Led narrowly, headed before 13th, close up 14th, pressed leader after 17th, joined leader 18th, nudged along when left clear 19th, slow jump 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, kept on, unchallenged (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, had appreciated the slower ground, which was officially described as Heavy) (op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)
Close up, nudged along and lost ground home turn, left in poor third 19th, pushed along and rallied after 2 out, stayed on approaching last, ran on and went second final 110yds, no match for winner (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
In rear, reminder after 12th, headway and prominent before 13th, not fluent 17th, lost ground home turn, pushed along when left in poor second 19th, stayed on from 3 out, lost second final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout) (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
Midfield, niggled along after 12th, hampered 13th, not fluent and dropped to rear 14th, tailed off after 15th, pulled up before 18th (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance) (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
In rear, niggled along and got behind before 12th, some headway before 13th, lost ground after 15th, pushed along home turn, tailed off when pulled up home straight (tchd 11/2)
10 ran
Off time:
3:23:34
Winning time:
7m 54.80s (slow by 1m 22.80s)
Total SP:
116%
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