Held up in touch, 5th halfway, took closer order behind leaders in 3rd travelling well 3f out, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon clear, ridden over 1f out and stayed on well, easily (op 6/4)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out and went 3rd under pressure 2f out, no impression on easy winner over 1f out and kept on same pace into 2nd well inside final furlong (op 14/1)
Led, pushed along 1 length clear from halfway, ridden into straight and headed 2f out, soon no chance with easy winner, kept on one pace inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd well inside final furlong (op 33/1)
Reluctant to load, slowly into stride and in rear, last halfway, took closer order and went 11th 3f out, progress to chase leaders in 4th over 1f out, no impression on easy winner inside final furlong and kept on one pace (op 11/2)
Held up towards rear, 9th halfway, took closer order in 6th over 2f out where switched right, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out and soon no extra, kept on one pace
Held up in touch, 6th halfway, pushed along over 4f out and went 5th 3f out, no extra under pressure on outer from 2f out, kept on one pace in 6th inside final furlong
In rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out and no impression on leaders into straight, switched right in 9th 2f out and kept on one pace into moderate 7th inside final furlong
Soon tracked leader in 2nd, reminders over 6f out and dropped to 3rd over 4f out, weakened over 3f out and soon eased (jockey said gelding never travelled throughout)
11 ran
Off time:
6:37:03
Winning time:
3m 26.35s (slow by 2.55s)
Total SP:
121%
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