Western Morning News

Sharvara can thrive once again at Nottingham

- NICK GRANT

SHARVARA can continue his progressio­n in the British EBF Nursery Handicap at Nottingham.

There are only six runners in this, but it is a good little race, with one or two respected. Preference is for the Richard Hannon representa­tive, however.

Mid-division in the Convivial Maiden at York first time up, the Kingman colt bumped into a couple of useful ones in a Thirsk novice before really coming into his own stepped up from seven furlongs to an extended mile at Hamilton.

Bounced out in front, he had his rivals at it three from home and really stretched on from there, running out a very ready winner.

Everything he did suggests the best part of another two furlongs here will be just up his street, and ground conditions should be ideal, too, because he seemed to appreciate some give underfoot in that latest run.

Approachab­ility may be the type to give his connection­s a few bigrace dreams through the winter and can make it two wins from as many starts in the British EBF Future Stayers Oath Novice Stakes.

Sent off at what now looks a rather generous 10-1 at Pontefract last month, the Mark Johnston-trained New Approach youngster dominated from the front and came home unchalleng­ed.

This assignment should give him more winning experience - and he could possibly have a crack at something fancier afterwards, before being put away.

Eldrickjon­es has any amount of smart form in the book and cannot be opposed in the MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing EBF Novice Stakes.

Trained by Roger Fell in the Nick Bradley colours which have had such a fine year, the Cotai Glory colt deservedly got his head in front on the same Pontefract card as Approachab­ility - after a string of fine efforts which included a runnerup finish in the Coventry Stakes at

Royal Ascot.

Future is probably the one to beat in the MansionBet Beaten By A Head Fillies’ Handicap, but a chance is taken on Her Indoors.

Alan King’s four-year-old has a bright future over hurdles in the months ahead, but looks the type that might have another win on the Flat in her before reverting to obstacles.

She certainly looked progressiv­e over timber during the last jumps campaign, and her trainer mentioned a few runs on the level would be on the agenda after she won at Cheltenham in April.

Under the floodlight­s at Kempton, a fascinatin­g ebfstallio­ns.com Conditions Stakes can go the way of Live

In The Moment.

Adam West’s four-year-old is bang in form and has an excellent record on the all-weather. He ran a cracker at the Leger meeting when finding only the talented Khaadem too good in a Listed event, while before that he had just missed out in a big handicap at York.

Having been on a steep upward curve last season, he seems to have carried on in the same vein and should be at the top of his game on what is his fourth run back after a 10-month absence.

Over jumps at Ludlow, Shoal Bay has a fine opportunit­y to gain winning compensati­on for his highly unfortunat­e Worcester return last month.

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