Held up in midfield, short of room and still plenty to do over 2f out, switched right and raced centre when headway over 1f out, quickened and led inside final furlong, soon pushed along and went clear, easily (op 4/5 tchd 4/6)
In rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, kept on and went third final strides, no match for first two, never on terms (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 22/1)
Pressed leader, lost second and hampered when chased leaders 7f out, headway and ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra and outpaced inside final furlong, lost third final strides (op 10/1)
Short of room soon after start, held up in rear, some headway when not clear run when switched right 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near to challenge
Led, clear with one other when headed and chased leader over 6f out, ridden and led again 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon lost position and weakened (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
Chased leaders, went second and hampered rival when clear with one other 7f out, led over 6f out, much reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and lost two places when headed 2f out, soon weakened, dropped to last inside final furlong (three-day ban: careless riding (Feb 5-7)) (op 20/1)
11 ran
Off time:
6:32:50
Winning time:
1m 58.15s (slow by 1.35s)
Total SP:
121%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 81 (76%) M [5-7] 38 (9%) H [8-11] 31 (15%)
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