Made all, ridden and quickened 4f out, pressed by runner-up 2f out, stayed on dourly and forged clear just inside final furlong, ridden out (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was suited by the better surface, step up in trip and change of tactics) (op 12-1)
Chased winner throughout, ridden when pace quickened 4f out, pressing winner and driven 2f out, no extra and beaten just inside final furlong, one pace after (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)
Held up in touch, chased leading pair well over 3f out, driven and unable to quicken well over 1f out, beaten 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)
Held up in midfield, ridden and effort to chase clear leading trio 3f out, driven and no impression 2f out, well beaten but plugged on inside final furlong (tchd 5-2 and 3-1)
Steadied and dropped in behind after start, held up in last trio, stuck behind a wall of horses when pace quickened 4f out, switched left and went poor 8th just over 2f out, kept on but never on terms
Dwelt, soon ridden along, stuck wide and raced in last trio, ridden and immediately struggling when pace quickened 4f out, no chance final 3f (op 16-1)
Chased leaders, reminders over 8f out, ridden and lost place quickly when pace quickened 4f out, well tailed off 2f out, virtually pulled up after (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 14-1)
11 ran
Off time:
8:25:00
Winning time:
2m 32.73s (slow by 4.93s)
Total SP:
120%
Placepot:
£919.80 to a £1 stake. Pool £61,930.60 - 49.15 winning tickets.
Quadpot:
£163.90 to a £1 stake. Pool £7,487.24 - 33.80 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (51%) M [5-7] 39 (20%) H [8-11] 38 (29%)
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