THE three day Chester meeting draws to a conclusion today with most of the races looking as tight as the Roodeye turns themselves. But it may pay to side with those horses proven on the prevailing soft ground.
Class can prevail in the day's feature race, the £45,000 added Group Three Ormonde Stakes, in which Moonax attempts to redeem his somewhat tarnished reputation on his favoured ground.
The Barry Hills trained six year old enjoyed a brief spell over hurdles this winter. But over inadequate trips he was unable to get his head in front in three outings.
Anything that Godolphin's Water Poet or Paul Cole's consistent Salmon Ladder lack in stamina may be cruelly exposed by Daryll Holland's mount who could find the turning nature of the track helps in keeping his mind on the job.
Disappointingly, the Listed Dee Stakes has attracted only four runners but it should still be fiercely contested. The Hills team can provide a pointer towards the running of Moonax in the shape of Musalsal.
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