Keen to post, held up in rear, switched left and smooth headway over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon edged left but ran on well, ridden out (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the colt benefitted from the drop in class from a Group 2) (op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
Took keen hold, prominent, made challenge 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner inside final furlong (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
Dwelt start, raced in last, rapid headway 3f out, shaken up when swerved left and ran green over 2f out, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, outpaced over 1f out, no extra towards finish, eyecatcher (op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
Midfield, pushed along and brief headway 3f out, ridden when unbalanced and stumbled over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly stumbled approaching the final furlong) (op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
7 ran
Off time:
5:13:28
Winning time:
1m 23.08s (slow by 1.98s)
Total SP:
110%
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