slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, soon switched left, ridden and kept on final furlong
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
raced keenly, mid-division, headway from over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
dwelt, soon chased leader, joined leader from over 1f out, ridden, stayed on to lead close home
led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed close home
Shevchenko has arguably the best form on offer here but Jeremy Noseda's colt has twice been a beaten favourite and he may be worth taking on again with a chance being given to Calculating, who gets the vote over Snaafy. The last mentioned was not given a hard time on his debut as a juvenile and, with improvement to come this season, the Barry Hills-trained colt has to be respected. Hartmann makes more appeal than Getrah and Velocitys Gift among the newcomers, while Wolf River has shown some promise in his two starts but would probably need to improve considerably to win this. Calculating only beat one home on his debut here last autumn but is surely better than that run would suggest and with John Gosden's team having made a smart start to the current campaign, he may be worth a bet.
Calculating (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Very slowly away, always behind, 14th of 15, 29l behind Asperity (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Getrah Barathea gelding out of winning sprinter Sahara Shade.
Leg Sweep 12-1 (8-13) Dwelt, ridden to soon track leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Ten A Penny (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Lights of Vegas 10-3 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Prince Forever (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Shevchenko (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, never dangerous, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Princess Valerina (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Snaafy (USA) 11-1 (9-0) Slowly away and hampered start, reminders, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on final furlong, 8th of 13, 9l behind Moudez (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Velocitys Gift Kyllachy colt, half-brother to 1m1f-1m2f winner Bridegroom.
Wolf River (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Behind, never on terms, 7th of 12, 9l behind Salient (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept.
Hamilton House 66-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, weakened final 2f, 13th of 14, 20l behind Supersonic Dave (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sept.
Hartmann (USA) El Corredor gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
