Welcome to Victoria for the running of The Victoria Cup Grade II A mile and one quarter Firm Turf $800,000 All horses, 4 years old and up. A field of eleven runners go to the wire here.

1 158187 LONDON SCENE(ENG) foxon5 J Cox 12/1

Foxon Stables trained 4yrold by horse by COCKNEY REBEL x SEATTLE SLEW x MR. PROSPECTOR my old friend foxon trains this fellow who has had a good career to date he has won 5 from 21 and $618,565 in earnings he has raced in good company in his 3 years to date winning as a 2yrold including the Gift Wrapped Just For You Stakes 8.5f 94sp stepped up again at 3 and although he won only 2 races he was never far away in his races wins included the Panhandle Park Derby-G3 9f 106sp and The Seventh King Eddie Stakes-G2 12f 96sp this year began on a great note storming home for 3^rd The Nikkan Sport-G3 10f 110sp but his last 2 runs have seen him finish well back. His trainer will hope he can recapture his best form here.

2 161622 NO MORE MONSTERS(ENG) whisper2k8 M R Magoo 7/1

Whisper Stables trained 4yrold colt by GREEN DESERT x FAPPIANO x HABITAT he has raced 16 times for 5 wins and $389,438 in earnings his wins include The Orange Prince-Stk 10f 111sp and The DUKE THREE(GB) Memorial-Stk 10f 111sp loves the distance and should sit just behind the pace all the way from this handy draw and be there at the finish.

3 98866 PRINCIPE DE VIANA(ENG) andros S Nightingale 9/2

Rafa Stables trained 5yrold horse by MEDICEAN (GB) x HABITAT x ACK ACK he has been a top performer winning 10 of his 31 starts to date and $2,902,719 in earning bred to be good he has backed that up with wins in The Winter Derby-G3 10f 116 sp The Chicago Handicap-G3 10f 114sp and King Kong Cup-G1 10f 112sp he was also steaming home in the Equinics The Dual Hemisphere G1 10f 107sp one of the toughest horses racing in the grade he will take some beating here expect him to race on the pace here and take a lot od beating.

4 164626 DWIGHT(FR) sdmf4 P Spratt 10/1

Black Label Stables trained 4yrold by TREMPOLINO x EL PRADO(IRE) x BLUSHING GROOM(FR) 5 wins in 20 starts so far for this fellow and $1,213,296

In earnings his wins at 3yrs include The Hogwarts-G2 11f 103sp and The Irish Derby-G1 12f 106sp a deep closer he will be storming home late at good odds and might get some of the chocolates in this race.

5 49622 HOLEE COW G(KY) citation4 S Barton 16/1

Pgpg Stables trained 4yrold by SEEKING THE GOLD x STORMIN FEVER x SADLER'S WELLS 20 starts to date for 4 wins and $111,742 in stakes he has raced well in allowance and stakes racing and is trying the step up to graded racing his wins include The BIG BRO'S BOY(IRE) Memorial-Stk 10f 101sp he is yet to run the times of some in this race and will need to run a career best to win this the distance will suit him here.

6 95267 LIGHT TRIPPER(IRE) tripwire D Dowell 9/2

Given Stables: Fire and Blood trained 5yrold SADLER'S WELLS x MR. PROSPECTOR x BUCKPASSER he has 8 wins and 11 places from 26 starts and $732,150 taken along slowly by his trainer through the allowance grades early he stepped up as a 4yrold wining The New York Stakes-G2 10.5f 111sp and ran 2^nd in the Spankie-Sho All Comers-G2 11f 105sp two runs this season have prepared him for this race and he should go close to winning might well be the leader in this race and take some pulling back.

7 26819 PORTMAN'S PERFECT(KY) nijinsky4 R Bailey 5/1

Mv4ever Stables trained 5yrold by PLEASANTLY PERFECT x SADLER'S WELLS x IRISH RIVER(FR) the eclipse 2008 Champion 3yo Colt on Turf this guy took all before him at 3yrs with wins in the Sydney Derby-G1 12f 96sp the Derby de English-G1 12f 11sp the Coalminer Cup-G1 12f 110sp and the Coxless Stakes-G1 the last two against the older horses truly a great achievement he only won 1 race at 4yrs the Windy City Turf Classic-G1 over this journey 10f 117sp in his only race this year he won The ALYRAP ROAR Challenge-Stk 11f 109sp a nice warm up for this race looks the one they will have to beat will race in midfield and look to kick home in stretch.

8 160133 PURPLE EMPEROR(JPN) banockburn K Ryan 30/1

Bannockburn Pastures trained 4yrold by LAMMTARRA x GALILEO (IRE) x KINGMAMBO he has only raced 13 times for 4 wins and $114,581 the outsider of this field he has never raced beyond a mile and has better form over sprint distances hard to see him figuring in this finish.

9 95742 CERTIFIABLY INSANE(IRE) jetersring G Aggulotto 7/1

New kid on the block otistaylor stable group trains this 4yrold by DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) x MACHIAVELLIAN x CAERLEON 14 starts for 5 wins and $1,120,272 so far for this guy suggest a big future his career to date includes wins in The No Allies-G2 10.5f 99sp and the Eclipse Stakes-G1 10f 111sp only race this week was a 2^nd in the National Stakes-G3 10f 107sp will race handy to the pace and fight out the finish in this.

10 101133 STORM KID(KY) zabeel D Evans 5/1

Goldsmith Stables trained 4yrold by the mighty STORM CAT x LEMON DROP KID x DANEHILL 7 wins from 25 starts to date and $1,120,581in winnings another of the runners taken slowly through the grades by his trainer he became of age at 3yrs winning The Furstenberg-G3 10f 112sp as a late 3yrold also ran 2^nd in The Los Angeles Derby-G2 10f 114sp and stepped up even further this year winning the Equinics The Dual Hemisphere G1 10f 112 sp so he is hitting the best form of his career at the right time and only adds to the puzzle when trying to pick the winner of this he will race on the pace all the way.

11 166295 I AM MISTER ED(KY) papracing A Snappa 10/1

Papracing Stables trains this 4yrold horse by THEATRICAL(IRE) x MILL REEF x LYPHARD he has raced 21 times for 7 wins and $736,721in earnings won 2 stakes races at 2yrs and at 3yrs won The Queen's Flower Pot-G3 16f 93sp and The French Grand Prix-G1 12f 104 sp form has been mixed since and may be better suited over a longer journey a closer he will race back in the field and look to dive bomb the leaders in the stretch.