Jumped slightly right, made virtually all, ridden 4 out, soon clear with one other, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on strongly (op 5/1 tchd 3/1 and tchd 11/2)
Held up in rear, headway and went third 4th, went second 9th, went clear with winner after 4 out, soon ridden, 2 lengths down when not fluent last, kept on (op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
Pressed winner, lost second 9th, lost position and ridden after 5 out, lost touch 4 out (trainer said, regarding poor form, that the race came too soon for the gelding having only run 6 days ago; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/4)
Held up in rear, bad mistake 6th, headway after 5 out, ridden and went modest third 4 out, soon no chance, weakened and lost third 2 out (trainer said, regarding apparent poor form, that the gelding ran flat; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities other than a skin wound on his right fore pastern and a small skin wound on his left hind cannon) (op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
6 ran
Off time:
6:30:40
Winning time:
5m 51.60s (slow by 21.60s)
Total SP:
111%
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