Towards rear, short of room and hampered over 5f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds, ran on but joined post (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than gelding appreciated the return to Wolverhampton, on the all-weather having won multiple times here) (op 18/1)
Held up in rear, switched right and headway when ridden under 2f out, edged left but kept on strongly inside final furlong, went second inside final 110yds, forced dead-heat (op 12/1)
Steadied start, took keen hold, in rear, rapid headway and prominent over 5f out, went second and pressed leader over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden 1f out, headed final 110yds, no extra and lost two places towards finish (op 40/1)
Midfield, short of room and hampered over 1f out, switched right and not clear run final furlong, switched right and ran on well inside final 110yds, not reach leaders (tchd 15/8)
Disputed lead early, lost second and prominent over 5f out, not clear run when switched right and bumped rival under 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds (op 20/1)
Prominent, went second over 5f out, lost second and prominent over 4f out, ridden and bumped under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
Dwelt start, short of room soon after start, in rear, headway over 5f out, prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
Raced in last, ridden over 1f out, no impression and eased inside final furlong, finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his left fore) (op 9/1)
11 ran
Off time:
7:31:33
Winning time:
1m 27.06s (slow by 0.66s)
Total SP:
120%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 74 (47%) M [5-7] 48 (27%) H [8-12] 28 (26%)
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