Jumped slightly left, held up in rear, headway 10th, went second 5 out, led before 4 out, not fluent and ridden 2 out, soon faced challenge, stayed on run-in (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the gelding appreciated the return to Ffos Las and the softer ground conditions on this occasion) (op 6/1)
Led, headed and chased leader after 5th, lost second and reminders 6th, mistake and dropped to last 8th, behind when pulled up before 10th (op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)
Chased leaders, niggled along 10th, ridden and lost position 12th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's poor performance; vet reported that the gelding had lost its right fore shoe) (op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
7 ran
Off time:
3:53:34
Winning time:
6m 13.14s (slow by 28.14s)
Total SP:
113%
Non-runners:
Peur De Rien (unsuitable ground), Trumps Benefit (unsuitable ground)
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