Held up in last, not fluent 2nd, hit 13th, mistake 15th, niggled along before 16th, went second 3 out, pushed along and headway before 2 out, made challenge when carried left approaching last, joined leader last, ridden to lead run-in, just did enough (op 15/2)
Close up, joined leader 12th, hit 13th, close up after 13th, led after 16th, 5 lengths ahead 3 out, reduced lead when mistake 2 out, pushed along and edged left approaching last, joined last, ridden and headed run-in, kept on but just held (vet said gelding had lost its right-hind shoe and was lame right-hind) (op 7/4)
Led but pestered, not fluent 8th, jockey lost iron briefly after 11th, joined 12th, led again after 13th, headed after 16th, niggled along and outpaced home turn, dropped to last 3 out, ridden and lost ground before 2 out, soon held (trainer reported that the race came too soon for the gelding, placed third, having been placed second 16 days prior to today's engagement) (op 8/11)
3 ran
Off time:
1:51:13
Winning time:
6m 36.81s (slow by 5.81s)
Total SP:
108%
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