Held up, pecked 1st, not fluent 5th, headway 7th, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace flat, went 2nd near finish (op 7/2 tchd 11/4 and tchd 4/1)
Pushed along early in main group, took closer order 5th, chased leader after 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, hampered next, hung left flat, stayed on same pace (tchd 2/1)
Led and soon clear, came back to the field 5th, headed and weakened after 7th, behind when pulled up before next (jockey said the gelding ran too freely)
Chased clear leaders, lost place after 3rd, mistake next, behind from 5th, pulled up before 7th (jockey said the gelding moved poorly throughout; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding confirmed it to be a poor mover)
10 ran
Off time:
4:50:07
Winning time:
4m 49.70s (slow by 12.70s)
Total SP:
116%
The winner was subject to a friendly claim. Beau Bay was claimed by Dr R Newland for £4,000. Buonarotti Boy was claimed by Mrs S Leech for £8,000. Deebaj was claimed by G L Moore for £8,000. Mr Caffrey was claimed by Dr R Newland for £3,000.
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