led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon challenging, led over 1f out, driven out
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders 6f
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
chased leaders, challenged 2f out, chased winner 1f out, found no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leader on outside 6f out until over 2f out, weakened rapidly
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on outside from 2f out, kept on into 2nd final 150 yards, winner gone
mid-division on outside, weakened over 2f out
behind, effort on outside and hung right over 2f out, continued to hang right and kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, never better than mid-division, well behind over 2f out
SHAM SHEER should be worth persevering with in this finale; the horses to follow him home in the places may be Classically and Striding Edge. Luca Cumani's Cape Cross gelding has been in good form since his summer break. He has won two of his three starts and was second in the other, perhaps partly because he was a bit keen and ended up chasing too strong a tempo. If more settled in this field from his good draw then he should run well. The return to an artificial surface should suit Spring Adventure who is starting to look fairly handicapped, Striding Edge is consistent and runs this track well, whilst Reaction ran fairly well on his recent comeback and should have come on plenty for the run. The maidens Piccolo Mondo and Papyrian look likely to stay that way, so a bigger threat may be recent winners Classically and Red Suede Shoes who both scored over the course and distance when last seen on the racetrack. The market should help provide some further clues, however without that information we will side with Sham Sheer.
Spring Adventure 10-1 (8-13) Soon tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened approaching final 1f, 7th of 9, 6l behind Sarah Park (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Sham Sheer 6-5fav (9-2) Took keen hold, led, came to stand rail well over 1f out, hard ridden, ran on final furlong until no extra, headed near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Muftarres (9-5) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Altimatum (USA) 7-2 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11l behind Directorship (9-2) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Papyrian 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division on outside, headway and hung left over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 8l behind Mr Udagawa (8-10) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Reaction 11-1 (9-2) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, until one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Swift Chap (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Piccolo Mondo 20-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Swift Chap (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Classically (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Illuminative (9-3) by 2l, 9 ran.
Trueblue Wizard (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Penton Hook (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Red Suede Shoes 5-1fav (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Diamond Twister (9-0) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Integria 9-2fav (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, edged left and effort over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Gassin (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Layer Cake 8-1 (8-4) Hampered soon after start, behind, headway and hung right from over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Swift Chap (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Warrior Nation (FR) 66-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and lost touch 5f out, behind from over 4f out, last of 8, well behind Qelaan (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sep.
Striding Edge (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Behind until ridden, and kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 12, 6l behind Handsome Falcon (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Shooting Party (IRE) 18-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 21l behind Hanoverian Baron (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
