Raced wide, midfield, headway and tracked leaders after 13th, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, rallied and went second 2 out, ridden and led last, kept on strongly (trainer's rep said, regards the apparent improvement in form, the mare may have benefitted from the removal of cheek-pieces on this occasion) (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
Midfield on inner, steady headway and close up after 13th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied and went third before last, no match for first two (tchd 14/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear throughout, ridden and struggling after 13th, lost touch before 4 out, no chance when left in remote fourth before last (op 15/2)
Disputed lead, ridden and lost ground after 3 out, outpaced and lost second 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last (jockey said the gelding weakened quickly approaching the final fence) (op 10/1)
Tracked leaders on inner, not fluent 1st, mistake 9th, ridden and lost position 13th, soon struggling, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out (op 7/1 tchd 10/1)
In touch with leaders, steady headway and prominent halfway, ridden and lost position 12th, weakened after 13th, no chance when pulled up before 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor performance other than the gelding ran flat on this occasion) (op 9/2)
Jumped left on occasions, prominent, ridden and outpaced when hampered just after 4 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said the gelding hung badly left throughout) (op 11/2 tchd 8/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear, steady headway 13th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep said, regards the poor performance, the gelding made a respiratory noise which he considered to be due to the testing ground conditions; the going was subsequently changed to Heavy after this race) (op 13/2)
Prominent, lost position 6th, dropped to rear halfway, smooth headway and prominent 13th, challenging going easily when not fluent and unseated rider 4 out (op 7/1)
12 ran
Off time:
3:15:25
Winning time:
7m 0.00s (slow by 56.00s)
Total SP:
121%
Non-runners:
Dragonfruit (unsuitable ground), Manetti (travel problems), Scoop The Pot (unsuitable ground)
The last fence in the back straight was omitted; ground conditions
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