Travelled strongly, held up in rear, not fluent 7th, in touch with leaders from 12th, headway and disputing second when not fluent 2 out, joined leader last, ridden when disputed lead run-in, soon carried left, led clearly inside final 110yds, kept on (op 6/4)
Raced in second, not fluent 4th, disputing second 2 out, joined leader last, ridden when disputed lead run-in, soon edged left, no extra and lost position final 110yds (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
Led at steady pace, clear after 3rd, not fluent 4th, reduced lead after 13th, not fluent 2 out, joined last, ridden when headed run-in, soon short of room, weakened towards finish (op 18/1 tchd 11/1)
Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, dropped to last before 10th, not fluent 14th, not fluent 15th, some headway before 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 28/1 tchd 14/1)
Midfield, slightly hampered 4th, headway before 9th, not fluent 17th, soon lost ground and carried head awkwardly, weakening when not fluent 2 out (jockey said gelding hung-left handed; trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the track, which was too sharp; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 11/10)
In touch with leaders, slightly hampered 4th, mistake 12th, not fluent 13th, mistake 16th, mistake 17th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off when pulled up approaching last (op 22/1 tchd 40/1)
6 ran
Off time:
6:37:05
Winning time:
7m 12.70s (slow by 30.70s)
Total SP:
112%
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