5f · Class 5 · 2yo · Good · 13 runners · £4,320

All racecards for Wednesday 16th September

We said6th of 13, beaten 6½ at 9/1

FANCIED ANGEL 16/1

Hard to be confident with this many unexposed, so the yard and the jockey are doing most of the talking.

FANCIED ANGEL gets the vote at 16/1 for Adam Kirby, ridden by Sam James. Adam Kirby is running at 20% over the past fortnight, and it wears headgear for the first time.

The dangers are FLORAL MAID at 6/5 and MUBEHIR at 7/2.

Result

PosHorse / SPJockey
Trainer
AgeWgtOR
1(3)4. Woodvale 2/1J: Connor BeasleyT: James Tate29-7
Held up towards the back - shifted across looking for space inside final furlong and found another gear - hit the front close home - won going away
2(2)½12. Floral Maid 1/1FJ: Cam HardieT: Brian Ellison28-13
Handy with the front group early - driven approaching 2f out to hit the front - overtaken inside the final 110yds - couldn't find more and edged out by a half-length
3(5)5[5½]11. Claudia Miss 66/1J: Sean KirraneT: Tim Easterby28-13
Held up in the pack - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to grab third close home
4(7)nk[5¾]6. Kompozitor 22/1J: Tom EavesT: David & Nicola Barron29-4
Handy early behind the front group - moved into second before halfway - faded in the closing stages to finish fourth
5(13)nk[6]9. Youngheartsrunfree 40/1J: Zak WheatleyT: Declan Carroll29-4
Held up towards the back - shifted to the middle of the track 3f out - driven and lost ground inside the final 2f - drifted left approaching the last furlong but stayed on to finish fifth beaten 6 lengths
6(8)½[6½]10. Fancied Angel 9/1 our selectionJ: Sam JamesT: Adam Kirby29-2
Held a midway berth early - asked for effort over 2f out - shifted right approaching final furlong then hampered soon after - lost momentum through to the line
7(11)nk[7]1. Espresso Breeze 28/1J: Paul MulrennanT: Bryan Smart29-7
Missed the break - struggled to keep tabs on the pace at the back - found a bit of extra room inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 7th
8(4)[8½]3. Mubehir 17/2J: David NolanT: Paul Midgley29-768
Handy early - shaken up to hit front two out then drifted left when overtaken inside the final furlong - faded quickly after finishing eighth
9(1)1[9½]7. Lord Bishop 150/1J: Harry RussellT: Brian Ellison29-4
Hesitant start - settled near the back and left behind early - improved a touch out wide entering the final furlong and stayed on to the line
10(10)shd[9½]13. Justice Time 50/1J: Luke MorrisT: Brian Ellison28-13
Close enough to front group early on wide part of track - asked for effort past halfway - dropped away fast approaching final furlong
11(12)hd[9¾]2. Harry Akoya 80/1J: Alex JaryT: Nigel Tinkler29-4
Held up towards the back - shifted wide 3f out and made ground over 1f out - dropped away close home
12(9)shd[9¾]8. Spectacular Diver 28/1J: David AllanT: Tim Easterby29-463
Sent clear early - lost command over 2f out and pressed for effort - dropped away fast approaching the final furlong
13(6)nk[10]5. Aughavannon 50/1J: Oisin OrrT: Simon Waugh29-4
Handy with the front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - boxed in approaching the last furlong - faded quickly to finish well beaten

Winning time 1m 5.06s · Going Good · Tote win £3.30