Raced near side, held up in rear, smooth headway over 1f out, ridden final furlong, led inside final furlong, kept on well, always doing enough (op 9/2)
Bumped start, raced far side, close up, edged right and disputed lead up the centre over 3f out, ridden and led clearly over 1f out, soon hard pressed, headed by winner inside final furlong, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
Bumped rival start, raced far side, held up in behind leaders, edged right over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced up the centre, stayed on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge (op 7/1)
Raced centre, held up in rear, edged right towards near side over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and held over 1f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong (trainer's rep said that the gelding was unsuited by the good to firm ground on this occasion and would prefer an easier surface; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)
Raced centre, close up, edged right towards near side over 3f out, briefly disputed lead halfway, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, lost position over 1f out, hung left and well beaten inside final furlong (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
6 ran
Off time:
5:20:06
Winning time:
1m 11.66s (slow by 1.46s)
Total SP:
114%
Non-runners:
Fortamour (self certificate), Lincoln Park (withdrawn)
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