Took keen hold, towards rear, chased clear leader after 3rd, pushed along home turn, ridden 2 out, soon led, ridden out and kept on well run-in (trainer said, on the improvement in form, the gelding had benefited from a return to hurdles having raced over fences in France on 14th September) (op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
Held up in last, niggled along briefly just after 5 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went modest third approaching last, kept on but no match for first two (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 6/5)
Led, 5 lengths ahead after 2nd, reduced lead 4 out, not fluent and pushed along 3 out, soon hard pressed, ridden and headed home turn, weakened 2 out, lost third approaching last (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
4 ran
Off time:
2:05:22
Winning time:
3m 47.90s (slow by 8.90s)
Total SP:
108%
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