Hooded to load, chased leaders, ridden behind leaders over 2f out and disputed lead from 2f out, headed narrowly under pressure far side inside final furlong, disputed lead again well inside final furlong and led on line
Held up in rear of mid-division, good headway on outer under 3f out to dispute lead from 2f out, soon ridden and led narrowly inside final furlong, joined under pressure well inside final furlong and disputed lead, headed on line (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
Mid-division, going well under 3f out where not much room briefly, soon took closer order, ridden in 4th under 2f out and improved into 3rd over 1f out, no impression on leaders closing stages, kept on same pace (op 14/1)
Held up in rear, last into straight going well, progress far side over 2f out, ridden in 5th under 2f out and closed under pressure into 4th inside final furlong where no impression on leaders, kept on same pace (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
Prominent early until soon settled behind leaders, took closer order in 3rd 5f out, pushed along on terms under 3f out until headed from 2f out, no extra under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, weakened into 5th inside final furlong, eased close home (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
Mid-division, not clear run towards rear and switched left under 3f out, ridden under 2f out and kept on under pressure into 6th well inside final furlong
Held up towards rear, some headway into mid-division 2f out, ridden disputing 6th over 1f out and no impression on leaders, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 11/1)
Hooded to load, held up in mid-division, still going well far side over 2f out where took closer order, soon tight for room on inner briefly and ridden, no impression in 6th entering final furlong, one pace after (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
Prominent until soon settled behind leaders, 4th 5f out, pushed along from 3f out and switched right 2f out where short of room, dropped to mid-division and ridden in 9th briefly and checked slightly 1 1/2f out, weakened
Held up in touch, lost footing slightly on first bend, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out where not much room briefly and soon weakened (jockey said gelding lost footing on first bnd)
Chased leaders and pushed along early, improved to lead after 1f, over 3 lengths clear before halfway, pushed along with narrow advantage into straight and headed under pressure from 3f out, soon weakened
14 ran
Off time:
4:22:05
Winning time:
2m 35.91s (slow by 2.41s)
Total SP:
129%
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