Held up towards rear, 4th halfway, took closer order behind leaders in 3rd on outer 3 out where not fluent, led travelling well before 2 out, pressed closely before last where not fluent, stayed on well run-in to assert near finish
Waited with in rear, headway behind leaders in 4th after 4 out, effort 2 out, ridden in 2nd before last and pressed winner closely, no extra under pressure run-in (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
Led and clear, reduced advantage 4th, slight mistakes 6th and 9th where joined briefly, headed narrowly 5 out where mistake, remained prominent until ridden and no extra in 3rd from 2 out, kept on one pace
Chased leaders, closer in 2nd and raced keenly after 7th, disputed briefly from 9th, narrow advantage before 5 out where bad mistake, ridden after 3 out and headed under pressure before next where mistake, weakened, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding birst a blood vessel) (op 4/1)
Chased leader in 2nd until dropped to 3rd from 7th, mistake 5 out, pushed along in 4th and dropped to rear after pecked 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled from before halfway; vet said following examination that the gelding was post-race normal) (op 13/8 tchd 7/4)
5 ran
Off time:
1:42:18
Winning time:
5m 58.10s (slow by 34.10s)
Total SP:
110%
Non-runners:
Thunder And Roses (family bereavement)
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