rearing in gates and slowly away switched right, held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
steadied start, in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, kept on
held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
in touch, headway 3f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on
keen in touch, headway when not clear run over 1f out, not recover
raced wide held up, pushed along 3f out, not trouble leaders
tracked clear leader, closed 4f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led, 6 lengths clear 9f out, reduced lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked clear leader, closed 4f out, effort over 1f out, ridden to chase winner when slightly hampered inside final furlong
Glendevon has run here five times and only finished out of the frame once but is having a first run since January. Gabrial The One is on a long losing run while Central City is penalised for beating lesser opposition here last week and Horn Of Plenty went up 5lb after getting off the mark over 1m4f at Wolverhampton. Like a few of these, this trip would be the minimum for CULTURE but Tom Ward’s recent acquisition clearly loves it here so can pounce late and return to winning ways though Fly Falcon, having a first outing for David Menusier after a break, is worth a market check.
Culture (FR) 3-1 (9-10) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, pressed winner and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, 1l behind No Nay Bella (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Glendevon (USA) 7-4fav (9-2) Led and keen, joined 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Mosakhar (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Mukha Magic 5-1 (9-13) Broke well, prominent, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Amtiyaz (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Fly Falcon (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Tracked leader after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Al Zaraqaan (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Horn Of Plenty 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Green Planet (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Gabrial The One (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) In touch, switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Guroor (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Central City (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) In touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Lord Halifax (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Siglo Six 50-1 (9-1) Always towards rear and never a factor, last of 12, 33 3/4l behind Fantasy Believer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Note Bleu 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway towards outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Uzincso (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
