Travelled strongly, held up in midfield, jumped left 4th, headway and in touch with leaders with one circuit to go, went second home turn, led 3 out, 6 lengths ahead and mistake last, ran on, comfortably (tchd 9/2)
Pressed leaders early, went second 2nd, lost second and prominent before 4th, went second again 7th, ridden and lost second home turn, lost second and weakened before 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe) (op 11/2)
Didn't always jump with fluency, pressed leaders early, lost position and in touch with leaders 2nd, struggling when jumped left and hampered rival 13th, weakened 3 out (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe) (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
Midfield, lost position and towards rear 6th, headway with one circuit to go, in touch with leaders when short of room and hampered 13th, weakening when jumped right 3 out (op 12/1)
Novicey jumping, in rear, headway into midfield when jumped left 12th, weakened home turn, tailed off (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe) (tchd 5/1)
Pressed leaders early, lost position and prominent 2nd, bumped 3rd, lost position 5th, soon ridden, dropped to last before 10th, tailed off 13th (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 10/1)
Never better than midfield, bad mistake and dropped to rear 10th, tailed off 13th (jockey said gelding made bad mistake at first fence in back straight on final circuit) (op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
Jumped left on occasions, disputed lead, mistake and lost position 2nd, jumped left and bumped rival 3rd, disputing second before 4th, lost second and prominent 7th, lost position 11th, weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up last (op 33/1)
13 ran
Off time:
4:42:47
Winning time:
5m 14.26s (slow by 10.26s)
Total SP:
121%
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