prominent, every chance when bumped over 1f out
led after 1f, under pressure when hung left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra
held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung right and strongly challenged, hard ridden, all out
held up in rear, never dangerous
pulled hard, tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace
settled in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened
led 1f, soon chasing leaders, effort when hung light well over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure and beaten
behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, strongly challenged winner inside final furlong
held up mid-division, hard driven over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always behind
steadied start, held up in rear, never a factor
Gary Moore's THE SHUFFLER showed improved form for being stepped up to a mile when landing a classified stakes race at Brighton last month and, despite a 7lb rise for that success, the son of Reset has an obvious chance of winning again and gets the vote to do just that with the main dangers rated as Goldtrek and Right Rave. The last mentioned was outpaced behind Contredanse over course and distance last month but was not beaten that far and he has to be respected racing off the same mark today. Chateau Zara has shown improved form for Clive Cox since returning to the turf but is probably a shade high in the weights, while Tom Wade represents the in-form yard of Michael Jarvis but needs to step up on juvenile form to get involved at the business end of the race. Until The Man unseated his rider at the start last time and is hard to recommend after that effort and of more interest may be Volatilis, who has been running well on the Polytrack of late. Roger Charlton's Goldtrek is relatively lightly raced and has solid claims off the same mark as when a close fourth at Nottingham last month but a better bet looks to be The Shuffler, who can follow up his recent Brighton success.
Boragh Jamal (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Soon tracked leaders, 4th over 2f out, no impression under pressure from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Velvet Flicker (9-2) at Cork 5f 2yo mdn aut gd in Oct.
Until The Man (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls, in a race won by Eltheeb (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd, 8 ran.
Right Rave (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and every 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Contredanse (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Tom Wade (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 18l behind Sowaylm (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Volatilis (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Pulled hard in final pair, ridden and headway on outer 1f out, ran on, edged left near finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, hd behind Honest Broker (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Killusty Fancy (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, hampered after 1f, pushed along when behind 3f out, 10th of 11, 19l behind Gallant Eagle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Cuckoo Rock (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, green and went left and right well over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 7l behind Visualize (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
The Shuffler 14-1 (8-7) Keen chased leaders, led 1f out, ridden clear, won at Brighton 1m stks 0-55 (6) gf in Apr beating Celestial Girl (8-7) by 3 1/2l, 15 ran.
Chateau Zara 11-2 (8-8) Prominent, led after 1f, headed 6f out, pressed leader, led just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Our Boy Barrington (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Goldtrek (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Our Boy Barrington (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Rockweiller 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, last of 12, 19l behind Be A Devil (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Super Duplex 33-1 (8-10) Towards rear, made late headway, never in contention, 7th of 11, 9l behind Poppy N'penny (9-1) at Windsor 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Othello (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, never in contention, 7th of 10, 11l behind Hypnotized (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Dauntsey Park (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 4l behind Lisahane Bog (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
