WOLVERHAMPTON 15:55

Non Runners: INTENSE STYLE (IRE).

Time: 1m 12.7s Closing Sectional: (2f): 23.4s (103.9%)

Overrounds: Industry SP 120%, Betfair SP 102.3%

A useful handicap, but it wasn't truly-run for a sprint, with those that raced close up or in mid-field at an advantage, and it's some of the fast-finishers that are worth marking up, acknowledging that some of them are hard to win with.

KING ROBERT isn't the most consistent, but he was an unlucky not to go very close over this C&D in early December, and though he'd had a couple of disappointments since, the fitting of a visor did the trick as he resumed winning ways; prominent, ridden over 2f out, challenged early in straight, edged ahead close home; he's still relatively lightly raced.

UPAVON after 6 weeks off, bounced back to his best but was seen to maximum effect, breaking on terms for once and getting a charmed run up the inner; mid-field, pushed along home turn, led briefly inside final 1f, edged out only late on.

FAST TRACK back over the C&D on his reappearance win and wasted no time getting back on track, arguably deserving a bit of extra credit given how wide he got pushed on the home turn, running on late.

GO FAR has gone well fresh in the past and after after 7 months off, this shows he retains the vast majority of his ability, taking a bit of a drop in class considering he was last seen in the Great St Wilfrid and Stewards' Cup; prominent, pushed along over 2f out, every chance inside final 1f, no extra late on, had the run of the race.

NINJAGO is now on a career-low mark and shaped as if he's returned from 4 months off in decent heart; held up, travelled well, shaken up home turn, had to weave way through, nearest at the finish, not ideally placed; he's hard to win with however, so it remains to be seen if he builds on this.

RUSSIAN SOUL (IRE) hasn't had the rub of the green on any of his starts since joining current yard, again shaping better than the bare result in a race that wasn't run to suit; poorly drawn and dropped out, still plenty to do home turn, effort early in straight, keeping on when short of room late on; remains one to be interested in.

GENTLEMEN back in blinkers, shaped similarly to last time, not quite at the level he was earlier this winter; mid-field, ridden over 2f out, kept on.

ELJADDAAF (IRE) already shown himself to be better than ever this winter and shaped as if still in good form, much better than able to show here; worst of draw and held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on but left poorly placed; he remains one to be interested in when more is in his favour.

STEELRIVER (IRE) after just 5 days off, shaped similarly to last time in a race than wasn't run to suit; slowly into stride, patiently ridden, pushed along early in straight, ran on, never a threat.

RICH AGAIN (IRE) had his winning run ended but is best not judged on this after 5 weeks off, at his best when the gallop is stronger (also reported to have bled); mid-field, effort 2f out, not quicken, unsuited by the way the race developed.

BOSHAM was below form after 6 weeks off; dictated, headed 1f out, weakened; he's not really fired this winter, but his mark is dropping accordingly now and he's probably better at 5f.

MISHAAL (IRE) in good form when last seen, which suggests he might had had a problem or 2 and he shaped as if needing the run after 6 months off; chased leader, weakened over 1f out; next run should reveal more.