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David Wilson, representing trainer Gary Moore, credited Peter Baker, the farrier father of jockey George, for "patching him up" after the bacterial infection seedy toe had spread and caused Mostarsil to lose most of a hoof.

Winning trainer Eric Alston said: "He got a seedy toe on one foot and an abscess on the other, and it's been a slow job getting him right again.

Michael sat on him on Wednesday but yesterday he had a seedy toe - a corn - on his near-fore and was slightly lame.

Blanshard said: "He had a seedy toe which had to be cut out and then he bruised that foot, but he is fine now.