chased leaders, ridden to dispute lead and every chance when ridden and veered badly left inside final furlong, held when went right near finish
went left and bumped start, with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final 1f
chased leaders, hung badly left to far rail from 2f out, still every chance approaching final 1f, unable to quicken
went slightly right start, soon with leaders, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
raced towards stands rail, narrow lead, made virtually all, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, ran on well and in command well inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
CONFESSIONAL looks a good bet to land the opener at the main expense of Bronze Beau and Fawley Green. The selection ran his best race yet in a decent contest at Ripon when he finished third behind Absolute Music earlier in the month. There should be more to come and in this easier race he looks a sound bet to get his head in front. Bronze Beau has had more chances than our selection and he is relatively exposed and he sets a fair standard as he posted another good effort last time to chase home Durham Express. Fawley Green has a similar profile to our selection and he was far from disgraced at Ripon last month in a race won by Hold Your Colour. That form has since been franked by the winner and on only his fourth visit to the racecourse he is worth strong consideration. Fear Nothing shaped with promise on his debut at Wolverhampton when he finished in mid-division in a race won by Waveband. He will need to improve to make his mark today but he should come on for his debut and he is not without hope. A fascinating race to open the card and the vote goes to Confessional.
Ancient Oak Compton Place colt out of Dolce Piccata.
Confessional 40-1 (9-0) Behind, driven over 2f out, no impression until stayed on well to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leading pair, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Absolute Music (8-11) at Ripon 5f 2yo stks (3) gs.
Fawley Green 4-1 (8-11) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Hold Your Colour (8-11) at Ripon 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Aug.
Fear Nothing 11-2 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 13, 10l behind Waveband (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Lees Anthem 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out, last of 8, 32l behind Monsieur Chevalier (9-0) at Sandown 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in May.
Magical Macey (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Switched stands side, ridden over 1f out, kept on final f, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Comedy Hall (9-3) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Olympic Ceremony 13-2 (8-11) Behind, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11l behind Hold Your Colour (8-11) at Ripon 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Aug.
Royal Cheer 10-1 (8-12) Raced keenly in touch, lost place halfway, soon struggling, last of 14, 25l behind Bond Fastrac (9-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Bronze Beau 7-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, hung left and headed well inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Durham Express (9-1) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Psychopathicsandra (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Tracked leading pair, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 4th of 5, 23l behind Our Jonathan (9-3) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
