Led, not fluent and briefly headed 5 out, good jump 4 out, headed but going okay 3 out, shaken up and led again approaching last, another good jump last, hung left and idled run-in, ridden out final 110yds, always doing enough (op 7/4 tchd 85/40)
Tracked leader, pressed leader 10th, briefly led 5 out, led again 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, hung left then kept on but no impression run-in (op 13/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 7/1)
Held up in behind leaders, nudged along after 3 out, ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon held, not fluent last, drifted left and no impression run-in (op 7/2)
Novicey jumping, held up in behind leaders, blundered 1st, soon dropped to last, became detached and niggled along after 6th, tailed off from 5 out (jockey said gelding slipped on the approach to the first two fences and lost its confidence thereafter) (tchd 13/8)
4 ran
Off time:
2:40:21
Winning time:
4m 59.52s (slow by 7.52s)
Total SP:
107%
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