Raced in second, mistake 2 out, soon outpaced and pushed along, ridden and challenging when bumped and not fluent last, kept on to lead run-in, won going away (tchd 4/6)
Led at steady pace, not fluent 6th, good jump and quickened clear 2 out, ridden and much reduced lead when awkward jump last, headed run-in, no extra final 110yds (tchd 3/1)
Held up in rear, badly hampered 1st, headway into midfield after 5th, went fourth 2 out, pushed along and went third last, kept on run-in, nearest finish (op 10/1)
In touch with leaders, jumped slightly right and bumped rival 2nd, lost position after 3 out, pushed along and struggling from 2 out (op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
Prominent, hit 5th, soon lost position but in touch with leaders, pushed along and weakening before 2 out, lost ground quickly after 2 out, tailed off (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding failed to stay 2 1/2m trip) (tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)
Towards rear, jumped badly left and hampered rival 1st, pushed along after 5th, ridden and struggling after 6th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up (op 250/1)
10 ran
Off time:
2:48:38
Winning time:
5m 10.52s (slow by 19.52s)
Total SP:
124%
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