Thursday's card was an open card with some graded
fillers.
Beat
Them King broke well & led round in the 430m open, but he
was run out of it near the line by the ultra game Legal
Major. Legal
Major broke well, checked at the 2nd & 3rd bends, but would
not be denied and really stuck his neck out. Westmead
Prince kept on for 3rd after a modest start.
Hypatia
Blue cracked out of the traps and made all to land the BITCHES
STANDARD - Division 1. Erinaceous
Rapid moved off & was crowded at the 2nd bend, before
staying on for second.
Maneen
Haka started well, took a middle course and led round in the
STANDARD - Division 2. He could not sustain the gallop and faded on
the run in after being headed at the 3/4. Annual
Scholes ran on well and took over from the 3/4. Journey
Back showed some pace down the back straight after a modest
start and kept on for 2nd.
Lodge
Mentor broke well and led early in the HURDLE STANDARD -
Division 1. He was one paced from the last bend and taken close to
the line by Hotdog
Jack. Hotdog
Jack had not broke well & did well to win this from an
unpromising early positions.
Billsdad
Bill made all to land the HURDLE STANDARD - Division 2. He juped
a little high & held on from Bubbly
Magic by a head.
The Division 2 PUPPY STANDARD
saw a decent performance from the Bob Morton owned & Nick Savva
trained Westmead
Diver. On just his second ever race, he won despite
suffering crowding on the run up and first bend. He looks a very
bright recruit. Lockdale
Diamond set a good pace and was run out of it close home.
.Bodell
Mistress made all and ran out a decent winner of the MAIDEN
STANDARD - Division 2. Elusive
Tuesday kept on and finished second.
Moveit
Honcho made all to land a weak BITCHES STANDARD - Division 2 on
her debut at the Stow, without a previous trial. Darley
Shean ran rails from trap 3 & was crowded on the run up. She
ran on for second and may well have fared better with a rails draw.Daisyfield
Bella was crowded on the run up & smashed up at the 1st
bend.
Carlsberg
Flash started well and pulled clear in the PUPPY STANDARD -
Division 1. His stride shortened on the run in and Rockburst
Mason stayed on and led on the run in. Rockburst
Mason had obviously benefited from the experience of a few trips
to Monmore. Droopys
Patty ran moderately.
Mystical
Haka was an impressive winner of the STANDARD - Division 1. He
again showed tremendous early pace. He must be a joy to own. Mystical
Haka is now a superb 18 from 35 at the Stow. Broadacres
Rob broke well, before being outpaced by Mystical
Haka. He kept on for second.
Castlemary
Podge showed good early pace and made all to land the MAIDEN
STANDARD - Division 1. Marwills
Silver was crowded on the run up and stayed on for second. Bitofamonkey
was crowded on the run up & ran disappointingly.
The
moderate NOVICE STAYERS finale went to Smooth
Boat. Smooth
Boat ran on and led on the back straight. Cagey
Max towed him along to the back straight, before fading from the
5th bend. Genesis
Jose was not fluent at the 5th bend and plugged on for second.