held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, switched inside and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
held up in touch, headway to chase leading pair over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up in touch, lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, headway when not clear run 2f out and over 1f out, soon switched inside, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, finished well, not reached winner
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced keenly, made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked winner, ridden and outpaced 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
HEL'S ANGEL can go in again at the expense of Visions Of Johanna and Brouhaha. Anne Duffield's charge has scored two game successes this term and bids to land the hat-trick off a 3lb higher mark than when winning last time. She looks the type who only just does enough and therefore may have a bit left in hand of the handicapper yet, so with Barry McHugh once again on board, a good draw and ground conditions to suit she's worth siding with. Visions Of Johanna ran well when second last time and the booking of Philip Robinson suggests connections are confident of a big run. He's up 4lbs which makes life tougher but hasn't had much racing and could go on from here. Brouhaha won well enough last time, gaining his sole success on turf, and he should once again acquit himself well although we find it hard to envisage him repeating that winning effort now raised 5lbs, with the extra furlong not sure to suit. Destinys Dream was behind our pick last time despite having plenty in her favour and hold-up tactics are hard to execute here so she's taken on, as is Inspirina who looks weighted to his best. Embsay Crag has gone well here before but just looks to need a few pounds taking off his back and we'll stick with the progressive Hel's Angel.
Brouhaha 20-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway travelling well between horses 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and ran on well, in command when edged left towards finish, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Admirable Duque (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Hel's Angel (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) In touch, lost place 7f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left just over 1f out, driven out, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating High Ambition (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Embsay Crag 3-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, slightly lost place halfway, struggling 4f out, 5th of 6, 17l behind Rajeh (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Destinys Dream (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Awkward start, held up towards rear, headway when not much room 2f out, soon angled right, every chance when carried left inside final furlong, held near finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Hel's Angel (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Novikov 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened inside final furlong, last of 10, 12l behind Ouster (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Visions of Johanna (USA) 9-2 (9-2) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner just inside final furlong, ran on strongly, just failed, 2nd of 13, nk behind Scamperdale (8-12) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Inspirina (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Ubi Ace (9-4) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Tilos Gem (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 9l behind George Adamson (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
