Towards rear, not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, headway from over 1f out, short of room 1f out, ridden when in the clear inside final furlong, kept on to lead inside final 110yds (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
Midfield, on outer from over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, soon some headway, drifted right when joined leaders inside final 110yds, went second towards finish (op 4/1)
Reared start, soon midfield, in touch with leaders halfway, headway and disputed lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, lost position inside final 110yds (jockey said mare reared as stalls opened) (op 13/2)
Midfield, not clear run and waiting for room 2f out, switched left then in the clear over 1f out, keeping on when short of room final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 2f out) (op 7/1)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, short of room over 2f out, bumped rival under 2f out, short of room and bumped rival again over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 12/1)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, lost ground 2f out, weakened from over 1f out (trainer was asked, prior to race, to explain the reason why he was running gelding here on soft, good to soft in places, going, having reported that gelding was unsuited by the going following its run at Redcar on 2 May 2024 on ground with the same official description; trainer said that, having walked the track, he felt the ground was much better here and therefore he was happy for gelding to take his chance) (op 18/1)
11 ran
Off time:
5:18:48
Winning time:
1m 6.64s (slow by 6.64s)
Total SP:
119%
Non-runners:
Glorious Rio (other), Golden Gal (self certificate), Rogue De Vega (vet's certificate), Stallone (vet's certificate)
Placepot:
£4.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £52,865.99 - 10,743.72 winning units
Quadpot:
£3.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,570.08 - 1,760.54 winning units
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 56 (43%) M [5-8] 56 (28%) H [9-14] 38 (29%)
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