Took keen hold, jumped left on occasions, in rear but in touch with leaders, headway after 10th, hung left from 3 out, went second before 2 out, pressed leader last, pushed along and hung left when led run-in, kept on (op 4/1)
Led, headed and pressed leader from 2nd, going okay when led again after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden when headed run-in, soon short of room, no extra final 110yds (op 17/2)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon shaken up and outpaced, rallied approaching last, pushed along and stayed on run-in, no match for first two (tchd 15/2)
Pressed leader, led from 2nd, shaken up and headed after 3 out, pushed along and lost position before 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3rd, shaken up before 3 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, beaten when not fluent 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the step up in class; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/4)
In touch with leaders, dropped to last 7th, shaken up and detached after 10th, got behind and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 6/1)
7 ran
Off time:
3:15:34
Winning time:
4m 0.33s (slow by 8.33s)
Total SP:
113%
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