led far side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, not much room when unseated rider after 1f
in touch stands side, led stands side group 2f out, overall leader over 1f out, kept on final furlong
held up far side, pushed along halfway, never a factor
held up far side, effort over 2f out, no impression
never better than mid-division
mid-division stands side, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch far side, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led stands side group, headed 2f out, soon behind
chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
mid-division far side, pushed along over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
always behind
held up stands side, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, never a factor
in touch far side, pushed along 3f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
dwelt, towards rear stands side, headway 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
mid-division stands side, effort over 2f out, never near to challenge
towards rear far side, chased along halfway, ridden 2f out, never near to challenge
Moon Forest can land the finale ahead of Starchy, Sea Hunter and Cool Panic to name but a few. A large turnout in the final race of the day does not help matters, but quite a lot can be ruled out on the basis of last season's form. In any case, Moon Forest should be a major player judged on a couple of sterling efforts at Warwick and Newbury last year. He was fully expected at Warwick and made virtually all of the running, and carried that form into his nursery debut at Newbury on his final start in October. He has faced some testing conditions in the past and so could turn into a real battler, and with the in-form Jamie Spencer on board, he may well prove hard to pass. There should be no stamina problems, as connections view him as very much a mile horse this term. Mark Johnston has got off to good start and relies on Starchy rather than Mafaheem who was engaged at the five-day stage. She bolted up on heavy ground on her sole outing at Nottingham and could turn out to be above average, so topweight is not off-putting in the least. Sea Hunter put in one or two decent efforts last term, and Cool Panic looked the part when scoring at Redcar last August. Of Kevin Ryan's pair, Missperon and Coleorton Dane, it is the latter that is preferred on the strength of encouraging work, but even so, Moon Forest will prove hard to pass if carrying over his form from last season.
Starchy 12-1 Raced far side, close-up, chased leader 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (D3) hvy in Nov beating Allegretto by 6l, 14 ran.
Sea Hunter 16-1 Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 1l behind Danehill Willy at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (C2) sft in Oct.
Cool Panic (IRE) 15-2 Towards rear, ridden and some headway 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 14, 11l behind Crosspeace at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (C1) sft in Oct.
Enforcer 6-1 Always behind, 10th of 14, 18l behind Moon Forest at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D3) sft in Oct.
She's My Outsider 40-1 Held up and took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 8, 13l behind Maids Causeway at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (A1) sft in Oct.
Turnaround (GER) 12-1 Held up, headway halfway, soon ridden and beaten, 8th of 12, 8l behind Obe Gold at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (B1) gf in Sept.
Malinsa Blue (IRE) 16-1 Raced stands' side, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 8l behind Wedding Party at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll hcp (B1) gd in Oct.
Moon Forest (IRE) 6-1 Made all, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden and edged left final furlong, held on gamely, all out, won at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D3) sft in Oct beating Looks Could Kill by a hd, 14 ran.
Breaking Shadow (IRE) 16-1 In touch centre, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead final 75 yards, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) gs in Nov beating Royal Orissa by 1/2l, 20 ran.
McEldowney 7-2 Made all, ridden over 2f out, driven clear final furlong, won at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn aut (E4) sft in Nov beating Outrageous Flirt by 3l, 9 ran.
Missperon (IRE) 10-1 Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Je Suis Belle at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) sft in Sept.
Coleorton Dane 20-1 In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon behind, 14th of 17, 20l behind Singhalese at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (B1) gf in Sept.
Dorn Dancer (IRE) 28-1 Outpaced and behind from halfway, weakening when stumbled 2f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Paris Bell at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) sft in Nov.
Bolton Hall (IRE) 12-1 Soon behind, effort 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 15, 7l behind Ingleton at York 6f 2yo hcp (C2) gd in Oct.
Resplendent Prince 15-2 Held up in rear, effort 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 5l behind Asharon at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (D2) pol in Jan.
Belly Dancer (IRE) 5-4fav Chased leaders, ridden to challenge winner from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Judd Street at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn aut (E3) pol in Dec.
Art Elegant 20-1 Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 9l behind Wingman at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn (D2) gd in Sept.
Society Music (IRE) 20-1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 8l behind Paris Bell at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) sft in Oct.
Keon (IRE) 10-1 In touch, headway over 4f out to chase leading pair, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Pianoforte at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan.
Tiviski (IRE) 33-1 Prominent 3f, 14th of 15, 13l behind Tagula Sunrise at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (C1) hvy in Sept.
Ballycroy Girl (IRE) 12-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 10l behind High Dyke at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
Wigwam Willie (IRE) 11-1 Towards rear, never dangerous, 19th of 21, 14l behind Tagula Sunrise at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (B1) gf in Sept.
