Edmunds bags 50th win as 'old legend' Confessional gets up late

Exciting apprentice Lewis Edmunds chose an opportune moment to ride his 50th winner as Confessional swooped late in the feature 5f handicap worth £20,000.

Edmunds, grandson of trainer John Balding, is attached to Kevin Ryan but has been getting plenty of outside rides, the landmark victory coming on the Tim Easterby-trained ten-year-old, who got up late to nail trailblazing track specialist Blithe Spirit by three-quarters of a length.

"I knew they'd go a good gallop and, although it got a bit tight, he took off for me," said the 18-year-old, who reduced his claim to 3lb. "He's a bit of a thinker at times but has won quite cosily in the end."