Steadied start, switched left soon after start, towards rear, headway and chased leaders when switched right 2f out, made strong challenge 1f out, led narrowly final 110yds, kept on well, always doing enough (op 14/1)
Tracked leaders, carried head high and hung right home turn, cajoled along and challenging 1f out, nudged along and led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, found little and held towards finish, lost shoe (jockey said gelding had lost its right-hind shoe) (op 15/2)
Ridden early, chased leader, ridden and made strong challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and lost two places inside final furlong, no extra and outpaced final 110yds (op 9/2)
Chased leaders, switched right and ridden over 2f out, intimidated by rival and drifted right home turn, outpaced over 1f out, kept on but held inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
Towards rear of midfield, barged by rival after 3f, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (trainer said gelding was struck into on its left hind) (op 22/1)
Raced wide throughout, never better than mid-division, ridden and reminder over 2f out, raced wide and dropped to rear home turn, no impression and well held inside final furlong (trainer's rep said, regarding poor performance, that the gelding ran flat and may have been unsuited by racing wide throughout; this explanation was noted.) (op 6/5)
Took keen hold, midfield, short of room when hampered and dropped to rear after 3f, ridden 2f out, some headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)
9 ran
Off time:
1:49:33
Winning time:
2m 31.07s (slow by 3.27s)
Total SP:
117%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-3] 53 (30%) M [4-6] 17 (46%) H [7-9] 80 (24%)
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