Towards rear, hampered by faller 3rd, chased leaders after 6th, left in fourth 12th, went third 4 out, went second before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, ran on well run-in, led post (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that his charge wore blinkers at Leopardstown and lost his position when two horses fell in front of him at the first fence and was unable to regain the lost ground to get back into contention. He added that the softer ground conditions today and the omission of blinkers may also have contributed to the improved performance) (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
Raced wide, chased leaders, not fluent and hampered by faller 3rd, chased clear leader after 4th, jumped slightly left 5 out, led going easily before 3 out, pushed along before last, ridden when clear after last, reduced lead towards finish, headed post (op 5/4 tchd 11/8 and 6/5)
Didn't jump well, soon held up in behind leaders, bad mistake 3rd, mistake 5th, hampered by faller when left in third 12th, lost third when bad mistake and reminder 4 out, pushed along and lost touch after 2 out, no match for first two (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
Towards rear, minor headway before 2nd, hampered by faller 3rd, hampered by faller 12th, mistake 5 out, went modest fourth when not fluent and pushed along 3 out, soon no extra (op 18/1)
Raced wide, took keen hold, soon joined leaders, led 1st, left clear 3rd, headed and weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off when jumped left 2 out (op 250/1)
In rear, mistake 8th, mistake 11th, no impression and detached when slow jump 5 out, jumped slightly left 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 200/1)
Disputed lead early, dropped to midfield when slow jump 1st, dropped to rear when slow jump 2nd, niggled along after 6th, jumped slightly right 7th, jumped right 9th, no impression when hampered by faller 12th, soon pulled up (jockey said that his mount never jumped or travelled during this race; vet reported the animal to be post race normal) (op 11/4)
9 ran
Off time:
2:51:59
Winning time:
6m 36.90s (slow by 21.90s)
Total SP:
117%
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