slowly into stride, keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly away, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on well, not pace of winner
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace
prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakening when bumped inside final furlong
led until over 5f out, lost place over 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide and behind, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong
held up, never dangerous
mid-division, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, never on terms
Shunkawakhan deserves to get his head in front after some consistent performances but he has had no respite from the handicapper and preference is for Witchingham, who gets the vote over Shaheer. The last mentioned has been running well on turf of late, handles the Polytrack well and cannot be discounted in a competitive finale. Mythical Charm is capable but inconsistent, while Almahaza has more to do than when landing a Windsor seller last time. Al Rayanah could do with some help from the handicapper and a better bet may be Richard Hannon's lightly raced Witchingham, who may improve for the drop back in trip and he gets the vote.
Mythical Charm 12-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, held up in rear, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Blackmalkin (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Al Rayanah 4-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway entering final 2f, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kassuta (7-12) at Yarmouth 1m clm (6) gs in Oct.
Almahaza (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden, hung left 2f out, led 1f out, soon hung badly left and in command, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo sll (5) gd in Oct beating Doonigan (9-0) by 2l, 16 ran.
Trevian 16-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, led after 2f, ridden and headed just over 3f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 13, 14l behind Spanish Conquest (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Coastal Breeze 66-1 (9-4) Always in rear, lost touch 3f out, last of 13, 34l behind Spanish Conquest (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Shaheer (IRE) 8-11fav (9-11) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader after, ridden over 2f out, challenged leader, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Lawyer To World (7-12) at Brighton 1m 2f clm (6) gs in Jun.
Witchingham 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 6f out, beaten over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Kirstys Lad (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Shunkawakhan (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Quantum Leap (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Oct.
Inkjet (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 25l behind Punching (8-12) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Confidentiality (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress under 4f out, 2nd briefly 2f out, 4th and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 9l behind Rockys Choice (9-5) at Downpatrick 1m 3f app hcp 0-60 gf in Sept.
Tipsy Lad 12-1 (8-11) Started slowly, towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no chance final 2f, 9th of 14, 4l behind Quantum Leap (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Oct.
Railway Express (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Prominent, 3rd under pressure 2f out, soon no extra, 15th of 27, 15l behind Scootch (9-0) at Curragh 1m mdn stk sft in Oct.
