Went 2nd at 3rd, led before 11th, edging clear when went left 2 out, pushed along and 4 lengths ahead last, idled flat, caught 100yds out, no extra (op 12/1)
Pressed leader to 5th, remained prominent, ridden 11th, 4 lengths 3rd and driven home turn, soon outpaced by leading pair, plugged on after last (op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
Mistake 2nd, ran in snatches in rear and nearly always off bridle from 8th, laboured progress 12th, 6 lengths 4th home turn, duelled for well held 3rd after (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
Towards rear, ridden and lost touch 9th, tailed off and pulled up after 11th, broke blood vessel (vet said mare bled from the nose) (tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
Last pair, blundered 3rd, mistake 12th, ridden and struggling and hanging left after, blundered 3 out, tailed off and pulled up last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout; vet found gelding to be suffering from heat stress) (op 7/2)
7 ran
Off time:
5:10:14
Winning time:
6m 38.10s (slow by 7.10s)
Total SP:
114%
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