always prominent, ridden over 1f out, hit over head by rival jockeys whip inside final furlong, led close home, headed post
chased leaders, ridden, weakened well over 1f out
always prominent, went 2nd 4f out, led well over 2f out, headed and no extra close home
always in rear
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead post
slowly into stride, behind, ridden, effort 4f out, soon struggling
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, headway well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, not much room 4f out and lost place, headway on inside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
led, headed well over 2f out, weakened 1f out
behind, driven along over 4f out, never near leaders
ridden 4f out, always behind
with leader 3f, soon weakened
Musiotal gets the nod over Downland and Midnight Lace in a race where only a minimum stakes play is recommended. Midnight Lace has a fair record on the All Weather and comes here with solid claims on the best of her efforts. She has won here in the past and will be dangerous to ignore if the betting market speaks in her favour. Downland is a wily old character that has a habit of producing a good turn of foot if he consents to run to the best of his abilities. Only he will know whether that will happen today though, so he is for the brave only. Another to have a look at is Resplendant Prince, whose yard have been in cracking form recently. However, he is hard to win with and needs everything to drop into place for him. Adimittedly, Musiatol also has a similar profile and is not one to go overboard with. He does, however, have some solid form to his name in the context of this race and looks to have been found a weak race to stamp his authority on. Kevin Ghunowa knows him well and the fact that he can utilise his 7lb claim is a major factor in giving Musiatol another chance today.
Merdiff 20-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden and hung right on bend over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 24l behind Million Percent (9-7) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol.
Resplendent Prince 33-1 (9-12) Led, headed 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 11, 6l behind Million Percent (9-7) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol.
Aswan (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Cd Europe (9-4) at Redcar 7f sll (6) frm.
Downland (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 11l behind Cd Europe (9-4) at Redcar 7f sll (6) frm.
Hit's Only Money (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 16, 9l behind True Night (8-8) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Musiotal 6-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Magic Warrior (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) std.
Indian Gem 8-1 (8-11) Soon mid-division, headway over 4f out, hampered and lost place over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10l behind Jahia (8-8) at W'hampton 6f banded stk (7) std.
Midnight Lace 9-4fav (9-7) Driven in mid-division halfway, never a factor, 8th of 12, 9l behind Christmas Truce (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Apr.
