Chased leaders, jumped slightly left at times, mistake 3rd, slight mistake 8th, went 2nd after 3 out and led before next, strongly pressed under pressure at last where jumped slightly left, all out with narrow advantage run-in, held on well
Held up in touch, slight mistake 6th, closer in 6th after 11th, slight mistake 3 out and improved into 3rd, ridden after 2 out where not much room on inner briefly, kept on after last to strongly press winner in 2nd final strides, held (op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
Held up towards rear, bad mistake 4th, good headway after 3 out to chase leaders on outer going well before next, ridden into close 2nd before last and every chance run-in, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd final strides (op 12/1)
Mid-division early, 9th halfway, ridden into 7th before 2 out where jumped slightly left and closed under pressure into moderate 4th after last, kept on same pace run-in, never troubled leaders (op 25/1)
Held up in touch, headway after 3 out to chase leaders in 5th before 2 out, ridden into 4th after 2 out and soon no impression on leaders, one pace in moderate 5th after last where not fluent (op 7/1)
Mid-division early, close 2nd after 11th, disputed and led from 5 out, mistake 3 out and joined briefly, ridden and headed before next where bad mistake, no impression under pressure in 6th between last 2, one pace after (trainer said the gelding scoped badly post race) (op 14/1)
Prominent and pushed along early until headed from 1st where reminder, soon regained advantage, bad mistake 4th and headed briefly where reminders, headed after 6th, 3rd before 5 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off (op 25/1)
Towards rear, jumped slightly left at times, jumped left and slight mistake in rear at 7th, last at halfway, weakened after 4 out, tailed off (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
Led from 1st until soon headed, led briefly at 4th until settled in 2nd, jumped left at times, led after 6th, slight mistake 10th, joined and headed from 5 out, disputed briefly from 3 out until soon weakened, eased and pulled up in 9th before next, lame (jockey said gelding pulled up lame; vet said gelding was lame post race) (op 14/1)
12 ran
Off time:
5:05:44
Winning time:
5m 53.70s (slow by 27.70s)
Total SP:
124%
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