Jumped well, led, headed 8th, smooth headway and led again 18th, good jump and went clear 3 out, ridden before 2 out, another good jump and went further clear 2 out, pushed out, easily (op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
Chased leader, led 8th, headed before 10th, led again 17th, headed and dropped to third 18th, soon outpaced and beaten, jumped left 2 out, stayed on run-in, went remote second towards finish, no match for winner (op 7/2)
Tracked leaders, led before 10th, hit 16th, headed 17th, ridden 18th, outpaced 3 out, no impression and well held when slow jump last, weakened run-in, lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) (op 6/1)
Held up in behind leaders, mistake and dropped to rear 3rd, ridden 11th, some headway on inner 13th, cajoled along 14th, outpaced and beaten 17th, got well behind from 2 out, tailed off (op 10/3)
Towards rear, mistake and reminders 7th, brief headway 9th, ridden and lost position 11th, dropped to rear 15th, slow jump and lost touch 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance other than the jockey reported that the gelding was never travelling on this occasion; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding, during routine testing, failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 5/2)
6 ran
Off time:
2:55:40
Winning time:
6m 11.60s (slow by 1.60s)
Total SP:
110%
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