In touch, headway 17th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, looked held in 4th jumping last, strong run final furlong, led final 110yds, stayed on well, ridden out (tchd 14/1)
Looked well; led until 5th, prominent, not fluent 9th, ridden after 4 out, strong challenge after last, led briefly final 120yds, stayed on but no extra close home (op 5/1)
Slightly on toes; led 5th, driven when joined 4 out, headed after 3 out, rallied after last and every chance final 120yds, stayed on but no extra close home (vet said gelding had post-race heat stress) (op 14/1)
Looked well; always prominent, strong challenge but jumped right from 4 out, led after 3 out, mistake and nearly unseated rider last, soon driven, headed final 120yds, no extra close home (op 5/2)
Held up, never really travelling from 10th, steady progress under pressure from 4 out, went 5th between last 2, stayed on same pace run-in (vet said gelding was lame right hind and had lost its right hind shoe) (op 6/1)
Tracked leaders until weakened quickly after 16th, blundered next, soon pulled up (jockey said that he pulled up the gelding after a bad mistake at the third fence in the back straight, on the final circuit) (op 10/1)
Chasing leaders when mistake 1st, never travelling after, reminders in last after 5th, some progress under pressure 17th, mistake next, weakening when hit 3 out, soon pulled up (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
10 ran
Off time:
2:25:27
Winning time:
6m 44.00s (slow by 16.00s)
Total SP:
117%
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