Held up in midfield, closed on leaders 5f out, switched right and effort well over 1f out, headway under pressure 1f out, led final 75yds, soon in command, eased close home (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had benefited from a step up in trip and the strong pace.) (op 25-1)
Chased leader for 3f, off the bridle after but stayed chasing leaders, hard driven to press leader just over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 100yds (op 5-1 tchd 3-1)
Slowly into stride, held up off the pace towards rear, closed on leaders and headway into midfield 5f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out until well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Held up off the pace in last quartet, pushed along and headway on inner 6f out, not clear run over 3f out, rallied and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose)
Led until 4f out, ridden and lost place 3f out, behind over 1f out, eaesd inside final furlong (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 10-1 tchd 7-1)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 13f out until 12f out, stayed chasing leaders until weakened over 3f out, tailed off when eased and pulled up inside final furlong, dismounted (op 20-1 tchd 25-1)
12 ran
Off time:
1:45:00
Winning time:
3m 25.49s (slow by 7.09s)
Total SP:
129%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (49%) M [5-8] 39 (27%) H [9-12] 38 (24%)
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