Tracked leaders, headway to chase leading pair 5f out, ridden along and slightly outpaced 3f out, switched right and driven to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead inside final furlong, driven out (trainer's representative said, regarding the apparent improvment of form, that the gelding had been a backward and immature two year old and additionally had benefitted from a step up in trip) (op 7/1)
Slightly hampered start, held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased leaders and switched right over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, not much room well over 2f out, soon led and ridden over 1f out, driven and edged left 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
Held up in rear, steady headway on wide outside 3f out, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish (jockey said that the gelding hung badly right
) (op 7/1)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 4f out, ridden to challenge and hung left over 2f out, driven and edged left over 1f out, every chance until weakened inside final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
Midfield, pushed along before halfway, soon lost place, switched to outer and ridden along over 3f out, soon behind (jockey said that the gelding was never travelling
) (tchd 7/1)
16 ran
Off time:
2:51:00
Winning time:
3m 5.27s (slow by 9.57s)
Total SP:
128%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-5] 52 (31%) M [6-11] 70 (40%) H [12-16] 28 (29%)
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