Lengthy; held up, not fluent 4th, headway 2 out, staying on nearly 10 lengths down but no impression on leader when left in lead last, soon pressed, ran on to assert final 75yds (op 14/1)
Pulled hard, jumped left and mistake 1st, chased leader until approaching 5th, not fluent 2 out, outpaced by leaders after, left 3rd when jumped left and mistake last, edged right run-in, rallied to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed) (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
Raced keenly, led, driven and headed off bend between last 2, soon no chance with leader, left 2nd at last, rallied and drifted right to challenge run-in, outpaced by winner final 75yds, no extra and lost one place towards finish (op 9/2)
Strong; in touch, hampered 1st, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and outpaced on bend between last 2, kept on run-in, never able to challenge (tchd 14/1)
Tall; held up in midfield, headway after 3 out, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, outpaced between last 2, no danger after (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
Strong, looked well; tracked leaders, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last (trainer could offer no explanation for the colt's performance other than jockey said colt was never travelling down the hill on the final circuit) (op 7/2)
Looked well; raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th, led off bend between last 2, brought wide into straight and soon went clear, in command and nearly 10 lengths up when mistake and unseated rider last, unlucky (tchd 11/4)
13 ran
Off time:
1:30:14
Winning time:
4m 6.28s (slow by 9.28s)
Total SP:
122%
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