in touch in rear, headway on outer approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
pulled hard close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
soon tracked leader, ridden to press leader over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd near finish
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed to go 3rd near finish
held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, driven and edged left final furlong, headed towards finish
I Confess arrives on the back of four consecutive wins, but is worth taking on here with just a single victory in 30 starts on turf. Toto Skyllachy would figure if reproducing May's win at Carlisle but is too inconsistent to have much faith in and SHADOWTIME is the one to beat. He was winning for the fifth time at this track when scoring with a bit in hand over 7f here last time and, back over a more suitable trip today, he can follow-up. Bolodenka does his winning in plating company nowadays, Old English has gone off the boil on the Polytrack and this is his first start on turf, while the lightly-raced American Lover will need to step up on his previous form at this track.
Toto Skyllachy 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 19l behind Miami Gator (9-0) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Shadowtime 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Ginger Grey (9-5) by 2l, 8 ran.
West End Lad 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 15l behind Quite Sparky (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bolodenka (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7l behind High Five Society (8-10) at Doncaster 1m clm stks (5) gf.
I Confess 10-11fav (8-10) Chased leading trio on outside, went 3rd 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon joined, pushed along and in control close home, won at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in May beating Loves Theme (7-11) by nk, 8 ran.
American Lover (FR) 7-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Misrepresent (8-12) at Newcastle 7f fll mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Old English (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 28l behind Beautiful Lando (8-7) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Ours (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 6, 10l behind High Five Society (8-10) at Doncaster 1m clm stks (5) gf.