Towards rear of midfield, awkward jump 2nd, not fluent 4 out, soon lost ground and in rear, rallied and some headway on turn before 2 out, went second 2 out, 20 lengths down when left in lead before last, kept on (op 9/2 tchd 18/5)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, lost ground after 3 out, soon struggling, left in modest third 2 out, left in modest second approaching last, kept on (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia) (tchd 14/1)
Towards rear of midfield, lost ground with one circuit to go, mistake 10th, mistake 12th, soon lost ground, tailed off from 3 out (tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
Jumped right on occasions, led, soon clear, slowed tempo with one circuit to go, increased tempo before 13th, soon clear again, left well clear after 2 out, 20 lengths ahead when fell last (op 9/4)
Didn't jump with fluency, midfield, headway before 9th, went second but not fluent 10th, 8 lengths down and weakened when fell 2 out (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
In touch with leaders, headway before 12th, mistake 4 out, soon lost ground, struggling when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report) (tchd 9/2)
8 ran
Off time:
1:50:52
Winning time:
6m 50.39s (slow by 55.39s)
Total SP:
116%
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