chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway 3f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
mid-division, ridden 3f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace
held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when not much room 1f out
Mel's Moment looks the one to beat here and is put forward as our selection with Major Faux Pas and Chutney Mary rated as the main dangers. Mel's Moment unseated his rider at Lingfield last time but a reproduction of his previous effort at Newmarket behind Pevensey would give him a real chance to get his head in front here. He remains lightly-raced and with further improvement likely he gets the percentage call. Major Faux Pas is a well-bred sort from the Jamie Osborne yard but his newcomers normally need the run and he may be best watched on his debut. Chutney Mary may well try to run the finish out of the rest of them from the front, and her latest effort at Catterick when sixth behind Hansomelle would certainly give her solid each-way claims here. Belly Dancer has shown a fair level of form and looks the best of the remainder, but for the winner we return to the progressive Mel's Moment.
