held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, one pace
well away, made all, pushed along over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
tracked leader on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on well, no match for winner
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on near finish
dwelt, in touch rear, ridden 2f out, one pace
Dark Shot has been thereabouts at Beverley and should be in the mix again while Mutabaahy has placed in testing ground recently but has just the one win in 38 attempts on Turf. VICTORY ANGEL wasn’t at his best over 6f at York last time but has won twice over the minimum trip this year and Harvey Bastiman’s charge gets another chance only 2lb higher than last month’s success at Musselburgh when Militia finished third.
Victory Angel (IRE) 28-1 (9-13) Held up in touch on near side, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 19, 4 3/4l behind Mr Wagyu (9-7) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Militia 13-2 (9-8) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened, 10th of 15, 6 1/2l behind James Watt (9-5) at York 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Machree (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Keep Busy (9-4) at Ayr 5f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Dark Shot 11-2 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Khabib (9-0) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mutabaahy (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Follow Your Heart (9-9) at Doncaster 6f hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Denzil's Laughing (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Pulled hard and prominent on rail, led narrowly halfway until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Gunnerside (10-4) at Carlisle 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.