Prominent, mistake 4 out, pushed along and led narrowly 2 out, left clear last, ridden out run-in (regarding the apparent improvement in form, trainer said gelding stripped fitter for its previous start which was its first since a 283-day break and had further benefited from running on a left-handed track on this occasion)
Held up in midfield, headway and tracked leaders before 4 out, pushed along after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened after 2 out, not fluent and left in remote second last (op 12/1)
Didn't jump well, towards rear, pushed along after 19th, weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding did not jump with fluency on several occasions throughout the race) (op 15/2)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 11th, not fluent 16th, tracked leaders 5 out, nudged along and joined leader 2 out, soon pushed along, sprawled on landing and unseated rider last (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
11 ran
Off time:
3:20:28
Winning time:
9m 4.58s (slow by 56.58s)
Total SP:
117%
Non-runners:
Looking Well (unsuitable ground), Red Giant (unsuitable ground)
Jackpot:
£1392.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,000.00 - 7.18 winning units
Placepot:
£34.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £81,980.52 - 1729.73 winning units
Quadpot:
£8.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,187.28 - 936.11 winning units
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