Disputed lead, led clearly after 2nd, headed 16th, led again 17th, ridden after 3 out, faced challenge 2 out, kept on well from last, just held on, gamely (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was better suited to a more galloping track on this occasion) (tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
Disputed lead, prominent after 2nd, slow jump 5th, not fluent 14th, not fluent 5 out, left in second but hampered by faller 4 out, headway and pressed leader 2 out, kept on run-in, just failed (op 5/1)
Held up in rear, raced wide and in touch with leaders after 5th, dropped to last 7th, detached and reminder after 10th, pulled up before 16th (op 20/1)
Held up in rear, not fluent 14th, not fluent 17th, weakened after 5 out, soon pulled up (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 10/3)
7 ran
Off time:
4:11:12
Winning time:
8m 32.84s (slow by 1m 12.84s)
Total SP:
114%
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