Towards rear, slight mistake and reminder 1st, raced out wide, mistake 5th and reminder again, not fluent 4 out, 6th before next, progress to challenge 2 out, soon led and driven clear before last, stayed on strongly run-in, comfortably (op 8/1)
Waited with in rear, last before 3 out, headway after 3 out to chase leaders in 4th going well before next where bad mistake, no impression on winner after and mistake in moderate 3rd at last, ridden into moderate 2nd, not trouble winner (op 10/1)
Chased leaders, 4th before 3 out, took closer order after 3 out and disputed briefly before next, led briefly after 2 out until headed before last, soon no chance with winner, one pace run-in and dropped to moderate 3rd (op 11/2)
Led until joined after 8th, regained advantage from 4 out, pushed along and joined before 2 out where slight mistake and headed, soon no extra and weakened into 4th before last (op 6/5)
Held up in touch, slight mistake in 6th at 2nd, jumped big and slightly awkward next, slight mistake 8th, 7th before 3 out, ridden after 3 out and no impression on leaders in 5th after next, one pace (op 100/1)
Held up, ridden towards rear after 4 out where slight mistake and no extra under pressure after next where detached in rear, weakened, tailed off (op 14/1)
Settled behind leader, close 3rd before 3 out, ridden in 3rd and weakened quickly before next, soon eased and tailed off when pulled up before last, lame (vet said gelding pulled up lame right-fore) (op 6/1)
9 ran
Off time:
2:25:35
Winning time:
5m 16.00s (slow by 13.00s)
Total SP:
115%
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