Either side of the August jumps break, Jeremy Grayson looks for some further performances offering encouragement for the future.

OUT IN THE STICKS
STRATFORD, 2 August (Good, good to firm in places)
2m3f98yds 0-120 Novices’ Handicap Chase (class 4)
Unseen over a fence since falling at the last with a Sheriff Hutton maiden pointto- point at his mercy on debut back in January 2015, MORIANOUR was given plenty of time out the back to get himself organised and, barring one sticky leap at halfway, put together a decent portfolio of jumps. A turning 2m4f like Stratford’s ...