Minimum Trip A Concern For Limato Camp Henry Candy is far from confident about the chances of Limato in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday. A multiple winner over six furlongs and also impressive over seven in last season's Park Stakes at Doncaster, the four-year-old kicked off the current campaign with a debut effort over a mile in the Lockinge at Newbury and was not disgraced in finishing fourth. He returned to six furlongs for the July Cup at Newmarket and a hugely impressive display earned him his first victory at Group One level. The Wantage-based trainer has tested his stable star over a variety of trips during his 11-race career, but he has yet to encounter the five furlongs he will tackle on the Knavesmire. "He seems to be in good form. Mr (Paul) Jacobs (owner) has parted with a huge amount of money to supplement him, so we hope for the best," said Candy. "I'm in favour of giving it a try, (but) I'm not at all confident. "I think a very fast, very flat five (furlongs) might just find him out, but it's worth a try. He'll run well. "Good horses do different things. Good old trainers used to say if they had a really good Derby winner it would win the July Cup. I know this is in reverse, but I think it's fairly true. "It would be fantastic if he could run like he did in the July Cup - if he can transfer that to five furlongs - but the Nunthorpe is always a very exciting race." Michael Dods fires a formidable twin assault with last year's winner Mecca's Angel joined by promising young stable companion Easton Angel. Dods told At The Races: "She (Mecca's Angel) is in great form. Paul (Mulrennan) sat on her last week and he's delighted with her. "Easton Angel is (in great form) as well. If we get good ground, we'll be happy. It's a good track and there are showers forecast. "It's going to be Mecca's Angel's last season, so as long as it's not too quick we'll probably let her take her chance. "She seems to run well fresh. She ran well in Ireland and I wouldn't really have wanted to run her since. "Easton Angel is the opposite. She went to Goodwood and was a bit unlucky. "She's a good filly and at this stage she's probably better than Mecca's Angel was. "We're delighted they're both running and we're looking forward to it." Profitable won his first three starts of the season over five furlongs, completing his hat-trick in the King's Stand at Royal Ascot, and finished fourth behind Limato in the July Cup. Trainer Clive Cox said: " Being a Group One winner he would have carried a penalty in the King George at Goodwood over five furlongs so we took our chance in the July Cup over six. "He ran with credit and you couldn't say he didn't stay, but he is more effective over five. "The Nunthorpe is a very hot race - like I said, one to savour - but we are very happy with Profitable."
