Raced wide, led, headed but prominent after 2nd, pressed leader before 7th, shaken up after 4 out, led and going best 3 out, good jump 2 out, hung left but went clear approaching last, ridden out run-in, comfortably (op 9/4)
Held up in rear, headway into midfield from 10th, pushed along 4 out, ridden and kept on from 2 out, left in third last, went second run-in, nearest finish (op 11/2)
Held up in last, steady headway on outer from 10th, in touch with leaders 11th, going okay 4 out, pushed along and went third 3 out, not fluent 2 out, left in second last, no extra and lost second run-in (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
Prominent on inner, led after 2nd, headed before 7th, lost position 8th, dropped to rear and reminders after 9th, soon struggling, pulled up after 5 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the soft going on this occasion, which in their opinion was riding softer than the official description) (tchd 14/1)
In touch with leaders on inner, briefly led before 4 out, pushed along and ridden after 4 out, not fluent and lost third 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 2 out (op 11/2 tchd 17/2)
Didn't jump well, in touch with leaders on outer, not fluent and reminders 1st, midfield 4th, not fluent 6th, soon nudged along, mistake and ridden 9th, struggling from 10th, tailed off when mistake 4 out, soon pulled up (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
Prominent on outer, weakened and lost position when slow jump 11th, soon beaten, pulled up before 4 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft going on this occasion, which in their opinion was riding softer than the official description; vet said a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
9 ran
Off time:
1:25:28
Winning time:
5m 23.63s (slow by 24.63s)
Total SP:
117%
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