Travelled strongly, held up in last on inner, ridden 3f out, quickened to lead under 2f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well (op 9/1 tchd 13/2)
Led on inner, pushed along and increased tempo home turn, briefly headed over 3f out, headed by winner under 2f out, rallied and made strong challenge inside final furlong, kept on (op 15/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 17/2)
Dwelt start, raced freely, close up on outer, lost fourth after 2f, good headway up the centre over 3f out, soon ridden and every chance, weakened from over 1f out (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
Awkward start, towards rear, went second on inner after 2f, ridden and briefly led over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, finished tired (jockey said gelding ran flat; trainer's rep said race may have come too soon, following its win at Newmarket 5 days ago) (op 7/4)
Took keen hold, close up, lost second after 2f, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost position, beaten 3f out, tailed off (jockey said gelding became unbalanced on the undulations) (op 11/2)
6 ran
Off time:
3:05:42
Winning time:
2m 39.94s (slow by 7.94s)
Total SP:
110%
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