Travelled strongly, held up in last, hampered 4th, not fluent 8th, not fluent 3 out, headway after 3 out, going best home turn, shaken up to challenge 2 out, going easily when led after 2 out, pushed along and went clear approaching last, won going away (tchd 9/4)
Led, jumped right 4th, increased tempo before 8th, pushed along when faced challenge home turn, jumped slightly right 2 out, soon headed and ridden, no extra and held when bad mistake last (op 9/2)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, good jump 7th, not fluent 8th, pressed leader after 3 out, shaken up and challenging when jumped slightly right and mistake 2 out, soon pushed along and no extra, weakened gradually approaching last (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
Pressed leader, overjumped and mistake 5th, jumped right 6th, pushed along from 3 out, no extra and lost position before 2 out, weakened from 2 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by good ground, which in their opinion was drying and riding quicker than official description; post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 85/40)
Jumped right throughout, prominent, awkward jump 1st, soon midfield, slightly hampered after 7th, mistake 8th, not fluent 9th, pushed along and dropped to last after 3 out, struggling and held before 2 out (op 4/1)
5 ran
Off time:
1:30:19
Winning time:
4m 15.32s (slow by 15.32s)
Total SP:
111%
Fence at the top of the hill not in situ. Ground under repair.
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