Towards rear, headway 13th, ridden and pressed leaders home turn, switched right after 3 out (usual 4 out), soon went second, led last, stayed on and just prevailed (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding appreciated being stepped back up in trip to 2 miles, 7 furlongs and 177 yards) (op 9/4)
Jumped slightly right, prominent, tracked leader 7th, lost second 13th, ridden home turn, led 3 out (usual 4 out), soon hard pressed, headed last, stayed on but just held (op 20/1)
Held up in rear, headway 13th, tracked leaders home turn, went third and going okay before 2 out, soon ridden, 3 lengths down last, kept on (op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1)
Tracked leader, lost second but prominent 6th, not fluent 10th, ridden and lost second 13th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out) (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 11/4 tchd 16/5)
9 ran
Off time:
3:05:20
Winning time:
6m 20.28s (slow by 35.28s)
Total SP:
115%
The open ditch in the home straight was omitted; damaged.
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