dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, switched right 2f out, soon chased leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home
dwelt in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
HIGHWAYGREY won this in 2020, one of four course victories. He's on a long losing run but had dropped to a very fair mark when narrowly beaten at Ayr and a 2lb rise may not prevent track victory number five. Lightening Company has a big weight but he's performed with credit in much better company after scoring at Redcar and would have been the selection with some give in the ground. Piecederesistance, a winner at Saint-Cloud, will be winning again soon judging by a fine run on fast going here last month while the three-year-old Bramham has a nice weight for his handicap debut.
Lightening Company (IRE) 11-10fav (8-13) Pushed along early in rear, in touch, shaken up and headway into close 3rd 3f out, ridden and pressed leader 2f out, every chance final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Fame And Acclaim (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Piecederesistance (IRE) 80-1 (9-12) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Visibility (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Strawman (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Forza Orta (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Colinton 18-1 (8-8) Led, ridden well over 2f out, headed 2f out, gradually weakened and eased inside last, 11th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Dark Jedi (9-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Outsmart (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Thundering (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Bramham (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) In touch, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Cape Helles (8-12) at Carlisle 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Highwaygrey 10-3 (10-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, pressing winner towards finish, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 8, 1/4l behind Bruno's Gold (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.