Held up in rear, headway and went third before 10th, mistake 14th, went second 4 out, disputed lead and going best 2 out, pushed along to lead approaching last, ridden out run-in, edged left towards finish, comfortably (op 5/2)
Led at steady pace, headed 4th, lost second 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, rallied approaching last, went second run-in, keeping on when bit short of room towards finish, no match for winner (op 13/2)
Raced in second, headway to lead when jumped right 4th, joined 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost second run-in, weakened gradually final 110yds
In touch with leaders on outer, steadied 6th, slow jump 7th, pushed along and lost position before 10th, dropped to last before 11th, struggling 12th, soon lost touch and pulled up (vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat) (op 8/1)
6 ran
Off time:
1:31:24
Winning time:
7m 16.43s (slow by 50.43s)
Total SP:
112%
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