Led, joined halfway, led clearly 4 out, pushed along and hard pressed 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, outpaced approaching last, 6 lengths down and no impression when left clear last (op 5/2 tchd 6/4)
Towards rear, pushed along 10th, outpaced and ridden 3 out, well held but keeping on approaching last, left in third last, stayed on and went second run-in (vet said gelding had lost right-fore shoe and was lame right-fore leg) (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
Prominent, disputed lead halfway, pushed along 4 out, ridden and lost position 3 out, held 2 out, ridden and no impression when left in second approaching last, weakened and lost second run-in (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
Midfield, smooth headway to challenge 3 out, led 2 out, shaken up and went clear approaching last, 6 lengths ahead when overjumped and fell last (op 2/1 tchd 3/1)
Held up in rear, jumped badly left throughout, rapid headway with one circuit to go, good jump 8th, mistake 9th, dropped to rear 10th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
5 ran
Off time:
2:25:12
Winning time:
4m 37.02s (slow by 7.02s)
Total SP:
111%
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