In touch with leaders, close up when not fluent and pushed along briefly 4 out, headway 3 out, pushed along and went second before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, ran on after last, led towards finish (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that race got away from the gelding on good ground over two and a half miles at Killarney whereas today gelding was ridden handy in a steadier run race over three miles with his best work being done at the finish; jockey said gelding got squeezed at the last bend) (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, keeping on when slightly hampered on turn after 3 out, ridden when went fourth after 2 out, never near to challenge (op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
Towards rear, headway after 10th, hampered on turn when keeping on after 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon edged left when nudged along, no impression approaching last, never near to challenge (jockey said mare got hampered by the fallers on the home turn) (op 50/1)
In touch with leaders, ridden when slightly hampered on turn after 3 out, no impression after 2 out (jockey said mare made a respiratory noise in running) (op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
Midfield, headway before 4 out, pressed leader after 3 out, ridden when lost second before 2 out, soon weakened (jockey said mare hung left from the back of the third last hurdle) (op 18/1)
Prominent and briefly disputed lead, pressed leaders when pushed along after 4 out, lost position when ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
Midfield, eased and pulled up quickly after 5th, finished lame (jockey said gelding was pulled up injured in running; vet reported gelding was lame on his left fore post race) (tchd 100/1)
In touch with leaders, mistake 6th, not fluent 7th, ridden and weakening when slow jump 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost his action and was pulled up) (op 40/1)
Soon midfield, slow jump and reminder 1st, not fluent 8th, dropped to rear when pushed along and weakened after 10th, pulled up before 4 out (tchd 12/1)
In touch with leaders, mistake 2nd, dropped to midfield when pushed along and reminder after 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel during this race; vet reported gelding had blood at the nostrils post race) (op 66/1)
Prominent, mistake 9th, pressed leaders and pushed along when clipped heels and slipped up on turn after 3 out (jockey said mare clipped a heel and fell with no blame attached to any other rider) (op 12/1)
19 ran
Off time:
3:30:34
Winning time:
6m 7.80s (slow by 17.80s)
Total SP:
136%
Non-runners:
Bearwithmenow (unsuitable ground), Follow The Crowd (reserve), Irish Reports (unsuitable ground), Red Finch (reserve)
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