Chased leaders on outer, went 2nd at halfway, going well into straight, led near side from 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well far side inside final furlong (trainer said, on the apparent improvement in form, the gelding handles most ground types but felt that his previous disappointing runs have all come when the ground is tacky) (op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
Broke well to lead, ridden and pressed closely over 2f out, headed from 2f out, no impression on winner and disputed 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish (jockey said gelding leaned left from half way up the straight) (tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
Tracked leader, lost position after 1f, raced keenly, chased leaders and ridden over 2f out, soon switched left and headway, disputed 2nd near side inside final furlong and no impression on winner, no extra close home (op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
Settled in midfield early, raced keenly, pushed along towards rear and switched left under 3f out, soon ridden, headway near side over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, never reached leaders (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
Chased leaders on inner, raced keenly, pushed along and not much room briefly far side over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on (op 50/1)
Midfield, headway between horses after halfway, chased leaders and ridden near side 2f out, no extra under pressure in 4th over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 2/1)
Held up in rear, going well into straight, pushed along and some headway far side over 2f out, ridden in 7th under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 33/1 tchd 18/1)
Held up in rear, switched right under 3f out, soon pushed along, no impression under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms (op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 1f, lost position at halfway, pushed along behind leaders over 3f out, soon ridden and weakening when short of room over 2f out (op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
Waited with towards rear, some headway on outer after 3f, in touch when carried slightly left into straight and pushed along, ridden under 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said filly stopped quickly in the straight) (op 5/1 tchd 5/2)
11 ran
Off time:
3:05:08
Winning time:
1m 48.62s (slow by 9.92s)
Total SP:
124%
Non-runners:
True Companion (lame), Uno Momento (nasal discharge)
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