Prominent on inner, steady headway 3 out, led going easily 2 out, ridden clear before last, reduced lead final 110yds, kept on (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that gelding was unsuited by the soft ground on its comeback run at Taunton after a lengthy lay-off and appeared to be better suited to the good ground here today; the explanation was noted) (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
Tracked leaders, not fluent and dropped to last 6th, reminders and outpaced after 7th, rallied when pecked on landing 4 out, ridden and lost ground when mistake 3 out, headway before last, went second final 110yds, kept on well, no match for winner (op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
In touch with leaders on outer, steady headway and went third 6th, pushed along and lost ground after 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, tailed off (op 4/1)
5 ran
Off time:
2:50:38
Winning time:
4m 17.23s (slow by 19.23s)
Total SP:
109%
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