Close up and led from 2nd, not fluent 7th, joined from 3 out until regained advantage from next, slight mistake last and headed, ridden to lead again closing stages where edged slightly left, asserted close home (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the good ground and application of a tongue strap could have been a contributing factor)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd before 4 out and disputed from next, slight mistake 2 out and headed, ridden to lead narrowly from last, strongly pressed and headed under pressure closing stages where slightly impeded, no extra in 2nd close home (op 4/1)
Held up in touch, slight mistake in 5th at 3rd and not fluent next where lost place, close 5th before 4 out, pushed along into 4th next, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, kept on one pace run-in (op 15/8)
Led 1st until headed from next and settled in close 2nd, slight mistake 3 out and ridden in 3rd, no impression on leaders from next where pecked slightly and dropped to 4th, one pace run-in
Held up in touch, closer in 5th after 4th, jumped slightly left 7th, not fluent in 6th 5 out and lost place, no impression in rear when jumped left 4 out, weakened and eased, completely tailed off
7 ran
Off time:
4:20:04
Winning time:
5m 58.00s (slow by 23.00s)
Total SP:
112%
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