Took keen hold, held up in rear, jumped right 1st, headway into midfield 6th, in touch with leaders 7th, hit 12th, going easily 3 out (usual 4 out), led narrowly omitted 2 out, good jump last, ridden clear run-in, won going away (tchd 13/2)
Raced in second, hit 12th, not fluent 13th, going easily 3 out (usual 4 out), every chance omitted 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden run-in, no match for winner (op 7/2)
Midfield on inner, niggled along briefly 12th, smooth headway and in touch with leaders 3 out (usual 4 out), pushed along omitted 2 out, ridden and went third before last, no extra run-in (op 10/3)
In touch with leaders, bad mistake 2nd, soon recovered, outpaced and pushed along when not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden omitted 2 out, weakened before last (tchd 9/2)
Midfield on outer, in touch with leaders 4th, outpaced and pushed along 13th, still plenty to do but keeping on 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened omitted 2 out, soon beaten (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
Held up in rear on inner, niggled along 6th, pushed along 12th, outpaced and struggling 13th, ridden and rallied 2 out (usual 3 out), beaten when slightly hampered last (op 20/1)
Led, hit 12th, good jump 13th, not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), pushed along and headed omitted 2 out, ridden and lost position before last, weakened quickly run-in (op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
Prominent on inner, in touch with leaders 4th, niggled along and lost position after 5th, pushed along and dropped to rear 8th, struggling 9th, detached 11th, tailed off 2 out (usual 3 out) (tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
Held up in rear, awkward jump 3rd, pushed along 12th, struggling from 14th, well beaten 2 out (usual 3 out), tailed off, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe) (op 15/2 tchd 11/1)
10 ran
Off time:
3:35:42
Winning time:
6m 50.48s (slow by 24.48s)
Total SP:
117%
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