chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and outpaced final 100 yards
unruly, stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slow into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on under pressure final furlong
soon pushed along in rear, ran on inside final furlong, no danger
chased leaders, chased leader entering final furlong, led final 100 yards, soon clear
outpaced in rear, ran on final furlong, no danger
Mr Wolf suggested at Beverley last week that he was coming back into form and David Barker's gelding is taken to overcome what looks a difficult draw and get the better of Cape Royal and Grigorovitch. The last mentioned got the run of the race when scoring at Ayr last time but will need luck in running again today and has a 6lb higher mark to contend with so he may be best watched. Fantasy Believer is capable of taking a hand off his current mark but may find this sharp five furlongs an insufficient test for him, while Intriguing Glimpse is probably a shade high in the weights at present. Polish Emperor is gradually coming back to a fair mark and has to be respected although a bigger threat is likely to come from Cape Royal. Milton Bradley's five-year-old shows plenty of speed from the stalls and should be ideally suited by this fast five furlongs but the five-year-old may just set the race up for Mr Wolf, who looks well treated on the form shown when winning at Pontefract last month and seemed to be coming back to form last time.
Cape Royal 5-1fav (9-3) Led, ridden when hung left and headed over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Green Manalishi (9-2) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gs in Sept.
Fantasy Believer 10-1 (8-11) Raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 27, 1l behind Presto Shinko (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Mr Wolf 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Cornus (8-8) at Beverley 5f stk (3) gd in Sept.
Polish Emperor (USA) 20-1 (8-12) Raced centre, prominent, ridden 3f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Treasure Cay (8-11) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gf in Sept.
Our Fugitive (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) With leader, ridden and every chance when hung right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Westbrook Blue (7-11) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gs in May.
Intriguing Glimpse 8-1 (8-3) Behind, not much room on stand rail 2f out, soon switched left and ran on final furlong, 5th of 13, 1l behind Texas Gold (9-4) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Grigorovitch (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept beating Judd Street (9-2) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Malapropism 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Trinculo (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (4) sft in Sept.
Jayanjay 7-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, last of 13, 11l behind Pic Up Sticks (8-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Sept.
Sentiero Rosso (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Soon outpaced, 11th of 12, 7l behind Angel Sprints (9-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Justalord 6-1 (8-10) Led, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 10l behind The Lord (8-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
