Held up in rear, steady headway halfway, went second 4 out, soon clear with one other, ridden last, led narrowly and edged left final 110yds, just did enough (op 10/11 tchd 6/5)
Pressed leader, led narrowly 5th, led clearly before 5 out, went clear with winner after 4 out, faced challenge before last, rallied when headed final 110yds, just held (tchd 10/3 and tchd 18/5)
In touch with leaders, dropped to last 4th, soon detached, lost touch and pulled up after 4 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the ground, officially described as soft, good to soft in place on this occasion, and would prefer a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report) (op 4/1)
6 ran
Off time:
3:45:30
Winning time:
4m 20.71s (slow by 22.71s)
Total SP:
115%
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