Towards rear early, steady headway after 1st, joined leaders before 4th, led and made rest before 5th, not fluent 15th, faced challenge but going okay home turn, jumped right and pushed along 2 out, clear when jumped right last, pushed out, comfortably (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the more favourable ground conditions today suited his gelding and this in his opinion may have contributed to the apparent improved performance) (op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
Jumped right on occasions, in touch with leaders, headway before 13th, close up when raced wide 4 out, made challenge going okay home turn, shaken up after 2 out, ridden and kept on but no impression after last, no match for winner (op 14/1 t)
Towards rear early, headway into midfield when mistake 10th, pressed leaders after 5 out, made challenge when pushed along after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon no extra but kept on, no match for first two (op 4/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, prominent early, not fluent and pushed along briefly 1st, joined leaders before 3rd, in touch with leaders when jumped left and bumped rival 8th, close up when ridden after 3 out, no extra after 2 out (op 10/3)
Briefly led, prominent before 2nd, joined leaders before 3rd, lost position before 4th, in touch with leaders when bumped 8th, raced wide when pushed along after 4 out, ridden when no extra after 2 out (op 5/1)
Prominent, led before 2nd, joined before 3rd, headed but prominent before 5th, pressed leader when jumped right and not fluent 15th, ridden and lost position after 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
Soon midfield, lost position when mistake 13th, pushed along briefly after 5 out, in touch with leaders 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out (vet reported gelding had blood at both nostrils post race) (op 18/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, not fluent and pushed along briefly 1st, lost position when reminder after 5th, reminder after 6th, towards rear when pushed along after 14th, ridden and no impression after 5 out (op 20/1)
Raced lazily at times, raced in last, reminders after 5th, detached when mistake and pecked on landing 11th, pulled up before 12th (jockey said mare never travelled)
Midfield early, not fluent 1st, towards rear when mistake 10th, became detached when not fluent and pushed along briefly 14th, mistake and pushed along 5 out, weakened and pulled up after 4 out
13 ran
Off time:
12:15:18
Winning time:
7m 18.90s (slow by 1m 3.90s)
Total SP:
125%
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