Chased leader, niggled along under 4f out, nudged along when short of room under 3f out, switched left 2f out, pushed along when close up 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead final 110yds, sustained battle with runner-up towards finish, all out (trainer's rep said, regards the apparent improvement in form, the gelding may have benefitted from the first time application of blinkers on this occasion) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
Close up, nudged along when not clear run 2f out, switched right 1f out, soon ridden, kept on and went second final 110yds, sustained battle with winner towards finish, just held (op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
Chased leader, close up over 2f out, nudged along and made challenge over 1f out, pushed along 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final 110yds, bit short of room towards finish (op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
Close up, pressed leader after 3f, going okay when joined leader under 3f out, pushed along and led narrowly 2f out, faced challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final 110yds, soon no extra (tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)
Taken down early, in rear, became detached after 1f, niggled along and headway from under 4f out, pushed along and joined main group over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous (tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
Taken down early, led, increased tempo under 4f out, nudged along when joined under 3f out, pushed along when headed 2f out, weakened and dropped to rear inside final furlong (tchd 7/2)
6 ran
Off time:
2:00:50
Winning time:
1m 54.09s (fast by 0.91s)
Total SP:
113%
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