Waited with towards rear, mistake 1st, 9th halfway, 7th 3 out, good headway to chase leaders after 2 out, going best behind leader before last, ridden to lead run-in and stayed on well to assert closing stages (op 10/1)
Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, 5th before 3 out, headway from next to lead between last 2, pressed closely when slight mistake last, headed under pressure run-in and no impression on winner closing stages (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 5th after next and progress into 3rd before last where no impression on leaders, kept on same pace run-in
Settled in rear, last at halfway, 9th before 3 out, headway in 8th after next, no impression on leaders in moderate 6th at last where not fluent, ran on into moderate 4th run-in, never troubled leaders (op 8/1)
Close up until led from 1st, over 3 lengths clear before 2 out, extended advantage briefly until pressed closely and headed between last 2, weakened quickly (op 20/1)
Chased leaders, close 2nd before 3 out, not fluent next, soon ridden in 2nd and closed under pressure to challenge and led briefly between last 2, soon no extra in 3rd and weakened before last
Chased leaders, took closer order before halfway, close 3rd before 3 out, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out and no extra under pressure after next, weakened before last where slight mistake in moderate 7th, eased, tailed off (vet said gelding was blowing very hard post-race and pulled left hind shoe) (op 5/4)
Led briefly until jumped well left 1st where headed, soon settled in 2nd, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped soon after entering back str on fnl circ) (op 50/1)
10 ran
Off time:
5:30:46
Winning time:
4m 23.50s (slow by 12.00s)
Total SP:
119%
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