Held up towards rear early, headway before 4th to chase leaders, disputed 5th after 5th, pushed along in 4th after 3 out and improved to 2nd from 2 out where slight mistake, led last and driven clear run-in (trainer said regarding apparent improvement in form that his charge did not handle the heavy going on its previous run, that it had run very well the time before and furthermore his charge was previously a Point to Point winner on similar ground to todays) (tchd 22/1)
Chased leaders, improved into 2nd going well before 3 out and led before next, ridden and strongly pressed between last 2, headed last and no impression on winner run-in, kept on well
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, driven into 3rd after 2 out, not fluent last and no impression on winner run-in, kept on well for pressure run-in (op 11/1)
Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, went 9th next, pushed along before 2 out, ridden into 7th after 2 out and kept on for pressure into never threatening 4th run-in (op 33/1)
In rear of mid-division and raced keenly early, progress on outer into 2nd at 7th, disputed lead after next and led before 9th, headed before 2 out and soon no extra under pressure in 3rd, weakened before last
Held up in touch, slight mistake 4 out, improved into 7th after 4 out, slight mistake in 6th next and pushed along, no impression on leaders under pressure in 5th after 2 out, weakened (op 33/1)
Chased leaders, disputed 5th after 5th, close 2nd after 4 out, 3rd before next, driven and no extra before 2 out, soon weakened, blowing hard post race (vet reported gelding to be blowing hard post race) (op 2/1)
Led until joined and disputed lead from before 5th and soon headed, disputed lead after 7th and led briefly next until soon joined, headed before 9th, disputed 2nd after 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 40/1)
Chased leaders in 3rd and pushed along briefly after start, pushed along again briefly after 8th, driven in mid-division and no extra before 4 out, soon weakened
Chased leaders, disputed lead from before 5th and soon led, extended advantage before 6th, joined after 7th and headed before next, 3rd after 8th, ridden behind leaders and weakened after 4 out (op 10/1)
Mid-division early, mistakes 2nd and next, mistake towards rear at 6th and next where pushed along and reminder, reminders in 10th after 4 out, mistake next, weakened and eased (op 14/1)
Chased leaders early, mistake 3rd, 11th after 9th, driven and weakened to rear after 5 out, eased, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said that his mount made a bad mistake at the third flight and never travelled thereafter) (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
16 ran
Off time:
2:40:43
Winning time:
6m 3.40s (slow by 36.90s)
Total SP:
125%
Non-runners:
Feagreen Native (reserve), Need For Gold (passport irregularity), Wade Harper (reserve)
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