Tracked leaders, disputed lead from 13th, mistake 15th, led after 4 out, ridden and joined when left 2 lengths clear 2 out, kept on grimly from last (stewards considered the apparent improvement in form; trainer's rep said gelding benefitted from the application of a first time visor which was noted; they ordered the gelding to be routine tested) (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
In touch, mistake 15th, closed on leaders after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, upsides and looked to be going well when mistake and pecked 2 out, soon 2 lengths down, kept on from last but unable to recover (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
Held up, mistake 8th, progress 12th, mistake 15th and ridden, never able to reach leaders after but kept on from 2 out to take 3rd last strides (tchd 5/1)
Blundered badly 1st, never recovered and mostly detached in last, well behind when pulled up before 16th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the first fence and was never travelling thereafter) (tchd 5/1)
Led until mistake 2nd, pressed leader until led 12th, soon joined, headed and weakened quickly after 4 out, well behind when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/2)
9 ran
Off time:
4:15:41
Winning time:
6m 38.20s (slow by 31.20s)
Total SP:
115%
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