Jumped left on occasions, led, pressed leader when not fluent and headed 5th, tracked leaders 9th, hit 14th, bumped 4 out, soon went second, led 2 out, soon ridden, idled when clear run-in, always doing enough (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
Tracked leaders, pressed leader 9th, not fluent 14th, lost second after 4 out, ridden when outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on run-in, went second inside final 110yds, always held (vet said gelding lost left-hind shoe) (op 2/1)
Jumped right throughout, pressed leader, led 5th, not fluent 8th, pecked on landing 4 out, bumped 3 out, soon ridden and faced strong challenge, not fluent and bumped when headed 2 out, every chance when slightly hampered last, stayed on until no extra fi (op 15/8 tchd 2/1)
Chased leaders, pushed along from 13th, ridden after 16th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling. trainer said gelding ran flat. vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 5/1)
Held up in behind leaders, nudged along 5th, ridden after 15th, disputing fourth 17th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up after 2 out, fatally injured (op 13/2)
5 ran
Off time:
3:15:34
Winning time:
6m 40.47s (slow by 15.47s)
Total SP:
109%
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