Tracked leaders, headway 10th, disputed lead 3 out, soon pushed along, led narrowly but jumped right 2 out, ridden approaching last, jumped badly right last, kept on strongly (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding benefited from the drop in grade) (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 9th, went third but shaken up before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, rallied approaching last, jumped right last, kept on but no impression run-in (op 2/1 tchd 5/2)
Disputed lead, chased leader after 3rd, left in lead 5th, joined 3 out, soon ridden, headed 2 out, wandered around and weakened approaching last (trainer's rep said gelding bled from the nose) (op 12/1)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 3rd, headed when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 5th, recovered and close up when slow jump 6th, pushed along and lost position 10th, mistake 11th, in rear when hit 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 10/1)
Held up in rear, detached 6th, jumped left and pushed along 8th, lost touch with one circuit to go, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 17/2)
8 ran
Off time:
1:50:21
Winning time:
5m 16.30s (slow by 24.30s)
Total SP:
116%
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