led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon edged left, mistake last, edged left and lost 2nd flat, no extra
mid-division, not fluent 3rd and urged along, jumped slowly next, headway approaching 5th, driven before 3 out, stayed on same pace, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
pressed leader, led approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, not fluent last, edged left, ridden clear
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, soon ridden and outpaced, well held 3 out, mistake 2 out
took keen hold in rear, well beaten after 6th, mistake last, tailed off
in rear, mistake 1st, pushed along after 5th, well beaten after next
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and hung left on bend approaching 3 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out
held up, ridden after 6th, some headway when hit 3 out, no further progess, well held when mistake 2 out
Argaum won a novices' handicap at Bangor in the autumn off a mark of 97 and will ensure there is no hanging around here. Ponte Di Rosa left some modest Flat form behind when making a winning debut over hurdles in a Fakenham seller and has more scope than most, while this is the easiest task that A Little Bit Dusty has faced for a while. Cityar has decent form over C&D but may need it softer and preference is for BIN END, who need only reproduce the form of his win in a maiden hurdle at Leicester in November to recapture the winning thread here.
Argaum (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Held up, not fluent 6th, outpaced before 3 out, last of 6, 21l behind Sophonie (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
A Little Bit Dusty 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, chased winner 3 out until approaching next, still in 3rd when stumbled 2 out, weakened soon after, 9th of 11, 13l behind Buckie Boy (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Bin End 7-1 (10-13) Disputed 2nd until 5th, hit 3 out and weakened, 4th of 5, 48l behind Marodima (11-12) at Towcester 2m clm hdl (5) gs.
Cityar (FR) 13-2 (11-0) Held up, headway after 8th, weakened 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 11, 45l behind Hassadin (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd in Feb.
Fairy Trader (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Tara Rose (10-7) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Redhotdoc 50-1 (9-13) Mid-division on inside, lost place halfway, no danger after, 11th of 17, 28l behind Solway Sam (11-2) at Aintree 2m 1f NH flat (4) gd in Oct '09.
Ponte Di Rosa 50-1 (10-0) Keen tracked leaders, led 2 out, joined flat, ridden and stayed on gamely, won at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd beating King Fingal (10-12) by nk, 10 ran.
Simplified 100-1 (10-0) Held up, struggling from 6th, 8th of 10, well behind Ponte Di Rosa (10-0) at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
