Improving Escape Route Tops 87 Left In totesport Cambridgeshire Escape Route (8st 5lb), who made up for some luckless runs this year with a ready success over nine furlongs at Goodwood on September 15, heads 87 acceptors following the latest forfeit stage for the £160,000 totesport Cambridgeshire, run over nine furlongs of Newmarket's NatWest Rowley Mile on Saturday, October 6. He is currently 8/1 favourite with the sponsors for the prestigious contest.His handler, John Gosden, is also represented by the ultra-progressive Pipedreamer (8st 12lb), a 10/1 chance for glory with totesport after landing the 10-furlong Alphameric Vase impressively at Glorious Goodwood on August 2, his third success of 2007.The Jessica Harrington-trained Jumbajukiba took his form to a new level with success in the Group Three Solonaway Stakes at the Curragh on September 16. Previously trained by Amanda Perrett, the four-year-old has blossomed for his new connections and was following up an easy victory in Listed company at Cork in August. He is set to carry top-weight of 10st 1lb (including a 4lb penalty) in the totesport Cambridgeshire, for which he is available at 12/1 with the sponsors.Third behind Formal Decree in last year's totesport Cambridgeshire, Pinpoint (9st 11lb) ran well on his first three starts this term before disappointing last time in the totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood. Charlie Cool (9st 5lb) ran eighth in last year's renewal but has failed to trouble the judge on his last three runs at Group level.Other improving three-year-olds still engaged in the first leg of the Autumn Double include the Barry Hills-trained The Illies (8st 9lb), who has landed his last three starts under star apprentice William Buick and is the 9/1 second favourite with totesport, as well as the William Haggas-trained duo Ragheed (8st 8lb) and Mutajarred (8st 8lb).Greek Well (8st 5lb), trained by Sir Michael Stoute, was talked up for last year's Derby before he had even set foot on a racecourse. He has got his act together this season with three wins, most recently over an extended 10 furlongs at York on August 22.Damian Walker, Racecourse PR Manager for totesport, said: 'The John Gosden-trained Escape Route was very well supported when the weights were published for the totesport Cambridgeshire and he now has a 4lb penalty following his decisive victory at Goodwood last weekend. At this stage, he is our biggest ante-post loser.'It will also be interesting to see how his stable companion Pipedreamer fares at Newbury on Saturday. 'Of course, John Gosden won the totesport Cambridgeshire with the subsequent multiple Group One winner Halling in 1994 and it will be fascinating to see how his runners fare this year.'
