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

PosHorse / SPJockey
Trainer
AgeWgtOR
1(4)7. Turty Tree 20/1J: David ProbertT: Andrew Balding39-090
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)hd4. Decade Of Time 7/1J: George BassT: Jack Channon39-595
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 6/1J: Pat DobbsT: Marco Botti39-999
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 33/1J: Nicola CurrieT: Andrew Balding38-581
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 22/1J: Jason WatsonT: Andrew Balding38-985
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)[3½]5. Ancestor 9/2 our selectionJ: Cieren FallonT: William Haggas39-292
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 12/1J: Robert HavlinT: John & Thady Gosden39-999
Settled in the pack - pushed along with over two furlongs left - faded from there to finish seventh
8(6)13[27½]6. Heyzoom 5/4FJ: Saffie OsborneT: Owen Burrows39-090
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 14/1J: Toby MooreT: Charlie Appleby38-1396
Held up in touch early - faded 3f out - well held at finish

Winning time 2m 30.42s · Going Good To Firm · Tote win £21