Dwelt, took keen hold, held up in touch in last pair, effort over 1f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd 10yds out, stayed on well to lead last strides (tchd 5/1)
Chased leader, every chance and carried right well over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 9/4)
In touch, headway on inner to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
Taken down early, rider struggling to remove hood and slowly away, stayed wide, recovered and in touch after 2f, ridden over 2f out, lost place and behind over 1f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said that on attempting to remove the blindfold, it had got stuck in the gelding's hood and it had taken a couple of attempts before it he was finally able to remove it)
7 ran
Off time:
6:45:54
Winning time:
1m 12.97s (slow by 2.97s)
Total SP:
113%
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