Finsbury showed a fine turn of foot to come out in top in the Soccer Saturday Super 6 Grey Horse Handicap at Newmarket.

The five-year-old, having his first run for Jim Goldie, burst through on the far rail under Nicky Mackay and had enough in the tank to repel the challenge of Star Strider by half a length.

"This horse joined us a couple of months ago, we freshened him up and it is great when it comes off like this," said Goldie.

"Nicky has ridden a lot of winners for me in the past and he is someone I always support as he is a good honest, jockey."

Thebes bounced back to form with a cosy success in the Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking Handicap.

The 16-1 chance rattled up a quick-fire hat-trick on the all-weather in the spring but had shown little on three subsequent turf outings.

As is customary for Mark Johnston runners, he was always close to the pace under Greg Fairley and galloped all the way to the line to score by half a length from Royal Intruder.

Greensward got favourite-backers off to the perfect start when getting up in the closing stages of the opening Lloyds TSB Insurance EBF Maiden.

Having finished a promising fifth on his debut, the Brian Meehan-trained juvenile was sent off the even-money favourite under Eddie Ahern, but was made to work hard to beat Miss Tango Hotel by a neck.

Mythical Blue appreciated a drop in trip when getting the better of Waffle in the Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Nursery.

The 9-4 joint-favourite had disappointed on his last two starts over seven furlongs but back over the minimum trip, he proved a length and a quarter too strong for Waffle in the hands of promising pilot David Probert.

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