Newbury Spring Cup

15.30 Newbury: Moonday Sun @ 35/1 Betfair - 1pt win

Moonday Sun caught my eye on numerous occasions since being back in the UK. He ran extremely well in a couple of hot races on the All-Weather, being placed in all his last three starts. His most recent performance at Kempton was probably his strongest one. He was right up with the pace soon after the start and pressed on halfway through the race, leading by up to two lengths. The pace was really strong and he kicked on turning for home still travelling strongly, but the eventual winner produced a nice pace coming from off the pace and Moonday Sun tired inside the final furlong. He held on for third and the time of this race was extremely quick confirming the visual impression that Moonday Sun set a strong pace. He switches to turf now, and drops in trip to 1m. This should suit. He has some fine form in France over this trip, like a 3rd in Group 3, and the ground is perfectly fine. The fact that he stays a bit further will surely help when he is up with the pace as it should be a fast and furious gallop I feel. So with conditions perfect, I think he has every chance to run a big race and he is an extremely big price to find that out.