Chased leaders, lost ground on front pair over 7f out, took closer order and switched to race alone far side over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that gelding had benefitted from the return to good to firm ground having finished unplaced on good to soft ground last time out) (op 5/1)
Chased leaders, lost ground on front pair over 7f out, took closer order over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong (vet said filly lost left hind shoe) (tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
Soon pushed along to lead, went clear with one rival over 7f out until over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 20/1)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, weakened and eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding moved poorly throughout the race and lost action when turning into home str; post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 6/4)
9 ran
Off time:
3:10:32
Winning time:
2m 8.54s (slow by 4.74s)
Total SP:
120%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-3] 100 (28%) M [4-6] 20 (27%) H [7-9] 30 (45%)
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