Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden and headway against near rail over 1f out, drifted left but led inside final furlong, kept on well, won going away (tchd 9/2)
Bit short of room soon after start, raced wide, always behind (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
Prominent, ridden and lost position over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 17/2)
Raced wide, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened and eased (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the ground, officially described as soft, on this occasion and would prefer a faster surface; jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 7/2)
12 ran
Off time:
1:43:16
Winning time:
1m 18.22s (slow by 8.12s)
Total SP:
124%
Non-runners:
Port Noir (unsuitable ground), Spirit Of Cahala (withdrawn; got loose beforehand), The Cola Kid (unsuitable ground), Tridevi (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls)
Rule 4:
Tridevi and Spirit Of Cahala were withdrawn. Prices at time of withdrawal 125/1 & 33/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 2-5] 63 (47%) M [8-11] 37 (26%) H [12-16] 50 (27%)
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