1m4f · Class 2 · 3yo · Good · 9 runners · £51,540
All racecards for Saturday 5th September
We said6th of 9, beaten 3½ at 9/2
ANCESTOR 7/1
ANCESTOR at 7/1, William Haggas and Cieren Fallon, just about gets the nod. He won last time out and comes from a yard in good heart at 21%.
The dangers are ARCHERS BAY at 5/1 (a course winner) and GUILDMASTER at 11/1 (from a yard in form).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 7. Turty Tree 20/1 | J: David ProbertT: Andrew Balding | 3 | 9-0 | 90 | ||
| Settled towards the back early - biding time approaching 2f out - forced left after a gap failed to appear - found room and began closing inside the final furlong - edged in front close home - clung on by a whisker | |||||||
| 2(1) | hd | 4. Decade Of Time 7/1 | J: George BassT: Jack Channon | 3 | 9-5 | 95 | |
| Settled in the pack - pushed along 2f out - found extra ground close home to move up into second - narrowly missed out at the line | |||||||
| 3(8) | ¾[1] | 1. Archers Bay 6/1 | J: Pat DobbsT: Marco Botti | 3 | 9-9 | 99 | |
| Tracked the pace close up - asked for effort past 2f out and moved into contention - up to third with a furlong left - briefly slipped back inside the final furlong - rallied to retake third close home | |||||||
| 4(2) | ½[1½] | 9. Lord D'or 33/1 | J: Nicola CurrieT: Andrew Balding | 3 | 8-5 | 81 | |
| Settled towards the back - pressed for effort 2f out and squeezed for space - finished well final furlong - grabbed fourth on the line | |||||||
| 5(3) | nk[1¾] | 8. Cape Fear 22/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Andrew Balding | 3 | 8-9 | 85 | |
| Set the early pace - lost top spot but stayed close after 2f - driven up to challenge inside final furlong - hit the front briefly - lost that advantage close home and faded quickly | |||||||
| 6(7) | 1¾[3½] | 5. Ancestor 9/2 our selection | J: Cieren FallonT: William Haggas | 3 | 9-2 | 92 | |
| Went wide in the early stages - hit the front approaching 3f - driven along and challenged hard with a furlong left - lost the advantage in the closing stages and dropped away quickly - finished sixth beaten 3.5 lengths | |||||||
| 7(5) | 11[14½] | 2. Guildmaster 12/1 | J: Robert HavlinT: John & Thady Gosden | 3 | 9-9 | 99 | |
| Settled in the pack - pushed along with over two furlongs left - faded from there to finish seventh | |||||||
| 8(6) | 13[27½] | 6. Heyzoom 5/4F | J: Saffie OsborneT: Owen Burrows | 3 | 9-0 | 90 | |
| Sat close to the front group early - driven with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished eighth | |||||||
| 9(9) | ½[28] | 3. Into The Light 14/1 | J: Toby MooreT: Charlie Appleby | 3 | 8-13 | 96 | |
| Held up in touch early - faded 3f out - well held at finish | |||||||
Winning time 2m 30.42s · Going Good To Firm · Tote win £21