held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when not fluent 11th, 4th and beaten before last, weakened flat
mid-division, headway 5th, lost place 4 out, not fluent 3 out, well beaten 2 out
led 2nd, headed 6th, hit 11th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led until 2nd, led before 6th, headed before 4 out, hit 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden out
prominent until 3rd, chased leaders, lost place 5th, closed before next, challenged 9th, led before not fluent 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, stayed on flat
chased leaders, not fluent 1st or 9th, mistake 4 out, losing place when blundered 3 out
in rear, blundered 5th, soon behind, pulled up after 6th
chased leaders, lost place 8th, pulled up before 12th
held up in rear, not fluent 12th, some headway before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
rear of mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway next, every chance 3 out, 3rd and held when hit last, weakened flat
Young Wolf will have learned plenty from his victory at Uttoxeter but this looks a hot handicap. Fitness might be an issue for a couple of these and Monbeg Legend has plenty to prove at present but Shoal Bay’s stable is in better form than when he was behind One Forty Seven and IRISH PROPHECY at Southwell. The latter enjoys a 6lb turnaround in the weights with the winner here and can turn the tables. Fidux finished well ahead of Bbold over slightly shorter here last time and should be winning when the handicapper relents a little.
Fidux (FR) 10-3fav (11-10) Bit keen, held up in touch, headway chasing leaders approaching 4 out, ridden and went 2nd between last 2, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Imperial Presence (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mellow Ben (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Raced keenly, held up, not fluent 3rd, headway on outside 11th, chased leaders 13th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 8, 24 1/4l behind Fingerontheswitch (10-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Fixed Rate 20-1 (11-11) Mistake and lost place 2nd, well off the pace 7th, never a factor, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Legal Eyes (11-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Princeton Royale (IRE) 50-1 (11-11) Soon well off the pace in 5th, never on terms, weakened 13th, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Legal Eyes (11-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Young Wolf (IRE) 85-40 (10-12) Led until 4th, chased leader, hit 14th, led again 4 out until hit next, in front again 2 out, ridden between last 2, kept on well from last, won at Uttoxeter 3m (3) gd in Jul beating Sirobbie (10-12) by 3l, 4 ran.
Shoal Bay (IRE) 11-8fav (11-10) Led, hit 4 out, stumbled and headed, soon beaten, left 3rd 2 out, pressed for 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 6l behind One Forty Seven (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Monbeg Legend 11-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, slow leap and detached 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
One Forty Seven (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Prominent, jumped into lead 10th, hit 11th, headed 2 out, ridden and one pace from last, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Doing Fine (11-10) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Irish Prophecy (IRE) 9-4 (11-9) Chased leaders, blundered 5th, slow 9th, went 2nd after 4 out, jumped right and slow 3 out, soon lost 2nd, left 2nd again 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind One Forty Seven (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Bbold (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Chased leaders on inside, hit 9th, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 28l behind Imperial Presence (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
