Strong; sweating; midfield and pushed along at times, 9th and pushed along straight, switched right just over 2f out, headway under pressure to chase leaders when not clear run and switched left 1f out, edging left and led 100yds out, stayed on (op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
Steadied after start, held up towards rear, clipped heels and stumbled 4f out, 10th straight, switched right and good headway to challenge over 2f out, battled on well under pressure, not quite pace of winner final 100yds, regained 2nd on post (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
Tall; held up towards rear, 11th straight, effort over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, closing to press leaders when rider dropped whip 100yds out, stayed on well to snatch 3rd last stride (tchd 16/1)
Athletic; looked well; restless in stalls, held up towards rear, headway and 7th straight, closed over 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 5/1)
Workmanlike; held up in midfield, 6th straight, effort to challenge and edged left over 2f out, led 2f out, driven and sustained duel with runner-up after, headed 100yds out, no extra and not quite match pace of winner after, lost 3 places last strides (tchd 3/1)
Strong; sweating; stumbled and went left leaving stalls, recovered to lead, headed after 1f, chased leaders, 4th straight, ridden well over 2f out, chasing leaders but getting outpaced when pushed left 1f out, soon beaten and eased inside final furlong (op 9/1)
Steadied after start, held up in last pair, 12th straight, headway to pass beaten horses and edged left under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders (op 50/1 tchd 25/1)
Chased leader after 2f, 2nd straight, ridden to lead 3f out, headed 2f out, unable to quicken and getting outpaced when nudged left 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Sweating; in touch in midfield, 5th straight, effort to chase leaders over 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure and beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 20/1)
Short of room and hampered leaving stalls, recovered and headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong (vet said colt lost its left-fore shoe) (op 80/1)
Bumped leaving stallls, took keen hold, held up in last pair, 13th straight, ridden and outpaced 3f out, no danger after, plugged on inside final furlong (op 150/1)
On toes; sweating; took keen hold, held up in midfield, 8th straight, effort and driven well over 2f out, soon struggling and beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong (trainer said colt was unsuited by the undulations at Epsom) (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
Tall; on toes; sweating; took keen hold, chased leader for 2f, 3rd straight, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling and lost place, behind and eased inside final furlong (trainer said colt ran flat)
13 ran
Off time:
4:33:57
Winning time:
2m 33.38s (fast by 1.82s)
Total SP:
123%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 9 (19%) M [5-9] 91 (45%) H [10-13] 50 (36%)
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