held up 4th, tracked leading pair 5th, fell 8th
raced wide, tracked leading pair, hit 3rd, went 2nd 5th, pushed along and hung right from before 4 out, hung right in behind winner before last, not run on
mostly jumped well raced keenly, headway to lead 2nd, made rest, in command 2 out, clear when mistake last, edged right and kept on well run-in
jumped left throughout, led until 2nd tracked winner, not fluent 3rd, blundered and lost place 5th, left 3rd at 8th, shaken up after 13th, weakened next
TOWN PARKS wouldn’t want the ground to dry out any further but his latest victory here has been franked and he may be good enough to defy a double penalty and complete his hat-trick. Coastal Tiep has been racing over longer trips so far over fences but he tired very quickly last time at Cheltenham so dropping in distance might help. Rayvin Black is jumping fences late in life but went close at Leicester before diving at the first at Exeter 10 days ago and is a year younger than chasing debutant Seymour Star, though the latter has won around here over hurdles.
Town Parks (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, not much room 6th, bumped next, soon switched left, bumped and left 2nd 12th, led before 2 out, clear approaching last, stayed on well, won at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Silverhow (10-13) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Coastal Tiep (FR) 11-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, shaken up 13th, not fluent and outpaced from next, struggling 16th, left 3rd 5 out, lost touch after 3 out, tired when pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f (2) sft in Dec.
Rayvin Black 8-1 (10-12) Jinked and rider lost iron briefly start, led until blundered and unseated rider 1st, at Exeter 2m 3f (3) hvy in Feb.
Seymour Star 14-1 (12-7) Pressed leader, jumped left and led 7th, headed 2 out, soon one pace, left 3rd before last, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Cougar Kid (10-3) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
