Held up in rear, good headway with one circuit to go, pressed leader going easily 3 out, soon led, not fluent and pushed along 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on well to lead again run-in, went clear towards finish, pushed out (trainer's rep said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was suited by the weaker and smaller field on this occasion) (op 9/2 tchd 16/5)
Prominent, pressed leader 3rd, briefly led 7th, led again with one circuit to go, increased tempo before 10th, headed and pushed along after 3 out, ridden and before 2 out, led again approaching last, kept on but headed run-in, weakened towards finish (op 15/8 tchd 11/4)
Disputed lead, prominent 3rd, niggled along with one circuit to go, pushed along 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last, no match for first two (op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
Disputed lead, led narrowly 3rd, briefly headed 7th, headed and lost position with one circuit to go, slow jump and pushed along 10th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that ground was too quick for gelding on this occasion) (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
4 ran
Off time:
3:55:45
Winning time:
6m 33.90s (slow by 13.90s)
Total SP:
109%
Non-runners:
Dear Ralphy (unsuitable ground), For Gina (unsuitable ground), Frontier General (unsuitable ground), Royal Lake (unsuitable ground)
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