Pressed leader, not fluent and pecked on landing 7th, led 11th, not fluent and pushed along 4 out, joined just before 3 out, went clear after 2 out, kept on strongly run-in (op 5/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, led narrowly, headed but chased winner 11th, lost ground after 5 out, challenging when not fluent 3 out, lost ground when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no chance with winner (op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
In rear, not fluent 1st, hampered by faller 4th, soon detached, pulled up before 6th, bled from nose (vet reported gelding bled from the nose) (op 6/1 tchd 10/1)
In rear, detached 4th, steady headway and joined main group before 9th, not fluent and nearly lost jockey 11th, soon became detached, struggling when mistake and pulled up 5 out (jockey said gelding made bad mistakes 6 and 5 out) (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
7 ran
Off time:
1:40:28
Winning time:
5m 19.42s (slow by 21.42s)
Total SP:
113%
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