Towards rear, headway going okay after 4 out, led towards near side when bumped 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and kept on well after last, reduced lead final strides, just held on
Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, slightly hampered 3 out, soon switched right and ridden, headway before 2 out, keeping on when not fluent last, switched right and ran on run-in, went second towards finish, just failed
Led, mistake 5th, reduced lead 9th, ridden when headed and lost second before 2 out, went second again but held after last, no extra when lost second towards finish (op 50/1)
Soon raced in second, jumped slightly right 1st, mistake 2nd, soon reminder, pushed along before 3 out, jumped slightly left and bumped rival 2 out, steadied last, soon lost second when ridden, no extra when lost third towards finish (op 25/1)
Midfield, mistake 2nd, headway 4 out, in touch with leaders when pushed along after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression when mistake last, kept on (op 100/30)
Jumped left on occasions, prominent early, in touch with leaders when jumped left 5th, jumped left and bumped rival 6th, pushed along before 3 out, weakening when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at second last fence and was pulled up) (op 5/1)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when mistake 7th, dropped to rear when bad mistake and pecked on landing 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up, burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel and was pulled up)
12 ran
Off time:
3:00:07
Winning time:
5m 17.20s (slow by 29.20s)
Total SP:
127%
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