chased leaders, pushed along before 4th, reminder after 5th, headway before 4 out in 2nd, challenge before 3 out, kept on and lost 2nd place run-in
chased leaders in 4th, with leader 3rd, led 4 out, ridden before last, headed close home
in rear, headway before 3 out, one pace in 3rd when fell last
towards rear, pushed along before 6th, soon behind
chased leader, mistake 4th, outpaced before 3 out and looked well beaten, plugged on from 2 out, led close home
led to 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out
STOW (NAP) is back in the right grade and can go one better than last year when only beaten a length. He went on to win four times last season in sellers and claimers. Ringa Bay looks the danger getting 14lb despite not having made the frame in two previous tries over hurdles. He was second to a progressive sort over fences at Towcester last time. Seaside Shuffle has been running well at Fakenham recently in this grade but this is a much stiffer track while Persian Herald was well behind the selection on two occasions last season. Cash For Steel is eased in class but was pulled up last time and her best form is on good ground or better.
Persian Herald 12-1 (10-6) Prominent, pushed along before 4 out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 11, 16l behind Tikkandemickey (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov.
Stow 8-1 (11-6) Close-up, lost place 9th, soon ridden, rallied approaching last, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 15l behind Little Boy Boru (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 5f amt hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov.
Seaside Shuffle (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Held up in 5th, headway into 3rd approaching 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden and one pace between last two, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Ruby Valentine (10-10) at Fakenham 2m 4f sel hcp hdl (0-100) (5) sft in Nov.
Cash For Steel (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Off the pace in last trio, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Barton Heather (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 7f (5) sft in Nov, 7 ran.
Ringa Bay 9-2 (11-4) Led, ridden and heded before last, one pace, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Union Jack D'ycy (11-11) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Salbatore 80-1 (10-9) In rear, driven and tailed off 5th, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Kiama Bay (11-5) at Fakenham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct, 10 ran.
