held up, shaken up over 2f out, no response
led over 6f out, ridden clear well over 1f out, ran on well
broke well, chased leaders, one pace from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong
in rear, struggling over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
prominent, chased winner 5f out until ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, brief effort on outside well over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders and took keen hold, hampered 6f out, hampered and lost place well over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on
slowly into stride, held up, not much room well over 3f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on
soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong
led early, took keen hold, prominent, chased winner well over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders until over 2f out, soon eased
held up, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd towards finish, not troubled winner
Redwood Rocks should prove up to the task, with Patavium Prince, Mozakhraf and Moon Forest the other principal contenders. Redwood Rocks is starting to find his form now, with good efforts in defeat at Hamilton, Beverley and Yarmouth, and the five-year-old, a confirmed front-runner, is taken to make all here off what still looks a fair all-weather mark despite him sharing topweight. Patavium Prince was a beaten favourite here at the weekend, being outpaced early on, and will need to keep tabs on the selection to have a chance of catching him, while Mozakhraf ran his best race yet at Thirsk in August, only fading near the finish, but will probably need the run to sharpen him up. Moon Forest was successful at Chepstow in the summer, and has produced one or two fair efforts since then, but he will struggle if asked to take the selection on for the lead. All in all, Redwood Rocks has plenty going for him and should dominate from start to finish.
Anchor Date 40-1 (8-10) Hampered start, never a factor, 11th of 12, 5l behind Climate (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol in Oct.
Redwood Rocks (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Gracie's Gift (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Behind, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Desert Opal (8-11) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Fairdonna 14-1 (8-10) Steadied start, in rear, not clear run over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 13, 10l behind Valentino Swing (8-8) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Dudley Docker (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 10th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Muscari (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sept.
Dancing Deano (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Chased leaders far side, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 16l behind Word Perfect (8-12) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Sept.
Mozakhraf (USA) 10-1 (9-3) In touch and led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 3l behind Champain Sands (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Moon Forest (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Raced freely, led until headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Magic Warrior (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol.
