Held up in midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 7th, steady headway and prominent 2 out, went second when carried right on turn before last, soon switched left and clear with one other, led last, ridden clear final 110yds, readily (op 16/1)
Raced wide, took keen hold, tracked leaders, went second 5th, led before 7th, not fluent and stumbled 8th, switched to near side on turn before last, soon joined but went clear with winner, ridden and headed last, kept on, no match for winner (op 11/2)
Held up in rear, shaken up when not fluent and outpaced 2 out, ridden and rallied up the centre before last, went third last, kept on, no match for first two (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
Raced wide, in rear, niggled along briefly 8th, still plenty to do 2 out, pushed along and headway towards far side before last, kept on but no impression run-in (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia and had lost both of his hind shoes)
Raced wide, midfield, steady headway after 2 out, ridden when went third and close up before last, not fluent and lost position last, soon beaten (tchd 25/1 and 33/1)
Prominent, went second 7th, pushed along and every chance after 2 out, weakened before last (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia) (tchd 125/1)
Led narrowly on inner, wandered around and headed 5th, soon chased leaders, pushed along and lost position after 4 out, weakened and pulled up after 3 out (op 18/1)
Disputed lead on outer, led 5th, headed before 7th, lost position and struggling 8th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, bled from the nose (vet said gelding had bled from the nose) (tchd 18/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear throughout, niggled along from 5th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out (jockey reported that the gelding was never travelling; trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 2/1)
16 ran
Off time:
2:51:52
Winning time:
5m 53.58s (slow by 7.58s)
Total SP:
127%
Non-runners:
Falcon Eight (self certificate), Idas Boy (unsuitable ground), The Real Whacker (vet's certificate)
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