Towards rear, awkward jump 1st, jumped right 5th, midfield after 9th, jumped right 10th, jumped right 13th, prominent 14th, disputing second 2 out, pushed along to lead approaching last, going okay and good jump when 6 lengths ahead last, readily (tchd 13/2)
Disputed lead, close up after 1st, went second 13th, pushed along and disputing second when mistake 2 out, soon lost second, ridden and rallied approaching last, kept on and went second again run-in (op 2/1)
Jumped right throughout, disputed lead, led after 1st, increased tempo before 11th, 5 lengths ahead 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden when headed approaching last, soon no extra, lost second run-in (op 12/1)
Travelled strongly, in rear, headway before 14th, not fluent 3 out, going okay but still plenty to do before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well approaching last, ran on but too much to do (op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
Disputed lead, prominent after 1st, raced in second before 7th, not fluent 11th, bad mistake 12th, lost position 13th, weakening when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten (op 11/2)
Midfield, jumped left 1st, slow jump and lost position 3rd, reminders after 4th, dropped to rear 5th, pushed along after 10th, dropped to last before 13th, well behind before 2 out, no chance but rallied and stayed on approaching last (vet revealed the gelding to be lame on his left hind) (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
Disputed lead, prominent after 1st, slow jump 3rd, pushed along briefly after 10th, ridden and lost position 14th, weakened from 2 out (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
Pulled hard, midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 9th, soon lost position, towards rear before 12th, behind when not fluent 14th, not fluent 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung right throughout) (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
10 ran
Off time:
3:10:18
Winning time:
5m 21.24s (slow by 18.24s)
Total SP:
118%
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