chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong
off the pace in last pair, never on terms
never better than mid-division on rail, ridden inside final 2f, ran on late, never nearer
outpaced in rear, ran on late, never nearer
quickly away, made all on rail and edged slightly left, ran on gamely, unchallenged
went sharply right start, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
outpaced and always towards rear
hampered start, chased leaders on rail, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
LETHAL BLAST looked to have plenty in hand when completing a double on the Polytrack here 10 days ago so a 5lb penalty shouldn't prevent a hat-trick. Hey Ho Let's Go, who also completed a double here in March, was beaten almost five lengths by the selection last time and looks held as does Starchant, who was a couple of lengths further behind. Scale Force has been running in slightly better company since scoring at Wolverhampton and his rider's claim puts him in the frame while Buy Me Back has already won twice this year and didn't appear suited by the slow surface at Newcastle when last seen in February.
Buy Me Back 7-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Fashion Advice (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Haveoneyerself (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Zulu Zander (9-7) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Scale Force 11-2 (9-1) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 9 1/4l behind Global Prospector (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in May.
Hey Ho Let's Go 4-1 (9-0) Outpaced towards rear, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Lethal Blast (8-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Monsieur Patat 17-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Dawn View (8-13) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Lethal Blast 11-5fav (8-5) Went to post early, quickly away, made all, clear final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in May beating Vandad (9-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Tilsworth Rose 10-1 (8-12) Fly leapt start, in touch, outpaced after 2f, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Gossip (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Shani 22-1 (8-2) Led narrowly, ridden and headed over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Firenze Rosa (8-2) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) sft in May.
Starchant 80-1 (8-2) Keen to post, slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Lethal Blast (8-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in May.