Held up in rear on outer early, in touch with leaders 3rd, went second and going easily before 3 out, ridden to lead when edged left before last, faced challenge run-in, kept on final 110yds, always doing enough (tchd 5/4 and tchd 6/4)
Held up in last, slightly hampered 1st, some headway but outpaced after 4 out, rallying 3 out, went second last, challenging run-in, no extra final 110yds (op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
Didn't jump well, prominent, awkward jump 7th, soon reminders, led before 3 out, faced challenge when mistake 2 out, soon headed, lost second last, weakened gradually run-in (op 10/1)
Raced lazily, prominent early, in touch with leaders 3rd, lost ground before 7th, rallied from 4 out, no extra when not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly from last (tchd 18/1)
Towards rear, slow jump 1st, niggled along briefly 4th, reminders after 7th, struggling 4 out, rallying on outer 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out, lost touch before last (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
Set good pace, led, pecked on landing 7th, headed and lost ground quickly before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was lame right-hind) (op 9/1)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost ground before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
8 ran
Off time:
5:20:09
Winning time:
5m 54.39s (slow by 2.39s)
Total SP:
119%
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