chased winner, every chance when ridden and wandered over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
pushed along and outpaced halfway, always in rear
chased leading pair, until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, pushed along and outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, no chance with front pair
took keen hold early, held up, pushed along and outpaced halfway, no chance after, well held when not much room near finish
dwelt, pushed along and soon chasing leaders on inner, chased leading pair 2f out, soon switched left, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, driven and kept on
in touch, pushed along halfway, no impression final 1f
made all, ridden over 1f out, head high and hung left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on
An interesting little opener here where SPEAK THE TRUTH is taken to come good again at the main expense of Halaak and Agnes Love. The selection has been placed very well by trainer Jim Boyle to win five of his 12 starts this calendar year, and those successes include each of England's three Polytrack surfaces. He specialises over this minimum trip and despite being beaten from this mark last time, the winner has gone on to score again, so the form looks rock solid and he can get back to winning ways. Halaak represents a yard in superb form but she is raised 2lbs for making the frame at Epsom last time, and while she can get competitive she is unlikely to win from this mark on this surface. Note that her only two wins have come on the Fibresand. Agnes Love won over the minimum trip at Kempton last year, her only success, but she is very capable from this sort of mark and is likely to take home some prize money. Mazzola attempts to bring to an end a 17-race losing streak but he has finished no better than third in six previous attempts on artificial surfaces and despite his low mark he is hard to enthuse about. Chris's Jem is not easy to assess but on the face of it a Folkestone maiden win in the spring has left her with a mark that she cannot cope with. Rebecca De Winter has possibilities now dropped to such a low mark and the market will give us a clue as to stable confidence, but Speak The Truth will take some beating.
Mazzola 7-2 (9-2) Dwelt and always outpaced, last of 7, 10l behind Speak The Truth (8-8) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Speak The Truth (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on, always held, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Corton Charlemagne (8-6) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Chris's Jem 15-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, riidden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 30l behind La Capriosa (9-2) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Halaak (USA) 8-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Fyelehk (8-0) at Epsom Downs 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Chosen Son (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, hard ridden well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Comadoir (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Rebecca de Winter 4-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden 1f out, kept on, 5th of 11, 3l behind Spic 'n Span (9-10) at Wolverhampton 5f sell stks (6) pol in Jul.
Clerical (USA) 9-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Straboe (8-2) at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcap 0-65 (6) gd.
Agnes Love 7-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Silver Prelude (8-11) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
