Disputed lead, towards rear before 2nd, headway from 4 out, led on inner before 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden clear after 2 out, eased towards finish, comfortably (op 11/1)
Disputed lead, prominent after 1st, hit 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden when went second approaching last, no chance with winner run-in (op 3/1)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 1st, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, headed then ridden before 2 out, weakened gradually after 2 out (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
Disputed lead, dropped to midfield after 1st, pressed leaders 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden but weakened from 2 out, beaten when bad mistake last (jockey said gelding blundered at the last flight of hurdles and he felt it prudent to ease the gelding) (tchd 7/2)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders when not fluent and hampered 1st, soon towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, soon beaten (jockey said gelding lost his confidence having jumped into the back of Faro at the first hurdle) (op 5/1)
Always towards rear, became detached 3rd (jockey said, regarding the poor form shown, that her instructions were to sit in mid-division, finish as close as she could and be competitive; she explained gelding was outpaced from the onset, which she reported at scales on returning to weigh in; trainer confirmed instructions and added that gelding is quirky; however he stated that he was dissatisfied with the ride as gelding had been allowed to become detached early on in the race and that had caused the gelding to lose interest and jump poorly without company, which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 28/1)
9 ran
Off time:
3:47:57
Winning time:
4m 0.84s (slow by 12.84s)
Total SP:
114%
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