Held up in rear, headway halfway, took closer order 5f out, tracked clear leader well over 2f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, readily (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
Slowly into stride and soon pushed along, behind until headway over 4f out, ridden and plugged on to chase leading pair 2f out, driven and lost remote 3rd inside final furlong (tchd 3/1)
Soon chasing clear leader, took closer order over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding became tired shortly before turning for home) (tchd 11/4)
Chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, soon lost place and behind, tailed off final 3f (jockey said mare pulled up sore; vet said mare had no post-race abnormalities) (op 4/1)
6 ran
Off time:
2:35:16
Winning time:
3m 23.49s (slow by 18.29s)
Total SP:
112%
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