Raced enthusiastically,2nd or 3rd until led 9th, hard pressed and mistake 2 out, urged along and kept on gamely to just outpoint rival close home (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Dropped out in last place, badly hampered 9th, effort in 3rd going well after 3 out, awkward next, ridden between last two, 2 lengths 3rd at last, went right flat and soon no impression, eased close home
Left in lead 2nd until joined and blundered badly 9th and unbalanced, not recover, 4th and beaten next, last and driven 3 out, remote 4th when went left and mistake last (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Tended to cumbersome jumps, towards rear until ridden to go 4th at 6th, left 2nd at 9th but soon hanging right, slow 10th and driven, slowed alarmingly before 2 out and soon badly tailed off (jockey said gelding jumped slowly in the early stages)
Led until headed and very slow 2nd, raced wide, driven and dropped back last after 7th, continued reluctantly until hampered and veered badly left and unseated rider 9th (op 3/1)
7 ran
Off time:
2:30:23
Winning time:
6m 32.60s (slow by 12.60s)
Total SP:
115%
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