Midfield, headway 7th, went third but pushed along 3 out, chased leader going okay again before 2 out, disputed lead 2 out, kept on approaching last, weakened gradually run-in (op 6/4)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 7th, outpaced and ridden 3 out, not fluent 2 out, kept on but no impression approaching last (stewards inquired into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to drop gelding in and switch him off as it had been very keen both at home and in his previous runs; he further added that gelding is a big raw type who jumped novicey at times and had not immediately responded when squeezed along briefly approaching the home turn and despite his best efforts thereafter, gelding only passed tiring horses in the home straight and on run to the line, in ground which he considered to be softer than described; trainer's rep confirmed the instructions and that ride accorded with those given, which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, bad mistake and dropped to rear 2nd, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, soon got well behind (op 200/1)
Prominent, pushed along and lost position 6th, rallying when not fluent 7th, soon lost ground quickly and pulled up (jockey said gelding hung right-handed and stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (tchd 11/1)
12 ran
Off time:
12:10:48
Winning time:
4m 56.50s (slow by 18.50s)
Total SP:
121%
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