Prominent, disputing second 5th, went second 6th, joined leader after 4 out, led narrowly going okay before 2 out, ridden when briefly headed run-in, rallied and led again towards finish, gamely (trainer's rep said that application of first time cheekpieces coupled with the step up in trip to 3m had helped to bring about the apparent improvement in form)
Prominent early, dropped to midfield when jumped slightly right and reminders 6th, towards rear when pushed along and headway after 4 out, switched right to challenge 2 out, ridden and briefly led run-in, held towards finish
Midfield early, towards rear 7th, mistake 5 out, headway when pushed along after 4 out, ridden when not fluent 3 out, went third before 2 out, kept on well towards finish, no match for first two
Didn't jump with fluency, raced in last and detached early, mistake 4th, minor headway 9th, pushed along after 3 out, keeping on towards near side when ridden 2 out, switched left and went modest fourth approaching last, never near to challenge (op 17/2)
Soon towards rear of midfield, pecked on landing 2nd, headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, kept on (tchd 22/1)
Towards rear early, headway into midfield after 9th, in touch with leaders when badly hampered by faller and dropped to rear after 4 out, not recover (jockey said mare was hampered by the faller) (op 9/1)
Soon raced in second, led before 2nd, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5 out, joined after 4 out, jumped slightly right 3 out, ridden when headed and weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)
Soon towards rear of midfield, slow jump 1st, headway after 5 out, pressed leaders when pushed along towards near side before 3 out, outpaced when ridden and weakened after 3 out, no impression when not fluent 2 out
Midfield early, towards rear when jumped right and reminders 7th, dropped to last 9th, soon pushed along and became detached, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, burst blood vessel (vet said gelding had burst a blood vessel) (op 16/1)
Led, headed and raced in second before 2nd, disputing second 5th, lost position 6th, midfield when slow jump 8th, weakened 9th, soon dropped to last and pulled up, burst blood vessel (vet said gelding had blood at the nostrils post-race)
Midfield, mistake 1st, headway 10th, pressed leaders going okay when slipped up after 4 out, looked to go wrong (jockey said gelding suffered an injury)
12 ran
Off time:
4:51:18
Winning time:
6m 30.90s (slow by 15.90s)
Total SP:
128%
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