Made all, not fluent 7th, increased tempo before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon went clear, reduced lead when good jump last, ridden and kept on well run-in, comfortably (op 16/1)
Held up in rear, cajoled along 5th, outpaced and pushed along 7th, detached and struggling 8th, rallied but still plenty to do home turn, good headway 2 out, ridden and chased clear leader approaching last, stayed on run-in, no extra towards finish
In touch with leaders, pushed along and headway before 2 out, soon chased clear leader, hung right and lost second approaching last, weakened run-in (op 9/1)
Ran in snatches, prominent, pressed leader 8th, soon ridden and lost ground quickly, dropped to rear home turn, rallied 2 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on run-in (tchd 40/1)
Held up in rear, short of room and stumbled on turn with one circuit to go, outpaced 3 out, lost touch and weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding became unbalanced and stumbled as a result on first bend leaving back straight; vet reported gelding was showing signs of post-race heat stress) (op 17/2)
Midfield, prominent with one circuit to go, weakened quickly before 3 out, soon lost touch, pulled up approaching last, lost shoe (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than confirming that jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 4/1)
12 ran
Off time:
3:08:11
Winning time:
6m 8.11s (slow by 26.11s)
Total SP:
123%
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