Taken down early, made all, joined 4 out, led clearly 2 out, shaken up last, ran on (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding settled better on this occasion and appreciated being able to dictate in a small field) (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
Raced in second, hit 1st, not fluent 4th, lost position when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 6th, went second again 7th, disputed lead 4 out, not fluent and lost position 2 out, hung left home turn, no extra run-in
Taken down early, raced in third, not fluent 1st, awkward jump 3rd, left in second 6th, lost position 7th, ridden and 7 lengths down 3 out, soon lost third and weakened (vet said gelding was found to have bled from the nose) (op 11/8)
4 ran
Off time:
2:13:13
Winning time:
3m 54.98s (slow by 6.98s)
Total SP:
111%
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