Verdict

Although he has taken very well to the winter game Shayadi faces no easy task here as he makes his handicap debut and he may be worth taking on with the lightly weighted Radar, who arrives here on the back of a fair effort at Carlisle last time. Maceo, Massenet and Brave Thought are all entitled to respect and also have to be considered in any betting plans for each way punters. However, Radar gets in here off a very fair mark and, with a useful conditional taking a further 3lb off his back, he is taken to spoil the party for the hat-trick seeking Shayadi and the rest.