Held up in rear but in touch with leaders, mistake 13th, headway and disputed lead 16th, led narrowly 17th, ridden and went clear before 2 out, went further clear and mistake last, kept on (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)
Prominent, went second with one circuit to go, pushed along and disputed lead 17th, soon ridden, no extra and held 2 out, eased final 110yds (tchd 6/4 and tchd 7/4)
Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, headway and prominent 14th, briefly disputed lead 16th, mistake and pecked on landing 17th, well held from 3 out, kept on run-in (op 9/2)
Jumped right on occasions, led, jumped right and bumped rival 10th, jumped right and reminders 12th, headed and lost ground quickly 16th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding has had a busy summer and was in need of a break; jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 6/1)
Raced in second, bumped 10th, pushed along before 12th, ridden and lost second but prominent with one circuit to go, dropped to last and struggling 15th, lost touch and tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7/2)
5 ran
Off time:
3:02:16
Winning time:
6m 36.44s (slow by 19.44s)
Total SP:
108%
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