Jumped left on occasions, raced in second, went third before 3 out, rallied and went second again approaching last, pressed leader final 110yds, led final stride (op 3/1)
Prominent, pressed leader before 3 out, led before 2 out, faced challenge final 110yds, headed final stride (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in straight) (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
In touch with leaders, prominent 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going, officially described as soft, which in his opinion, was riding tacky on this occasion) (op 11/4)
Prominent, struggling and lost position when unbalanced and jockey lost iron briefly after 5th, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a couple of bad mistakes) (op 3/1)
7 ran
Off time:
4:55:29
Winning time:
4m 5.90s (slow by 29.90s)
Total SP:
114%
Non-runners:
Bashful (self certificate), Dog Fox (unsuitable ground)
Placepot:
£18.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £56,190.72 - 3,058.33 winning units
Quadpot:
£9.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,654.70 - 691.28 winning units
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