Chased leader, led 4 out, headed 3 out, pushed along and challenging 2 out, led narrowly just after last, ridden and stayed on run-in, just prevailed (op 5/2)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, pressed leaders before 3 out, hard ridden and switched left before 2 out where not fluent, 2 lengths third last, stayed on and went second towards finish, just failed (op 9/1)
Held up in midfield, headway 8th, went second after 4 out, led and ridden 3 out, joined 2 out, headed just after last, kept on but lost second towards finish (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position and ridden 4 out, went fourth 2 out, soon no impression, weakened and lost fourth towards finish (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, lost position 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 10/3)
8 ran
Off time:
3:02:48
Winning time:
5m 39.38s (slow by 14.38s)
Total SP:
119%
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