Towards rear, going easily but plenty to do 4f out, nudged along 3f out, hung left over 2f out, good headway on outer over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, led inside final 110yds, won going away (op 10/1)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, smooth headway 3f out, led over 1f out, briefly went clear inside final furlong, headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish (op 25/1)
Ducked left start and slowly away, held up in rear, short of room on turn when edged left and hampered rival 7f out, steady headway from 5f out, waiting for room over 2f out, went second over 1f out, weakened quickly final 110yds (op 9/2 and tchd 5/1)
Towards rear, in touch with leaders but pushed along 4f out, outpaced 2f out, edged left but stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
Led, headed over 2f out, soon lost position, weakened over 1f out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding may not have stayed the trip of 1m6f on the going, officially described as soft, good to soft in places on this occasion) (op 11/4)
Prominent, pressed leader 5f out, briefly led over 2f out, lost position under 2f out, weakened 1f out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the going, officially described as soft, good to soft in places, on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface) (op 5/2)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear and reminders 7f out, soon drifted left and hampered rival on turn, lost touch 4f out, tailed off, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)
9 ran
Off time:
2:35:59
Winning time:
3m 9.00s (slow by 11.50s)
Total SP:
116%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 2-4] 67 (31%) M [5-7] 36 (23%) H [8-10] 47 (46%)
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