Led, headed 4 out, rallying when not fluent 2 out, pushed along when jockey dropped whip approaching last, mistake when challenging last, shaken up and led again inside final 110yds, kept on (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
Raced in second and pressed leader, led 4 out, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge last, ridden run-in, no extra and headed inside final 110yds, kept on (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
In touch with leaders, lost ground before 9th, struggling when short of room 4 out, pulled up after 2 out (vet reported gelding was lame on his right-fore)
In touch with leaders, pecked on landing 10th, soon lost ground, struggling when bad mistake 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly after 4th last fence) (op 6/5 tchd Evens and tchd 5/4)
7 ran
Off time:
2:05:09
Winning time:
4m 41.17s (slow by 6.17s)
Total SP:
112%
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