Took keen hold, tracked leaders, shaken up and closed to chase leader well over 1f out, soon upsides and held together until shaken up again to lead 1f out, ridden and asserted 100yds out, always doing enough after, eased near finish (op 4/1)
Dwelt, held up in last pair, effort and switched right well over 1f out, headway under pressure 1f out, stayed on strongly to go 2nd well inside final furlong, never threatening winner (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
Dwelt, held up in rear, effort and wide bend well over 1f out, headway 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never getting on terms with winner (op 17/2)
Soon bustled along and pressing leader, led over 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong (tchd 10/1)
Held up in touch in midfield, not clear run just over 2f out, trying to switch out and hanging left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 8/1)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance) (op 9/2 tchd 5/2)
Steadied start, held up in touch in last trio, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, ridden and no headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
9 ran
Off time:
2:55:41
Winning time:
1m 36.87s (slow by 1.97s)
Total SP:
114%
Non-runners:
Mr Scaramanga (self certificate), Towerlands Park (self certificate)
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 2-4] 0 (41%) M [5-7] 70 (33%) H [8-10] 80 (26%)
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