tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
keen set strong pace, clear 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
chased clear leader, ridden and closed approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
NonRunner
Thegreatestshowman goes on most surfaces and is back on the all-weather for the first time since January with Hollie Doyle taking over the reins. He finished ahead of Charming Kid here at the end of last year but is 4lb worse off. Lethal Blast won at Windsor on Sunday but has picked up a penalty and Vandad won at Brighton last month, though probably needs more to prevent BUY ME BACK resuming winning ways. Mark Loughnane’s in-form sprinter was just denied a hat-trick at Sandown under Elisha Whittington having come on in leaps and bounds since finishing behind Lethal Blast on soft going here in May.
Buy Me Back 9-2 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final 110 yards, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Street Parade (9-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Charming Kid 6-1 (9-1) Keen led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Thegreatestshowman 100-1 (8-12) Raced near side, towards rear, making headway when not clear 2f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 25, 5 1/4l behind Mr Wagyu (9-8) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Vandad (IRE) 10-11fav (9-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Brighton 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Seesawing (9-10) by 6l, 5 ran.
Lorna Cole (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Raced near side rail, chased leaders, rider lost near side iron over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Electric Love (9-10) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Lethal Blast 6-4 (9-4) Made all, raced in centre with one rival until switched to far rail halfway, pushed easily clear final furlong, unchallenged, won at Windsor 5f hcp fll (5) gs in Aug beating Liberty Bay (9-5) by 3 3/4l, 4 ran.