close up, pushed along 2f out, headway and switched right inside final furlong, driven and stayed on to go 2nd close home
in touch towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, driven and all out
disputed lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong
awkwardly away, raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
disputed lead until ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
JOSHUA R (NAP) scored over track and trip last month and a 2lb rise is negated by Joanna Mason’s allowance. He beat Mutabaahy and Blackcurrent on that occasion and the latter pair have both placed subsequently. Swiss Connection ran below par behind the selection last time while Gowanbuster finished runner-up here before beaten in a tough race at Musselburgh. Giant Steps beat Tantastic when scoring at Catterick earlier but has yet to win in 16 starts on the all-weather.
Another Angel (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened, 9th of 10, 9l behind Nationwide (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Swiss Connection 20-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, prominent, went right after 1f, lost place 2f out, eased, last of 11, 11 1/4l behind Joshua R (8-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Tantastic 16-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Giant Steps (8-7) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Gowanbuster 9-2 (8-5) Pressed leader until ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Rose Bandit (8-6) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Mutabaahy (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Red Walls (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Joshua R (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, ran on well, led towards finish, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Elzaal (8-6) by nk, 11 ran.
Blackcurrent 6-1 (8-11) Led until 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, rallied into 2nd again final strides, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind I'm Mable (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Giant Steps (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never on going pace, 13th of 20, 5 3/4l behind Power Point (8-12) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.