposition. Richard Fahey’s colt beat higher rated horses than these to win a seller over track and trip earlier this month and will be difficult to beat. Cool Echo returned a losing favourite in a maiden race over 5f here on New Year’s Day and this is tougher but Mister Freeze may improve if taking to the surface now handicapping for the first time.
Moondust (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Panova (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Western Presence 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Pulsating (9-1) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Lady Volante (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Led over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Auberge Du Lac (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Suffragette City (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven and effort when edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Sky Ballerina (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Mister Freeze (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Boost (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Cool Echo 2-1fav (8-8) Outpaced, towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 4th of 8, 2l behind Zandradee (8-8) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (6) pol in Jan.
Masquerade Bling (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) In rear, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Dangerous Ends (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.