Waited with towards rear, slight mistake 4th, 8th halfway, closer in 6th before 3 out, headway on outer 2 out to lead before last, disputed run-in, kept on best to assert in closing stages (op 8/1)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, took closer order after 3 out, going well from 2 out, ridden in close 2nd before last and soon on terms with every chance run-in, kept on well towards finish without matching winner (op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
In touch, mistake in 6th at 5th, closer in 3rd 3 out, effort next, ridden in close 3rd before last and soon no extra under pressure, kept on same pace (op 8/1)
Held up, 9th halfway, mistake 3 out and dropped to rear, ridden and headway after 2 out into moderate 7th before last where mistake, kept on into moderate 4th in closing stages, never nearer (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
Disputed early and settled behind leader from 1st, 2nd halfway, ridden in 5th before 2 out and soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace (op 11/2)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed 3 out and led approaching straight, ridden and challenged before 2 out, headed between last 2 and dropped to 4th before last, weakened (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
In rear, slight mistake 4th, last halfway, headway from 3 out to chase leaders approaching straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out, weakened, tailed off (op 16/1)
Disputed early and led from 1st, wandered left before next, mistake 5th, over 4 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage and joined 3 out, ridden and headed before straight and weakened quickly, completely tailed off (jockey said the gelding got tired on the yielding ground) (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
10 ran
Off time:
5:17:35
Winning time:
5m 16.20s (slow by 37.20s)
Total SP:
116%
Non-runners:
Kilcaragh Boy (lame), Wandering Aengus (unsuitable ground)
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