disputed 2nd until over 2f out, soon weakened
led, pushed along and quickened 3f out, 2 lengths clear 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
steadied rear, pushed along on outside 3f out, soon beaten
held up in 5th, headway on outside 2f out, chased leading pair well over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
disputed 2nd until outpaced 3f out, no chance after
tracked leading trio, headway to 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, held on gamely, close home
PIRES looks capable of landing the feature event on the card on his first outing since finishing third in the Cambridgeshire. He has a 4lb higher mark and a different surface to cope with but he has run well at Dundalk and can cope with the handicapper's attentions in this smaller field. Mystery Star drops in trip but showed a decent turn of foot when winning over fourteen furlongs last time and should remain competitive whilst Nanton merits respect as he bids to capitalise on a lower all-weather mark. Moyenne Corniche makes his debut for a new yard and needs to be monitored for support, Tominator has been running well of late and is entitled to be on the premises whilst neither Bivouac nor Mister New York can be ruled out with any degree of confidence.
Mystery Star (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leading trio, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon challenged and edged left, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct beating Desert Recluse (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Moyenne Corniche 20-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 35l behind Lost In The Moment (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Mister New York (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Started very slowly, always in rear, 6th of 7, 17l behind Atlantis Star (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Sep.
Pires 18-1 (8-9) Behind far side, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leading pair final 75 yards, held towards finish, 3rd of 35, 1 1/4l behind Credit Swap (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Nanton (USA) 20-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 4l behind Vesuve (9-0) at Ayr 1m 2f Listed stks (1) gd in Sep.
Tominator 40-1 (8-10) Steadied in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 20, 3l behind Salden Licht (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Bivouac (UAE) 9-2 (9-5) In touch in rear, ridden and headway to go 3rd 4f out, driven 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 3rd post, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Lucky Punt (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Oct.
