Musical Angel

The two wins tell an interesting story on their own. The first came at Brighton in June 2025, but the more significant one arrived at Epsom Downs in late September — the famous track that sits right on Dow's doorstep. Trainers who work within sight of a racecourse tend to know its quirks inside out, and sending a horse to win on your home track carries a particular satisfaction. That win was six months ago, but Musical Angel has raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in active campaign.

The recent form figures — 5-1-2-3-8-1, reading from most recent backwards — are worth a closer look. That sequence shows a horse who won, then slipped back badly, then rallied through the places before winning again. It is the kind of up-and-down pattern you often see with horses finding their feet at this level, and the fact that 2 of the last 6 races have ended in victory suggests things are moving in the right direction.

At the level Musical Angel typically competes at, the win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races (20% from 5 races at this grade) is perfectly respectable. It is not a horse smashing through its competition, but it is one that belongs at this level and occasionally beats it. Simon Dow's yard has hit 13 winners this season already, which tells you this is an operation in decent form — and having a trainer based at Epsom running a horse who already has a win there is a combination worth keeping an eye on.