Taken down early, led, clear with one other 3rd, headed and pressed leader 5th, soon niggled along, challenging and ridden before 3 out, led home turn, clear when mistake last, kept on, ridden out (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
Pressed leader, clear with one other 3rd, led 5th, joined and mistake 11th, ridden and headed home turn, no extra and held last, kept on (vet said gelding had sustained a wound to its left-fore coronet) (op 4/1)
Held up in rear, mistake 5th, mistake 8th, went fourth and in touch with leaders before 11th, ridden before 2 out, went third but no impression home turn, no match for first two (op 9/4 tchd 9/5)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, slow jump 4th, headway and mistake 8th, jumped left 9th, pushed along and beaten after 11th, soon lost touch, pulled up approaching last, finished lame, burst blood vessel (vet said gelding finished lame on its left-fore and had bled from the nose) (op 7/1)
Midfield, mistake 2nd, mistake 4th, disputing third after 5th, pushed along and dropped to last before 11th, soon lost touch, pulled up approaching last (op 5/1)
Didn't jump with fluency, chased leaders, awkward jump when lost two places and dropped to midfield 4th, pecked on landing and dropped to last 6th, became detached and pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)
7 ran
Off time:
2:23:28
Winning time:
4m 58.90s (slow by 26.90s)
Total SP:
113%
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