Held up in rear, bumped after 1f, detached over 3f out, pushed along home turn, switched right and still plenty to do over 2f out, rapid headway against near rail over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on strongly, always doing enough (trainer's rep said, regarding improved form, that gelding had benefitted from a short break) (op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
Held up in midfield, going okay but still plenty to do over 2f out, ridden and rapid headway over 1f out, briefly led final furlong, went clear with winner inside final furlong, hung right final 110yds, kept on, always held (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
Awkward start, midfield, some headway 3f out, shaken up and outpaced over 2f out, kept on from 1f out, went third final strides, no match for first two (tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
Disputed lead, briefly headed home turn, led clearly over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened quickly inside final 110yds, lost third final strides (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Raced wide, held up in midfield, swerved sharply right and bumped rival after 1f, ridden and lost position home turn, dropped to last 2f out, soon got behind (op 125/1)
8 ran
Off time:
2:51:09
Winning time:
1m 16.95s (slow by 3.75s)
Total SP:
114%
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