led, still in narrow lead but pressed last half furlong, headed and lost 2 places towards finish
slowly into stride and switched left after start, held up in 7th, headway towards inside well over 1f out, chasing leaders last half furlong, kept on to 2nd closing stages
close 5th on inside, headway well over 1f out, chasing leaders last half furlong, kept on to 3rd in closing stages
chased leader until 5f out, remained in handy 3rd, went 2nd again on inside 2f out, 5th and weakening last half furlong
chased leaders in 4th, went 3rd well over 1f out, 6th and beaten last half furlong
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened soon after
held up in 6th, headway on outside well over 1f out, chasing leaders last half furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
started slowly, in rear, ridden and struggling halfway
Nothing is ruled out in an open affair but LEGAL LEGACY, a winner at Doncaster over this trip in the summer, should be in the shake-up having come back in good form on the all-weather after a three-month break. He was only beaten a length by the in-form Prince Of Burma last month and followed up with a solid fourth behind Ocean Legend recently. He's up 4lb for those recent runs but they do read well here. I Confess has had a break and will be a danger to all at his best as 12 of his 13 successes have arrived on artificial surfaces. Needwood Ridge has been on the premises in all three runs this year and goes really well for 5lb conditional Raul Da Silva who continues to impress. Riverdale was much improved last time when inched out by Night Trade but that came on his first attempt at six furlongs. He's a threat if equally effective back up in trip.
I Confess 20-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 7f out, soon short of room, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Aerodynamic (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Legal Legacy 11-2 (8-9) Raced wide, close up, ridden and no impression 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Ocean Legend (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Khajaaly (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Tislaam (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Riverdale (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish, ran on and rallied close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Night Trade (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Needwood Ridge 5-2fav (9-2) Keen tracked leaders, effort when switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Monsieur Pontaven (8-9) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Without Prejudice (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Daniel Thomas (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Trojan Rocket (IRE) 9-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway on outside well over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Garstang (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Ryedale Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 4f out, chased winner until over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 27l behind Fluctuation (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
