led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, edged left over 2f out, one pace
in rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, joined leader over 6f out, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out
held up mid-division, ridden and headway from 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
in rear, headway on outer from over 3f out, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out
prominent, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, caught post
mid-division, headway when hampered over 2f out, rallied to stay on inside final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 6f out
led 1f, remained prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out
towards rear, headway on outer from 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, soon switched left to inside, held up in rear, good headway from 3f out, ran on to lead final strides
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
prominent, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, lost touch from over 4f out
Gary Moore knows what it takes to win this race and can do so again here with Enthusius, while Haatmey, Moon Emperor and Theflyingscottie also merit mention. The selection comes from a yard who has won this contest a couple of times in recent years and therefore knows what is required. Capable of going well fresh, the gelding comes here after 182 days off the track and given that he has stayed over two miles over hurdles there is hope that this two miles will be within his compass on a surface he has won on. Haatmey ia 19lb lower than when winning at Newmarket in July of last year and almost halted the slide at Kempton over this trip last time, when fidning just Up In Arms too good. He clearly has a realistic chance here. Moon Emperor gave Haatmey 5lb and was beaten almost two lengths in that same contest and as the pair meet on the same terms there is no reason why we should expect that form to be reversed. Theflyingscottie was a soft ground winner over this trip at Thirsk in July, and came back to form over slightly shorter when runner up at Wolverhampton last time. This looks a little bit tougher than that race though, and he is opposed in favour of Enthusius.
Moonshine Beach 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Easibet Dot Net (8-9) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Moon Emperor 10-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Up In Arms (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Charleston 11-1 (9-0) Led to over 3f out, chased leader to 3f out, weakened quickly, 6th of 7, 16l behind Garnett (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn aut stk (F4) pol in Feb '05.
Enthusius 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 13, 5l behind Icannshift (9-2) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Theflyingscottie 11-2 (10-6) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Rickety Bridge (11-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Haatmey 7-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Up In Arms (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Mango Masher (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Master At Arms (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Escobar (POL) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 14, 12l behind They All Laughed (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gs in May.
Stolen Song 20-1 (8-10) In rear, outpaced over 6f out, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 25l behind Optimum (9-4) at Southwell 1m 6f hcap (6) fbs in Jul '06.
Cayman Calypso (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Little Richard (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 6f banded stk (7) pol in Jan '06.
Ice And Fire 20-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 13l behind Young Scotton (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Deimne (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Prominent, 2nd halfway, weakened approaching straight, 10th of 22, 18l behind Deputy Consort (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo mdn sft in Oct '06.
My Monna 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon well behind, 8th of 10, 13l behind Demisemiquaver (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Katie Kingfisher 80-1 (9-1) Started slowly and towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Rickety Bridge (11-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
