chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, headed towards finish
raced alone on stands rail, prominent, edged left towards others over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left and not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, never on terms
mid-division, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never involved
in rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
withdrawn
Tumblewind bids for a hat-trick upped in class off a higher mark and Escalating is weighted to reverse earlier running at Pontefract with the former. Stake Acclaim is penalised for winning at Windsor but will handle the forecast ground and it was soft going when Elysian Flyer scored at Thirsk last month. Foolaad was well beaten off today’s mark at the same meeting at Thirsk and the vote goes to Tim Easterby’s veteran CONFESSIONAL, now back on testing ground and dropping down in class.
Tumblewind 5-2fav (10-5) Broke well, led early, soon dropped into mid-division, headway over 2f out, squeezed through rivals to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating My Name Is Rio (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Stake Acclaim (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Raced alone on near side rail, made virtually all, 2 lengths clear halfway, ran on strongly, unchallenged, very good ride, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Upstaging (9-6) by 4l, 10 ran.
Oh So Sassy 9-2 (9-4) Close up in rear, switched right halfway, effort over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Edward Lewis (9-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Huntsmans Close 25-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 8 3/4l behind Distant Past (8-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Confessional 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 13th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Copper Knight (8-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Elysian Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left briefly inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in May beating Lucky Beggar (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Escalating 8-1 (9-5) Raced wide early, soon held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Tumblewind (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Lexington Place 9-2 (9-6) Keen in rear, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Longroom (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Treaty Of Rome (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong, last of 7, 7 1/2l behind Plucky Dip (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Foolaad 7-1 (9-0) Raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, 2nd in group inside final furlong, no chance with winner or 2nd racing on near side, 3rd of 19, 5 3/4l behind Naggers (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) sft in May.
