held up in rear, headway to mid-division 5th, tracked leaders 11th, driven to challenge last, stayed on to lead final 100 yards
in touch, headway to 2nd 10th, led 11th, headed 4 out, rallied to lead next, strongly pressed last, no extra and headed final 100 yards
mid-division from 4th, headway to chase leaders 7th, driven after 9th, 4th and under pressure when blundered and no extra 3 out, pulled up last
chased leader until 10th, soon lost place and struggling, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
towards rear, headway and in touch 12th, ridden and no impression 4 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out kept on again from last, went 4th flat, nearest finish
led to 4th, prominent, pushed along 7th, weakened 10th, behind and pulled up 3 out
chased leaders, led going well 4 out, awkward bend before 3 out, soon headed, chased leader, not fluent last, dropped to 3rd final 100 yerds
towards rear, ridden and struggling 8th, mistake 10th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
held up in rear, hit 9th, poor 6th when hit last, tailed off
in touch, behind from 5th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
tracked leaders, led 4th until 11th, slightly lost place next, brief rally in 4th from 3 out, weakened before last
MISTY DANCER would be an apt winner in a race sponsored by The Platinum And Lace Bar Gentlemens Club and after a solid third to Soulard at Ascot that is entirely possible; Moulin De La Croix and Milesian King may rate as the biggest dangers. Venetia Williams' gelding looks handicapped to win race off a mark of 110 and although he hasn't won since June 2007 a bold run is anticipated. Green Gamble is another well-handicapped runner but he has stamina issues, so a bigger threat could be Orfeo Conti despite failing to finish in his last two runs. On his day he can win a race like this and with the ground in his favour he should run a solid race. River Indus is a course and distance winner and has run well on his last two starts, Moulin De La Croix should appreciate this drop in grade and better ground, whilst Vial De Kerdec is respected on his return to action despite a lofty enough looking mark. Morestead and Maximix are both course winners, as is Milesian King who should come on for his latest run at Wetherby and he looks a major player if the ground stays on the fast side. With the hunter-chaser Mustangsallyrally not discounted either this looks competitive, however we will side with Misty Dancer.
Mustangsallyrally (IRE) 12-1 (12-1) Tracked leaders on inside, led 11th, hard pressed 3 out, ridden and headed before next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Bob Hall (12-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hts chs (5) gd in May.
Misty Dancer 8-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, headway to chase winner before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression when outpaced into 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Soulard (11-12) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Green Gamble 17-2 (11-8) Pressed leader, led 3rd until after 5th, not fluent 7th, led next until 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up after 2 out, in a race won by Prince Des Marais (11-6) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Apr, 4 ran.
Orfeo Conti (FR) 12-1 (10-7) Tracked winner until after 5th, lost place when blundered 6th, soon behind, hit 10th and pulled up, in a race won by Pickamus (11-12) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Lidjo De Rouge (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Always behind, 8th of 11, well behind High Jack (10-5) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
River Indus 11-2 (11-6) With leader, led 13th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Lucky Luk (11-2) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Moulin de La Croix 40-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost places 8th, still in touch 4 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 28l behind Double Hit (10-0) at Newbury 2m 6f mrs lst nov hcp chs (5yo+) (1) sft in Mar.
Vial De Kerdec (FR) 3-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, weakened 10th, soon struggling, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Roussea (9-9) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Oct, 10 ran.
Maximix 8-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, mistake 1st, soon detatched and beaten, 4th of 5, 29l behind Take A Mile (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in May.
Milesian King (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Prominent, pushed along in 4th approaching 4 out, beaten when jumped left 3 out, 4th of 6, 28l behind Neptune Equester (11-8) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Morestead (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Narrow lead, headed 9th, weakened next, soon struggling, 5th of 9, 17l behind Good Old Days (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Power Shared (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Mid-division, lost place 6th, last before 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Magical Harry (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in May, 12 ran.
