Held up in touch, progress into 5th after halfway, 4th after 3 out, 3rd and ridden to challenge after 2 out, soon edged right, led approaching last, stayed on well (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
Raced in 3rd, 2nd and ridden to challenge before 2 out, every chance when forced slightly right approaching last, kept on same pace run-in (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
Tracked leaders in 4th, improved into 2nd 4 out, dropped to 4th when not fluent 2 out, kept on same pace (jockey said gelding never travelled on today's fast ground) (op 9/4 tchd 7/4)
Tracked leaders in 5th, lost place 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said gelding was clinically abnormal post-race) (op 10/1)
8 ran
Off time:
2:48:00
Winning time:
3m 35.40s (fast by 5.60s)
Total SP:
119%
After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
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