Jumped left on occasions, chased leaders, went third 12th, led before 4 out, went clear from 3 out, shaken up 2 out, 20 lengths ahead last, easily (trainer said, regarding improvement in form, gelding benefitted from the first-time application of blinkers) (op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
Tracked leaders, went second 6th, jumped right 7th, blundered and good recovery but lost second 8th, ridden and lost position after 5 out, well held from 3 out, went third just after last (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
Jumped slightly left, led, headed 3rd, led again 5th, ridden before 4 out, no chance with winner after 3 out, mistake and lost two places last (jockey said mare hung left) (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
Close up, led 3rd, headed 5th, lost second 6th, dropped to rear 8th, mistake 10th, reminder 11th, ridden and rallied briefly 15th, lost touch after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)
Towards rear, pushed along 5 out, soon lost touch and pulled up (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the ground, which was officially described as Good to Soft on this occasion, and would prefer a quicker surface) (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
7 ran
Off time:
2:00:12
Winning time:
6m 43.31s (slow by 20.31s)
Total SP:
112%
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