Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders on outer 3 out, shaken up 2 out, soon went second and going easily, pushed along and disputed lead when mistake last, ridden to lead run-in, won going away (op 7/2)
Mounted in chute, led, going easily when good jump 2 out, shaken up after 2 out, pushed along and faced strong challenge when not fluent last, headed run-in, kept on but no match for winner (tchd 4/1)
Took keen hold, raced in second, not fluent 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and lost position after 2 out, rallied and kept on run-in, went third final 110yds, no match for first two (op 11/2)
Prominent on outer, hit 6th, going easily 3 out, every chance when blundered 2 out, ridden before last, no extra run-in, lost third final 110yds (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
Held up in last, headway on outer after 4 out, in touch with leaders and going okay before 2 out, ridden and outpaced but keeping on before last, not pace to challenge (op 40/1)
Towards rear, niggled along briefly after 2nd, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, struggling from 2 out, eased when well beaten before last (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft going on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface; vet reported that gelding had been struck into on his right-foreleg) (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
Towards rear, some headway into midfield 4 out, bit short of room after 3 out, struggling when pushed along 2 out, well beaten when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
Held up in midfield on inner, lost position and dropped to rear after 5th, some headway after 3 out, still plenty to do when mistake and stumbled 2 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding had lost his action; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
11 ran
Off time:
2:25:26
Winning time:
4m 20.32s (slow by 13.32s)
Total SP:
117%
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