Tracked leaders travelling well, effort 9th, slight lead next, idling with ears pricked when going clear from 2 out, 7 lengths ahead last, unchallenged but kept up to work (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
Ran in snatches, blundered 3rd, not fluent 4th, ridden and badly outpaced before 3 out, plugged on after last and catching runner-up close home (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
Already driven when mistake 1st, mistake 3rd, very slow next, chased leaders until reluctant under pressure after 7th, tailed himself off from 9th (op 16/1)
Last pair, ridden after 5th, kept hanging left and never travelling after, tailed off and pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left) (op 7/1 tchd 4/1)
Led until before 5th, set decent pace, 2nd until led again 8th, joined and driven 3 out, soon headed and weakened, poor 4th when went wrong and pulled up last (vet said gelding pulled up lame right-fore) (op 7/1)
Prominent until ridden after 7th, losing place when very slow next, tailed off 3 out, pulled up next, dismounted, lame (vet said gelding pulled up lame left-fore)
9 ran
Off time:
3:10:27
Winning time:
6m 6.10s (slow by 8.10s)
Total SP:
115%
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