Made all, 1 length ahead and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden clear, pushed out final furlong, comfortably (trainer said, regarding improved form, the gelding had benefited from its seasonal reappearance having had a 228 day break) (op 12/1)
Tracked leaders, 2 lengths third and pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went second towards finish, no match for winner (op 15/2)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon switched right, went fourth inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, finished 4th, disqualified, rider failed to weigh in (op 9/2)
Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not clear run towards finish, never dangerous, finished 5th, placed 4th (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside final 1/2f) (op 6/1)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, switched right and headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened final furlong, finished 6th, placed 5th (tchd 9/2)
Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, finished 12th, placed 11th (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in the final 2f) (op 11/1)
12 ran
Off time:
2:10:55
Winning time:
1m 38.68s (slow by 1.78s)
Total SP:
118%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 2-5] 21 (40%) M [6-9] 58 (31%) H [10-13] 71 (29%)
Following a Stewards' Inquiry, Semper Augustus, who finished 4th, was disqualified - rider failed to weigh in.
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