Tenth Career Success For Shavansky

Remarkable veteran Shavansky recorded his tenth victory and took his career earnings to £105,000 when landing a London Middle Distance qualifier event at Kempton on Thursday evening. In a competitive event, he was sent off an unconsidered 25/1 shot and with a strong pace unlikely, the odds were probably justified. However, freshened up by a fifty five day break, he travelled strongly throughout the race and when produced by useful five pound claimer Shelly Birket at the intersection, he showed an impressive turn of foot to hit the front and was always doing enough to hold on in a bunch finish. As he's now nine, he seems more effective on the polytrack, a surface which is easier on an old horses joints and he made it two from two over eleven furlongs at the Sunbury track. He will now head for the £70,000 London Middle Distance Final on the 11th December and he should have every chance of adding to his London Mile success last summer.

Hopefully Icebuster will be joining him in the final and he ran a solid race when fifth on Wednesday evening, only beaten three lengths in a competitive event. A strong pace over eleven furlongs will suit and you couldn't rule him out from running a big race either.