Towards rear of midfield, headway 12th, not fluent 15th, chased leader 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden run-in, stayed on to lead post (op 3/1 tchd 16/5)
Held up in midfield, headway 7th, chased leader 15th, lost second 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (vet said gelding had lost both his front shoes) (op 9/2)
Chased leader, jumped right 6th, lost second 15th, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding had lost his left-fore shoe) (op 10/1)
Prominent, briefly went second 2nd, dropped to midfield 11th, weakened 13th, behind when pulled up before 4 out (vet said gelding had lost his right-hind shoe) (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
Held up in behind leaders, not fluent 3rd, soon dropped to midfield, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
9 ran
Off time:
7:37:09
Winning time:
6m 23.20s (slow by 11.20s)
Total SP:
118%
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