held up in 6th, pushed along chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders 6f out, weakened 3f out
behind and pushed along early, still plenty to do when ridden 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish and closed, not reach winner
tracked leaders on inside, slightly lost place halfway, rallied over 4f out, led travelling well 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, hung right and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway to lead 9f out, headed 3f out, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
led 7f, tracked leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3f until over 9f out, chased leaders, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
Stormin Norman returns to action 10lb higher than when scoring at Carlisle in August though has placed subsequently. NEARLY THERE won over a similar trip to this at Newcastle in March and finished a decent third over 1m4f at Pontefract last time. He should go close back over 2m today and has beaten Urban Spirit the last twice now. Donnachies Girl has proved best over shorter distances so far but is not badly treated on her winning form and could figure given Mapped continues to struggle.
Stormin Norman 7-2 (9-8) Close up in 4th, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Rubenesque (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Mapped (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Nataleena (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Beau Et Sublime (FR) 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Amalfi Doug (11-2) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Buyer Beware (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Led after 2f, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Zabeel Star (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Donnachies Girl (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed 10f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Vampish (9-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Gripper 33-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Gold Arch (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Urban Spirit (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Led until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
The Mekon 25-1 (9-3) Chased leader until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Go Guarantor 16-1 (11-0) Chased leading pair, fiddled 4th, mistake 11th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, last of 6, dist behind Katalystic (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Nearly There 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
