held up towards rear, headway after 7th, not fluent next, ridden approaching 3 out, well held 4th 2 out, blundered last
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out where not fluent, well held 3rd next
jumped left, handy on outside, went 2nd from 4th, dived at next, not fluent 6th, no impression from 3 out, kept on
held up in rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
led 2nd, clear after 3 out, ridden out
led until 2nd, stayed handy until 8th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, not fluent and jumped left 2nd, ridden and struggling after 7th, behind next, pulled up before 4 out
Boston Heather is 0-20 under Rules and between the flags but has had wind surgery and joined Dan Skelton so a market check is almost compulsory. Winning hurdler Calarules is interesting on his first try over fences with a similar comment attached to Glanvilles Guest. ST JOHN’S isn’t really bred for chasing but probably has more class than his six rivals and could be worth a small interest as long as forecast rain doesn’t alter ground conditions.
St John's 9-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 2 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 11, 4 3/4l behind Dinsdale (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Calarules 8-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 11, 11l behind Zebi Boy (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Glanvilles Guest 9-4 (11-1) Chased leaders, fell 6th, at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Western Storm (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Towards rear, well beaten 3 out, no impression, 6th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Notnow Seamus (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Boston Heather (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Mid-div, 7th 1/2way, ko without threatening from before 2out, 5th of 8, 25l behind Windy Bottom (11-6) at Stradbally 3m mdn gd in May.
Onehelluvatouch 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leaders before 8th, outpaced by front pair 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, plugged on in modest 4th from next, 4th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Outrageous Romana (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Strike Fear (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Slowly away, always in rear, struggling from 4th, lost touch 6th, pulled up before next, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
