tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
mid-division, effort inside final furlong, stayed on
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead post
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
always towards rear
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden and weakened final furlong
dwelt, in rear, headway and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
A race to be wary of from a betting perpective and SHERJAWY is a hopeful nomination, while Head To Head and Namir should also be in the shake-up. Zoe Davison's gelding drops back in trip to the minimum, and it has to be said that he is more of a 6f specialist. However, he rarely runs a bad race at this venue, where he went very close from the same mark last time, and if Sam Hitchcott can make plenty of use of him then he might just have enough speed. Head To Head has gone up 3lbs for an all out win over this trip at Wolverhampton, but we are put off him because three previous runs here have resulted in disappointment, and we will oppose. Namir goes well at this trip and would have a great chance on some of his old form, but he has been on the slide for some time and could not be backed with confidence. Chosen Son ran well on his only previous try over course and distance and from today's mark of 58 now back on this surface he would have to have some sort of claim. Little else appeals and caution is advised if following our pick Sherjawy.
Sweet Applause (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Behind, never dangerous, last of 10, 7l behind Steel City Boy (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Namir (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Steadied in rear, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well, 4th of 10, 1l behind Steel City Boy (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Fasliyanne (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 11l behind Mr Funshine (8-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
After The Show 14-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden halfway, headway 1f out, kept on, not reached leaders, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Sherjawy (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 2f out, rallied and led again inside final furlong, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Know No Fear (8-11) at Lingfield 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Hatman Jack (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, headed over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 9l behind Elusive Ronnie (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Ten Down 10-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 6l behind Brynfa Boy (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Head To Head (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) (restricted comments due to poor visibility) in lead over 3f out, driven inside final furlong, just prevailed, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol beating Admiral Bond (8-11) by ns, 11 ran.
Shakespeare's Son 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Greek Secret (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) in Dec.
Chosen Son (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) Held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Spinning Bailiwick (8-12) at Kempton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
