TWELVE months ago Geoff Wragg was preparing Pentire for a crack at the £4 million Dubai World Cup but this time around his attentions will be focused at Leicester where he saddles Moonshiner in the opening maiden today.

Moonshiner had only three starts at two. Very burly on his debut, the son of Cheveley Park and Sussex Stakes heroine Marling showed improvement next time at Goodwood.

Always prominent, Wragg's charge took over with two furlongs to travel but was soon headed and outpaced by Bachelor's Pad, in the end finishing a three and a half length second with another two and a half back to the third.

The Irish River colt put up another decent effort next time in a good-class event at York when chasing home the useful Wolf Mountain. Again taking up the running at the two-furlong pole, Moonshiner kept on when headed but was two and a half lengths adrift at the line.

Campaigned exclusively over six furlongs last season, Moonshiner will appreciate the mile today and is napped to open his account. .

Zaima merits consideration in the Gadsby Handicap over seven furlongs. John Dunlop's three year-old confirmed earlier promise last term when showing solid form to win a seven-furlong nursery at Redcar in September.

On her final start Zaima finished a good third to Social Pillar in a Yarmouth nursery over a mile.

Wragg can complete an across the card double with Motet at Lingfield. The son of Mtoto showed plenty of promise on his only start at two in a Yarmouth maiden.

A colt with a good deal of scope, Motet can get off the mark in the 10-furlong Any Port Maiden Stakes.

Leading Princess is a sporting bet at Musselburgh in the Brunton Hall Handicap over the minimum trip. Linda Perratt's sprinter has won three times last term and is equally effective over five or six furlongs on any going.