Chased leader, good jump 12th, pressed leader from 13th, going best when mistake 2 out, shaken up to lead approaching last, good jump last, pushed out and went clear run-in, readily (op 15/2)
Close up, led 3rd, pushed along home turn, faced strong challenge 2 out, headed approaching last, outpaced run-in, no match for winner (op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
In rear, not fluent 1st, niggled along before 3 out, reminders and some headway home turn, kept on from 2 out, ridden run-in, went third towards finish (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
Chased leader, not fluent 1st, awkward jump 9th, lost position after 10th, some headway before 3 out, pushed along when disputing third 2 out, went third approaching last, ridden run-in, no extra and lost third towards finish
Led narrowly, not fluent 2nd, headed but close up 3rd, not fluent 10th, bad mistake 12th, soon lost position, not fluent 13th, pushed along and rallied home turn, disputing third 2 out, no extra approaching last, eased towards finish (jockey said gelding made a jumping error at the twelfth fence; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 5/4)
Towards rear on outer, not fluent 5th, jumped right 8th, jumped right 9th, headway and chased leader after 10th, not fluent 14th, lost position before 3 out, dropped to rear and pulled up home turn (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance other than the riders report that he had stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 7/2)
In rear, nudged along and got behind after 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, burst blood vessel (trainer's rep said gelding bled from the nose)
8 ran
Off time:
1:40:23
Winning time:
5m 7.90s (slow by 17.90s)
Total SP:
114%
Non-runners:
Lady Of The Night (unsuitable ground)
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