Tony Reece, representing the 10-strong syndicate, said: "We got him in 2003 and he has loads of ability but has never quite managed to reach the heights we expected him to.

"He has run in the Stewards' Cup, the Wokingham and the Ayr Gold Cup, running nicely enough, and I think reached as high as 104.

"This was something different, and maybe that's what worked."

Ryan Moore had been out of luck in the race named after his achievements this year but the current champion jockey could not be subdued for long.

Street Band made an early charge up the far rail in the Tarpan Vodka Median Auction Maiden Stakes but the pack closed on him, and leading the charge was Moore and the Richard Hannon-trained 5-2 favourite My Vindication.

The juvenile pulled half a length away, building on fair efforts at Sandown and Newbury.

Mick Channon achieved the notable feat of saddling the first three home in the Britvic Soft Drinks Nursery.

The first two home carried the same colours of Box 41 and were separated by a nose, with Cathy Gannon finishing late on the less fancied Crown Ridge (10-1) to catch Sam Hitchcott and Falkland Flyer (4-1).

As no-one from Box 41 was present, it was left to talkSPORT presenter and former footballer Alan Brazil to pick up the prize. He owns Cathcart Castle, who was isolated on the stands rail but managed to take third.

Godolphin's Maywood (13-2) was a clear-cut winner of the European Breeders' Fund Maiden.

Kieren Fallon tried to catch them out early on Buckland but was passed by Ahmed Ajtebi straightening for home and the well-bred colt made amends for a nose defeat on his debut at Wolverhampton just under a fortnight ago.

Ajtebi said: "He's a very big horse, he looks like a three-year-old already and the trainer (Mahmood Al Zarooni) wanted just to give him a couple of late runs for experience.

"He was very slow out of the gate at Wolverhampton last time but he knew more today. I thought I was in front too early but he had plenty left in the tank."