Soon niggled along in rear of main group, awkward and not handle bend over 4f out, ridden and headway 3f out, led entering final furlong, ran green but forged ahead final 150yds, well in command at finish (op 14-1)
Took keen hold, chased leader for 2f, held up well in touch after, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, rallied under pressure entering final furlong, plugged on same pace final furlong (op 25-1)
In touch, slipped on bend over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken well over 2f out, driven and weakened 2f out (jockey said the gelding slipped on the bend) (op 33-1)
Slowly into stride, always behind, lost touch 4f out, tailed off and eased inside final furlong
9 ran
Off time:
6:50:00
Winning time:
2m 29.65s (slow by 3.75s)
Total SP:
72%
Non-runners:
Manarola (self certificate), Rainy Champion (vet's certificate), Swooping Hawk (withdrawn; unruly in stalls), Tappanappa (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls)
Rule 4:
Tappanappa (No.3) and Swooping Hawk (No.2) were withdrawn. Prices at time of withdrawal were 11-8F and 100-1 respectively. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduct 40p in the pound.
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 2-4] 77 (31%) M [5-8] 26 (17%) H [9-12] 47 (52%)
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