raced centre, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced far side, steadied start, held up towards rear, never on terms
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders under pressure 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led far side group and overall 2f, chased group leader, weakened inside final furlong
raced far side, took keen hold tracking leaders and in mid-division, overall, ridden inside final 2f, switched left and weakened inside final furlong
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd overall inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner
raced centre, held up and behind, never on terms
raced far side, chased group leader until led group and overall 4f out, ridden and edged right briefly 2f out, headed over 1f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong
stumbled start, soon recovered to lead centre group, headed in group over 1f out, chased winner, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Boy In The Bar pounced late to score at Goodwood a couple of weeks ago when finishing ahead of Go Far, Stellarta and Moonraker. Culturati hasn’t raced since completing a double at York in October 2015 but fitness is rarely an issue for one from his yard. Gin In The Inn was only beaten a short-head when chasing a hat-trick at Chester last month while Gunmetal won on the Rowley Mile course here in April, though was behind Boy In The Bar at Newbury later. The booking of Jimmy Quinn for three-year-old Scorching Heat is a positive but the handicapper may have been lenient with AL QAHWA after his York win. He’s only been raised 4lb and, as that was his first start for David O’Meara, there should be more to come.
Out Do 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong,, 17th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Copper Knight (8-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
New Bidder 25-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, 17th of 21, 9 3/4l behind Muntadab (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Al Qahwa (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Always prominent, ridden and edged left over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, ran on, led towards finish, won at York 6f hcp (2) sft in May beating Muntadab (9-2) by nk, 16 ran.
Go Far 20-1 (10-0) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Boy In The Bar (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind El Astronaute (8-8) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Stellarta 12-1 (9-11) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong, faded towards finish, 5th of 13, 3l behind Boy In The Bar (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Gunmetal (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased, 6th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Blaine (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May.
Culturati 15-8fav (9-1) Held up, smooth headway halfway, tracking leaders over 2f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at York 6f (3) sft in Oct beating Hyland Heather (8-0) by nk, 9 ran.
Gin In The Inn (IRE) 15-8fav (9-9) Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead narrowly inside final 100 yards, headed final strides, 2nd of 13, shd behind Russian Soul (9-4) at Chester 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Boy In The Bar 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May beating Vibrant Chords (9-10) by 1l, 13 ran.
Outer Space 14-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Welliesinthewater (8-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in May.
Moonraker 10-1 (9-6) Held up, some headway near side rail over 1f out, plugged on edging right inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Boy In The Bar (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Scorching Heat 3-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Smokey Lane (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
