Chased leaders early, joined leaders 4th, chased leaders when mistake 5 out, led going okay after 3 out, pushed along and went clear after 2 out, not fluent last, ridden briefly and stayed on run-in, eased towards finish, easily (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that his charge had disappointed on his previous run when pulling up in the Grade B Troytown Chase over three miles on 8/11/20. He said his charge had a break since then, was freshened up and appeared to benefit from a drop back in trip today to two and a half miles in what he felt was a lesser race)
Held up in midfield on outer, headway 5 out, soon chased leaders, went second towards near side 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well but no chance with winner run-in (op 4/1)
Jumped left on occasions, held up in behind leaders, close up when jumped slightly left 4 out, pushed along towards far side before 2 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on (tchd 11/1)
Prominent, led 1st, joined 4th, headed and close up after 5th, joined leaders 7th, led narrowly before 5 out, jumped slightly left 4 out, pushed along and headed after 3 out, ridden and lost second before 2 out, no extra approaching last (op 28/1)
Briefly led, headed and close up 1st, joined leaders 4th, headed but close up before 5 out, mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, no impression before 2 out, kept on (tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
Held up in rear, not fluent and niggled along briefly 6th, headway before 5 out, pushed along into midfield towards near side 2 out, kept on run-in, never near to challenge (op 22/1)
Towards rear, not fluent 4th, soon niggled along briefly, pushed along before 5 out, no impression when jumped left 2 out, kept on run-in, made no telling impression (op 6/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, reminder after 5th, mistake 7th, ridden briefly when no impression 4 out, ridden and minor headway towards far side before 2 out, no extra run-in (op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 1st, soon raced in last, no impression and detached when not fluent 5 out, kept on after 2 out, did well in the circumstances (tchd 50/1)
Held up in behind leaders, lost position when not fluent and pushed along 7th, soon dropped to rear, mistake 8th, pulled up before 5 out (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
14 ran
Off time:
2:15:19
Winning time:
5m 37.60s (slow by 39.60s)
Total SP:
123%
Non-runners:
Lean Araig (unsuitable ground), The Echo Boy (temperature)
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