started very slowly, ran green, soon pushed along in rear, struggling 4f out, eased final 2f
made all, clear 2f out, ridden out final furlong
close 4th, pushed along 7f out, went 2nd 2f out, no chance with winner
chased winner until 2f out, soon beaten, just held on for 3rd
chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final to press for modest 3rd
Disappointingly just the five runners are set to face the starter for the concluding event on the card including two newcomers, Musical Mark and Dubai Moonlight, who both have to be respected but the best form among those to have raced is held by MUWALLA and, with Clive Brittain's runners now hitting form, he looks worth backing to step up on his reappearance effort last week when last of six behind Ginger Jack. Gay Kelleway's Dane Cottage has only had the two starts so far but has been well beaten on each occasion, over five furlongs first time out and latterly over course and distance, and he is hard to recommend. Sweet Mirasol has given little sign of encouragement in seven starts so far and of more interest may be the two newcomers in the field. Marco Botti's Musical Mark is a nicely bred son of Oratorio and any market support for him would be of interest, while Jane Chapple-Hyam's Dubai Moonlight is similarly well bred and has to be of interest first time up. Muwalla may well have run below par on his reappearance but he had some decent form last season and looks worth backing now that Clive Brittain is back among the winners.
Musical Mark Oratorio gelding out of Kite Mark.
Muwalla 9-2 (9-7) Tracked winner and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Ginger Jack (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Dane Cottage 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, driven along over 2f out, kept on into modest 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Myplacelater (8-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Dubai Moonlight Domedriver filly out of Moon Is Up.
Sweet Mirasol (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 12, well behind Beat The Rush (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.