Slowly into stride and ridden along early, closed and in touch in last pair after 2f, effort entering final 2f, chased winner just over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, just held (op 5/1)
Tracked leaders, effort on inner when not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, effort in close 3rd entering final furlong, soon outpaced and weakened final 100yds (jockey said gelding suffered interference) (op 6/1)
Stumbled leaving stalls, in touch in last pair, ridden over 2f out, soon dropped to rear and beaten, weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion, which was officially described as good to firm, and would prefer a slower surface) (op 6/1)
5 ran
Off time:
7:00:50
Winning time:
2m 28.98s (slow by 3.18s)
Total SP:
113%
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