led, ridden flat, headed towards finish
held up in last, jumped right at times, mistake 8th, switched outside and effort before 4 out, no impression 3 out, well beaten 3rd 2 out
chased leader, slowed into 1st and went left, blundered 10th, pushed along when not fluent 4 out, closed and mistake last, stayed on, led towards finish
hampered 1st, disputing 2nd from next, mistake 6th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten when fell 2 out
HEREDITARY RULE is 2-4 over larger obstacles and John McConnell does well with his raids across the Irish Sea. He was far from disgraced over hurdles last time after taking to fences well during the spring and early summer. He does have to concede plenty of weight to his rivals but can make his class count. Shetland Bus has yet to fire over fences since joining the Newland yard and Imperial Sachin's was 0-6 over fences with Gordon Elliott but made a winning start for Fergal O'Brien over timber in a small-field handicap this month. It will be interesting to see if he can now do something similar over fences. Tigerten ran well enough on chasing bow at Stratford last month and better can be expected with that experience under his belt.
Hereditary Rule (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 3 out, went 4th at last, no extra, 4th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Hascoeur Clermont (11-2) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Shetland Bus (GER) 15-2 (11-4) Held up in touch, awkward 3rd and 4th, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on in 2nd, 2nd of 3, 27l behind Hang In There (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (3) gd in Jul.
Imperial Sachin's (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Prominent, shaken up before 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden and forged clear approaching last, stayed on strongly, won at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating You Name Him (10-12) by 11l, 4 ran.
Tigerten 9-2 (11-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until 9th, every chance when pecked last, bumped and held flat, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind On Springs (11-10) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
