tracked leaders, raced keenly, squeezed for room before 3f out, pushed after 2f out, faded late on
broke well, contested lead, pushed before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, kept on gamely, headed late on
tracked leaders, pushed 2f out, short of room entering final furlong and soon eased
broke well, contested lead, pushed before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, battled on well, headed late on
towards rear, pushed before 2f out, ridden before final furlong, unable to quicken
slightly worse than midfield, angled off rail after 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and stayed on strongly, led close home
slowly away, in rear, pushed before 2f out, headway before ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, pushed before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on one pace
close-up, pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on well to challenge inside final furlong, just failed
Victory Angel made late headway when fourth in the Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh and should have come on for the run. But MUSCIKA was prominent for a long way on his reappearance over 6f at Doncaster and the drop back in distance won’t be a problem for David O’Meara’s charge, who had the speed to win over 5f at York last season. Nibras Again and Saluti are race-fit and previous course and distance winners while Ginger Jam has run here five times and won on each occasion. Queen's Order is also respected but last week’s Bath winner King Of Stars has a penalty to carry. Jawwaal goes well fresh and is preferred to Music Society even though he’s looking a few pounds too high at present.
Jawwaal 7-1 (9-5) Held up centre, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 21, 8 1/2l behind Stone Of Destiny (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Muscika 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Gunmetal (8-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Queen's Order 16-1 (9-3) Made all, driven over 1f out, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Oct beating Top Breeze (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
King Of Stars (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Led narrowly, ridden clear 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Bath 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Able Kane (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Ginger Jam 28-1 (8-5) In rear far side, weakened 2f out, 17th of 21, 12 1/2l behind Stone Of Destiny (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Victory Angel (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Slightly slowly away, in rear and switched to near rail, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly from over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Jabbarockie (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Music Society (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Chased leaders towards stands side, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Air Raid (9-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Saluti (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Kind Review (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Nibras Again 12-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, closed over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 10, nk behind Dazzling Des (9-10) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
