in rear, not much room 2nd, soon behind, headway 3 out, modest 4th after 2 out until before last
chased leaders, not much room, went left and bumped 4th, mistake 2 out, soon outpaced and held, kept on flat, closed on 2nd, no impression on winner
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, fell next
pressed leader, led before last, drew clear flat, ran on well
behind, hampered 2nd, stayed on from final bend, 4th before last, no impression
chased leaders, hampered 4th and lost place, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders on outside, outpaced before 5th, weakened 2 out
led, ridden and headed before last, soon no impression on winner
NonRunner
HEY BOB has placed a couple of times since switching to Olly Murphy and is getting plenty of weight from modest rivals. Early Morning Dew was only beaten a neck at Uttoxeter at the start of the month but was due to run at that track yesterday. Sammeo is interesting making his handicap debut in cheekpieces following a wind operation with Amelia's Dance preferred to Genever Dragon and Sarceaux of the remainder.
Pateen (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Jumped big at times, behind, well beaten before 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Away At Dawn (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Genever Dragon (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place 8th, pushed along before next, ridden and weakened before 3 out, mistake next, 4th of 8, 15 1/2l behind Gouet Des Bruyeres (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Sarceaux (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Mistake 1st, chased leader, led after 3 out until before next, no impression when lost 2nd approaching next, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 9 3/4l behind Solstalla (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Amelia's Dance (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 5 3/4l behind Ginger Du Val (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Sep.
Taqwaa (IRE) 50-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Haveyoumissedme (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Sticky Situation (IRE) 100-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, ridden and lost place after 4 out, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up, at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Sammeo (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Robin's Dream (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Hey Bob (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Led, clear after 3rd until before 3 out, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Countister (11-9) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Early Morning Dew (FR) 3-1 (10-10) In rear, headway 4 out, hit 2 out, pressed leaders last, ridden and edged left, kept on well flat, always held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Vocal Duke (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
