Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, switched to near side on turn over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final 110yds, led final strides (op 11/2)
In touch with leaders on inner, headway and close up 4f out, switched to near side and led on turn over 2f out, ridden against near rail over 1f out, stayed on final 110yds, headed final strides (op 6/1)
In touch with leaders, headway and went second after 5f, led 4f out, ridden and headed on turn over 2f out, ridden and edged right towards near side over 1f out, outpaced final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right) (op 5/1)
Midfield, pushed along and headway over 3f out, switched to near side on turn over 2f out, soon close up and ridden, weakened final 110yds (jockey said filly hung right) (op 4/1)
Midfield, pushed along throughout, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, rallied and edged right towards near side over 1f out, soon no impression (op 33/1)
Slowly away, in rear, steady headway into midfield 4f out, ridden when switched to near side on turn over 2f out, soon weakened (trainer's representative could offer no explanation for gelding's poor performance; post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 5/1)
Midfield, ridden and outpaced 4f out, soon struggling, lost touch up the centre from 2f out, tailed off (vet said gelding showed signs of heat stress) (op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
13 ran
Off time:
3:20:56
Winning time:
3m 34.71s (slow by 10.11s)
Total SP:
126%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 66 (42%) M [5-9] 39 (39%) H [10-14] 45 (19%)
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