made most, clear approaching 2f out, stayed on well
tracked leaders, dropped rear 5th, soon lost touch
held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, kept on flat to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway 3 out to chase winner, effort approaching last, no extra flat
with leader, led briefly after 2nd, reminders 3rd and 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out
An uninspiring contest from a betting viewpoint and it will be surprising if Argento cannot prevail against decidedly modest opposition. George Moore's charge has been placed on all tthree starts over timber and put up arguably his best effort when third behind a useful rival in a better contest at Catterick in June. The five-year-old has not been seen out since but would not need to be cherry ripe to take the honours. Magic Route has an absence of 11 months to overcome and has something to prove after being pulled up when last in action so the race-fit Hidden Exit, a fair third at Bangor last month, looks the one for the TEAMtalk forecast.
