The ground is a bit of an unknown factor for the majority of these but Seventeen Seventy beat ONE LAST DREAM and Gypsy Rider on good to soft at Bath last month. Ron Hodges' gelding is a couple of pounds better off here, however, and fancied to get his revenge and come out on top with Ficelle becoming hard to predict and New Decade beaten off a higher mark at Doncaster after getting the better of Seventeen Seventy at Warwick. Bajan Hero was second over 7f here last time but beaten seven lengths and is still a maiden - he may be one to swerve.
Iced Opal 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind Dark Ages (9-6) at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
New Decade 7-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind Duke Of Aricabeau (9-2) at Doncaster 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Compton Ashdown 6-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Majestic Breeze (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Seventeen Seventy 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division on outside, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Bath 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun beating One Last Dream (8-8) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Ficelle (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Awkward leaving stalls, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, driven and no impression when hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Bogini (9-2) at Bath 5f fll hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Highway Warrior 200-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 9l behind Modern Tutor (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Gypsy Rider 33-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 5l behind Seventeen Seventy (9-7) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.
Bajan Hero 10-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, edged right inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Rocky Reef (9-6) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Jun.
One Last Dream 9-2fav (8-8) Raced wide, chased leaders, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Seventeen Seventy (9-7) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.
