Held up in last pair, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right but stayed on well, ridden out (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the all-weather track.)
Took keen hold early, held up in touch in midfield, not clear run entering final 2f, effort to chase leaders 1f out, switched right and driven inside final furlong, stayed on to chase winner and carried right close home (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
Took keen hold, headway to chase leader 9f out, led over 7f out and soon clear, 4 lengths clear 2f out, driven 1f out, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong (tchd 33/1)
Steadied start, held up in touch in last quartet, not clear run 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, pressed leaders inside final furlong, stayed on same pace final 100yds (op 10/1)
Held up in touch in last quartet, ridden and effort to chase leader well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 12/1)
Led until over 7f out, chased leader until well over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure when not clear run just inside final furlong, soon beaten and eased (tchd 7/2)
Short of room leaving stalls, in touch in last pair, ridden and lost touch 3f out, tailed off and virtually pulled up final 2f, lame (jockey said, regarding slow removal of blindfold, that it had become stuck on the gelding's headgear and also lost its action) (op 16/1)
10 ran
Off time:
2:01:04
Winning time:
2m 3.31s (slow by 2.01s)
Total SP:
117%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (41%) M [4-7] 40 (33%) H [8-10] 55 (26%)
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