Held up in last pair, trapped behind rivals over 3f out until progress on inner 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, no impression until eased off rail final furlong, closed quickly under strong pressure to lead last strides (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in for, that the gelding had matured and strengthened since his last run in 2012. She further added that she did not think thatthe gelding had needed to improve to win a race of this quality) (op 11/10 tchd 5/4)
Pressed leader after 3f, upsides from halfway to over 3f out, chased new leader after, no impression, lost 2nd and faded over 1f out (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
In touch until dropped away rapidly halfway, soon tailed off, virtually pulled up, dismounted after finish (jockey said that the mare finished lame) (op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
9 ran
Off time:
4:30:25
Winning time:
2m 5.10s (slow by 3.80s)
Total SP:
120%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (19%) M [4-6] 13 (17%) H [7-9] 90 (64%)
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