Chased leaders on outer, reminder after 10th, close 4th and ridden 17th, chased leader 3 out, stayed on and upsides last, soon last, stayed on to forge ahead flat, in command final 100yds (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
Held up in touch, closed to chase leaders 9th, effort in close 5th 18th, chased leading pair 3 out, switched right flat, kept on same pace after (op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
Lw: held up in touch in rear, jumped slowly 2nd, closed 13th, effort and close enough 18th, 4th and no impression between last 2, weakened flat (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
Jumped left, led until out jumped and headed 1st, pressed leader after until lost 2nd and outpaced 3 out, soon dropped to rear, weakened between last 2 (op 12/1)
Lw: held up in touch, blundered 6th, ridden and beaten after 17th, losing touch when pulled up 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance) (op 6/1)
Lw: chased leaders, jumped slowly 7th, mistake 13th, lost place and blundered 15th, lost touch 17th, tailed off when pulled up next (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 4/1)
9 ran
Off time:
2:25:18
Winning time:
7m 8.20s (slow by 40.20s)
Total SP:
116%
Non-runners:
Back To The Thatch (running in first preference), Federici (running in first preference)
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