close 3rd on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, always held
tracked leader until over 2f out, soon outpaced, edged right over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong
steadied start, held up last, good headway out wide over 2f out to lead 2f out, stayed on well and always doing enough
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd
MISTER X has won twice over 7f at Wolverhampton recently, despite blowing the start. His style of racing suggests he’s worth another try over this trip. Dagmar Run is the obvious danger having won over 7f here on just his third start but he is giving away plenty of weight. Crocodile Roll is preferred to Mother India of the others.
Dagmar Run (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Supaspecialawesome (9-7) by nk, 13 ran.
Mister X (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Prominent early, tracked leaders, a bit short of room and lost a little ground over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on well, led last stride, won at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Dec beating Flying Spirit (9-9) by shd, 8 ran.
Crocodile Roll 7-1 (9-8) Held up, pulled hard early, headway under pressure tracking leaders approaching final furlong, soon outpaced and no extra, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Silky Smooth (9-2) at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Mother India (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Raced on inside, chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Doctor Mozart (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f (6) pol in Nov.