Held up in touch towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure but always held inside final furlong (op 4/1)
Held up in midfield, ridden 4f out, chased leaders 2f out, 4th and no impression, kept on same pace and went 3rd well inside final furlong (op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
Chased leaders until went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead 3f out, hung left to inner rail and headed over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd well inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung left-handed) (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
Hood removed late and slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in last pair, short-lived effort over 3f out, soon beaten and behind, tailed off (jockey said he was slow to remove blindfold as gelding ducked his head down)
Led until 3f out, soon dropped out, tailed off and virtually pulled up inside final furlong (trainer rep could offer no explanation for poor form shown, post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 5/1)
12 ran
Off time:
4:16:22
Winning time:
2m 34.29s (slow by 7.29s)
Total SP:
119%
Non-runners:
California Cliffs (unsuitable ground), Lord E (unsuitable ground)
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 13 (30%) M [5-9] 100 (49%) H [11-14] 37 (21%)
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