Waited with in rear, in last halfway, still going well in rear 2f out, soon switched left and good headway from 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong and driven clear towards finish, comfortably (op 8/1)
Settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, headed under pressure inside final furlong and soon no chance with winner, kept on same pace (op 9/1)
Soon led, narrow advantage at halfway, ridden into straight and strongly pressed, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong where dropped to 4th and slightly hampered (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into straight and soon no impression on leaders, one pace final furlong, slightly lame in front post race (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said gelding returned slightly lame in front) (op 11/4)
Soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden over 2f out and soon lost place, no extra between horses where slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened final furlong
8 ran
Off time:
7:06:22
Winning time:
1m 24.05s (slow by 0.55s)
Total SP:
120%
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