soon leading sole rival, shaken up 3f out, ridden 2f out, clear inside final furlong, eased close home
led early, tracked sole rival, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Shankara had shown some potential on the all-weather over the winter but refused to race at Yarmouth last month so is worth avoiding for now. Sugardrop made a promising debut at Goodwood before well beaten on soft ground at Doncaster then looking one-paced at Chelmsford but ALWAYSANDFOREVER made a superb debut behind Coronet at Leicester in September and the exploits of the winner in scoring at Listed and Group 2 level subsequently gives Luca Cumani's filly the obvious edge here, though the fact that she hasn't been seen since and has no future entries has to be a concern.
Alwaysandforever (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Close up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and headed entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Coronet (9-0) at Leicester 1m mdn fll stks (4) gs in Sep.
Sugardrop 5-1 (9-0) In rear and in touch, went 3rd over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 4, 3 3/4l behind Superioritycomplex (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Shankara (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Refused to race, at Yarmouth 1m hcp fll (4) gs in Aug.
