Held up, not much room between horses towards rear 2f out, switched left and good headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear and kept on well (op 4/1)
Slightly hampered start and settled towards rear, headway near side from 2f out to challenge entering final furlong, no impression on winner in 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
Mid-division, headway to challenge in 2nd entering final furlong, soon ridden and no impression on winner under pressure in 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 13/2)
Slightly hampered start and settled in rear of mid-division, headway from halfway and ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong and soon one pace (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
Hooded to load, chased leaders, took closer order behind leaders under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace in 5th inside final furlong (op 9/1)
Led narrowly until joined briefly before halfway, gained narrow advantage from halfway, ridden 2f out and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened and eased final furlong (op 20/1)
Went right start, soon tracked leader in 2nd until disputed briefly before halfway, pushed along in 2nd from halfway and weakened 2f out where soon slightly hampered, eased over 1f out (trainer said gelding did not handle the yielding to soft ground) (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
12 ran
Off time:
6:11:21
Winning time:
1m 15.03s (slow by 4.73s)
Total SP:
120%
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