Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd after 6th, closed going best on far side to lead 2 out, clear last, eased right down close home, very easily (tchd 2-9)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 6th, ridden and closer in 4th when mistake 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to jump off 3rd or 4th, not to make the running as it can be green, get it into a good jumping rhythm and see how it handled the ground; he added it travelled near the pace throughout, but it made a mistake at 5th last; he hit it once with the whip on turn for home but it became tired in straight so he rode it out with hands and heels; trainer confirmed instructions and stated it is a buzzy gelding.
trainer said the horse is buzzy and confirmed the jockey instruction. he said the he preferred the whip was not used today on the heavy ground.)
Chased leaders, led before 3rd, clear halfway, jumped right 6th, pecked slightly 4 out, strongly pressed from next and headed 2 out, went right before last and weakened (tchd 33-1)
Led, jumped right several times, headed before 3rd, 2nd halfway, weakened quickly from before 6th, tailed off (jockey said gelding made mistakes and hung throughout)
10 ran
Off time:
1:56:00
Winning time:
4m 32.70s (slow by 44.70s)
Total SP:
138%
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