led, hung right, not fluent 3 out and headed soon after, weakened 2 out, kept on at one pace after mistake last
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5th, weakened before 3 out
tracked leader, niggled along and switched right before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well after last, gamely
held up, not fluent 1st and 2nd, brief headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out
midfield, pushed along to track leader before halfway, prominent and switched right 2 out, outpaced by winner after last
tracked leader, reminders when outpaced before halfway, ridden 4 out, weakened before next
MAGNA MORALIA would surely have won at Sedgefield on his hurdling debut had he not made a hash of the final flight and compensation awaits here as he gets 7lb from Naizagai, who had to be ridden out to make a winning start at Cartmel. Jan Wellens will need to brush up his jumping but gets cheekpieces here so is preferred to newcomers Cabot Cliffs and Bentley Wood.
Naizagai 2-1fav (10-10) Raced freely, made virtually all, clear at various stages, not fluent 2 out, unchallenged, won at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gs in Aug beating Global Agreement (10-10) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bentley Wood 16-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Amir Kabir (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Cabot Cliffs (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Led to post, pulled hard early tracking leaders, hung left on bend 5f out, ridden 2f out, soon unable to quicken, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Berkshire Savvy (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Jan Wellens 15-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, awkward 1st and 3rd, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no extra, 5th of 6, 16l behind Jorgie (10-12) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gs in Sep.
Magna Moralia (IRE) 10-11fav (11-0) Tracked leader, waited with 2 out, moved strongly into narrow lead before last, in close and awkward when mistake last, headed and no extra run in, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Genever Dragon (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
You Owe Me 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place before 2nd, closed after next, weakened 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Dutch Admiral (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Sep.