Steadied start, held up in last, still plenty to do but going easily over 2f out, switched right and steady headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 110yds, cosily (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the improved performance) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
Held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, bit short of room under 2f out, ridden and ran on well over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon went clear with winner, headed inside final 110yds, always held (jockey said gelding hung right-handed inside the final furlong) (op 9/2)
Tracked leader, ridden and close up 2f out, briefly led over 1f out, weakened quickly and lost third inside final furlong, rallied and went third towards finish, no match for first two (tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
Chased leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, drifted left and weakened inside final furlong, lost third towards finish (vet said gelding displayed a prolonged recovery rate) (op 11/4 tchd 5/2 and 16/5)
Pulled hard, held up in behind leaders, ridden and found nothing from 2f out, soon weakened quickly and became detached (jockey said gelding ran too free) (tchd 5/1)
6 ran
Off time:
6:31:01
Winning time:
1m 0.36s (slow by 2.86s)
Total SP:
110%
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