chased leaders, brought down 11th
prominent, left in lead 11th, mistake 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, closed 8th, left 2nd 11th until after 4 out, one pace and beaten before next
held up towards rear, hampered 11th, ridden 13th, 6th 4 out, pressing for modest 4th last
held up towards rear, headway 12th, 3rd after 4 out, stayed on same pace last
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 8th, not fluent 10th, mistake 13th, no extra before 3 out
chased leaders, lost place 6th, not fluent 10th, well behind 13th
jumped left at times, prominent, led before 4th, fell 11th
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
led until before 4th, stayed in touch, not fluent 10th, slightly hampered 11th, 2nd after 4 out, not clear run approaching last, switched left and awkward at fence, held flat, stayed on
always behind
Winning point-to-pointer and hurdler ST JOHNS POINT finished a close second off a 13lb higher mark just over a year ago and, after a poor run of form, looks to be coming back to his best. He was there with a chance when falling on this track and showed that another victory is imminent with a fine second at Musselburgh. Better Days went up 7lb for last month's victory at Lingfield and has run very poorly in two subsequent starts but the lightly-raced Sweettoothtommy should now be getting the hang of the job after a couple of starts over fences. Dropzone has been in good form over hurdles and won here last month though he's yet to convince over fences but Fuhgeddaboudit has been undone by poor jumps in his two recent starts over fences and could prove a threat with a better round.
St Johns Point (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 4th, headed 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Rolling Thunder (11-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Better Days (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along went 3rd approaching and jumped right 3 out, hit 2 out and lost modest 3rd, weakened after the last, 5th of 10, dist behind On The Road (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Sweettoothtommy (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) In rear, blundered 3rd, driven along in modest 6th after 13th, left remote 5th next, plugged on into never nearer 4th last, 4th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Royal Salute (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Fuhgeddaboudit 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, soon ridden and lost place, headway from 2 out, blundered last, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 23 3/4l behind Uncle Pettit (10-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Dec.
The Mythologist (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-6) Prominent, lost place and pushed along 6th, weakened after next, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Galros Lady (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 5th, some headway 2 out, no impression, 6th of 14, 26 1/2l behind Late Shipment (11-0) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Dropzone (USA) 9-1 (10-10) Always behind, 7th of 13, 22l behind Yur Next (11-2) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gd in Dec.
Captains Horse (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden from 5th, weakened next, 7th of 10, dist behind Back To The Thatch (10-12) at Bangor 2m 7f (3) sft in Dec.
Creative Boru (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, struggling after 11th, tailed off and pulled up after 12th, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
King Charlie (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Held up in touch, weakened from 6 out, pulled up, at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Comical Red 28-1 (10-0) Mid-division, fell 2nd, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
