Made all, ridden and hung right over 1f out, went clear and kept on strongly inside final furlong (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was better suited by the watered ground at Nottingham, which in his opinion was riding easier than the going at Haydock, despite the official going descriptions suggesting the opposite) (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Carried left start, prominent, ridden over 1f out, switched left 1f out, kept on and edged left inside final furlong, went second final stride, no match for winner (op 12/1)
Hampered badly start, in rear, switched left soon after start, pushed along and switched left 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, no impression and lost second final stride (op 50/1)
Took keen hold, prominent, went second and ridden 2f out, lost second inside final furlong, weakened and bit short of room when lost two places towards finish (op 11/4)
Ducked right start and badly hampered rival start, soon recovered and prominent, ridden and struggling over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Ducked left start, always towards rear (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 4/1)
Raced in second, ridden and lost second 2f out, soon struggling and lost position, dropped to last and well behind inside final furlong (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/2)
8 ran
Off time:
1:46:17
Winning time:
1m 0.08s (slow by 2.58s)
Total SP:
115%
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