Didn't jump with fluency, close up, slightly hampered and stumbled after 1st, soon tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, pressed leaders and bit short of room when not fluent 2 out, headway on outer to lead before last, ridden and kept on well run-in (op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
Held up in behind leaders, mistake and dropped to rear but in touch with leaders 2 out, soon pushed along briefly and headway, pushed along when bit short of room and switched right before last, went second when ridden but held run-in, no match for winner (op 9/2)
Held up in rear, headway on outer going okay 2 out, chased leaders when pushed along home turn, soon outpaced, switched left when not fluent and left in fourth last, ridden and ran on run-in, went third final strides, no match for first two (op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
Held up in behind leaders, headway before 2 out, pressed leader going okay after 2 out, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened run-in, lost third final strides (tchd 5/2)
Prominent, soon tracked leader, joined leader after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon joined, ridden and headed before last, weakening when fell last (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
Took keen hold, jumped right, led, jumped right and pecked on landing 1st, switched left after 1st, soon clear, joined after 3 out, headed when pushed along before 2 out, not fluent and weakened 2 out, soon eased, pulled up before last, burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding hung right, did not pick up and stopped quickly before being pulled up; trainer reported on the 28th December that his charge was found to have bled when examined post race) (tchd 5/2)
6 ran
Off time:
1:45:42
Winning time:
4m 0.20s (slow by 10.20s)
Total SP:
110%
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