took keen hold, midfield, nudged along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on one pace into third final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1f out
led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on but no match for winner
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, made no impression
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
midfield, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
slowly away, held up in rear, still plenty to do over 2f out, ridden and good headway over 1f out, led 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, comfortably
always towards rear
soon led, headed after 1f, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten
NonRunner
Culture won this in 2020 and was scoring for the first time since when successful here last time. Euraquilo had slipped down the weights before winning at Lingfield while Kaaranah found one too good when runner-up at Yarmouth. Benjamin Bear and Rikona won their penultimate starts but SHARP DISTINCTION has more scope than most and with a recent debut for a new yard under his belt, he gets the nod back on the all-weather.
Kaaranah (IRE) 7-2fav (9-11) Keen early, disputed 2nd, ridden 2f out, kept on to go clear 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Cumulonimbus (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Saigon 18-1 (9-1) Held up, outpaced 3f out, 13th of 14, 19 1/2l behind Tregony (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Wise Glory (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 7, 26l behind Balzac (10-2) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Alpha King 14-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, weakened rapidly and soon behind, last of 12, 14 1/2l behind Love Dreams (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Guilin (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, pushed along and no impression inside final 2f, 6th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Natchez Trace (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Bugle Major (USA) 9-2 (9-12) Mid-division, rousted along to close on outside over 8f out, went 6f out, driven over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Euraquilo (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Euraquilo 9-2 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Wholeofthemoon (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Sharp Distinction 28-1 (9-5) Soon led, headed halfway and tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace, 4th of 9, 4l behind Nonsuch Lad (8-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Culture (FR) 10-1 (10-0) Off the pace in 5th, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, joined inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to assert close home, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Showman (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
The Thunderer (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Dwelt start and raced towards rear, some hedaway when pushed along over 2f out, ran on but never on terms, 4th of 8, 3l behind Auntie Margaret (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Benjamin Bear (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Slowly away, settled in rear, driven and some headway 3f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Samuel Spade (9-5) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Berrygar 8-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Wurlitzer (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Clifftop Heaven 50-1 (8-9) Held up off the pace and always towards rear, 10th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Pentland Hills (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Rikona 18-5 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon well held, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Miss Down Under (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) sft in Sep.
