soon led, headed 10f out, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 7f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, held by winner, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, one pace 2f out, 4th and no extra from over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, lost place 4f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden 6f out, lost place 5f out, tailed off
tracked leaders on inside, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out, driven and stayed on well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 7f out, tailed off
led early, led 10f out until 7f out, lost place over 3f out
in touch in mid-division on outside, headway 10f out, weakened 8f out, tailed off
in touch, ridden and lost place 8f out, tailed off
Springcombe Joe made a promising start at Exeter in a race in which the runners came home at wide intervals. Not Normal is almost certain to improve on last month’s third at Bangor, where he was very green, and there will be plenty of interest in Nigel Twiston-Davies’ point-to-point convert Granard but NO GETAWAY is preferred. Not given a hard time on debut at Uttoxeter, Harry Skelton takes over the reins today and his mount is likely to take a big step forward. Oscars Leader has shown some promise and may prove the pick of the remainder.
Granard (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Mid div, 8th 5out, prog 6th 3out, sow from 2out, nvr nrr, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Marley Firth (11-5) at Maralin 3m mdn gd in May.
Not Normal (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Keen in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 6 1/4l behind Moonlighter (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) sft in Dec.
Oscars Leader (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 8f out, every chance over 2f out, one pace 1f out, 4th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Sangha River (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 1f (6) gs in Dec.
Rgb The Architect 9-2 (10-11) Held up in rear, struggling before halfway, soon beaten, pulled up well over 2f out, at Taunton 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Springcombe Joe 5-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd 2f out, soon every chance, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Summit Like Herbie (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Stoney Mountain (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 16, 24l behind Time To Move On (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f (6) sft in Dec.
Talk Of Monty 20-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, dist behind The Big Bite (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m (6) gs in Dec.
Belle En Noir 25-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 6f out, 6th of 8, dist behind Carnspindle (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) sft in Dec.
Cut And Run 8-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, took keen hold, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 25l behind Secret Escape (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Luma's Gift 25-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, ridden before 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 27l behind Secret Escape (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Jul.
No Getaway (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, plugged on final 2f, no threat, 5th of 14, 8l behind Article Fifty (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (6) gs in Nov.
Her Dream (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, badly hampered after 2f, unseated rider, at Chepstow 2m (6) hvy in Dec.
