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FROM the first back-to-back winner of the race in the 1960s, Be Friendly, through the likes of Moorestyle (1980), Habibti (‘83), Ajdal (‘87), Dayjur (‘90), and then? Well since Dick Hern’s superstar won I can’t really give you an out and out superstar of the sprinting world to have landed this famous six-furlong contest.

And so onto this afternoon’s renewal with 16 runners set to go to post with seven of the entries from the classic generation.

The likely favourite is set to be Inisherin, winner of the Sandy Lane Stakes and Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot and then a beaten market leader in the July Cup at Newmarket. After travelling strongly that day, he seemed to be badly outpaced about two-and-a-quarter furlongs out and then rallied inside the last 100 yards to be beaten two-and-three-quarter lengths in fifth spot.