Raced in second, mistake and lost position 6th, rallied and disputing lead 5 out, soon left in lead, good jump and went clear 4 out, not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, good jump last, ridden out run-in (op 5/2)
Raced in fourth, left in third 5 out, went second and chased clear leader 3 out, jumped slightly left 2 out, keeping on last, no extra run-in, no match for winner (op 7/2)
Taken down early, raced in third, awkward jump 1st, went second 6th, pressed leader 9th, led 10th, headed home turn, pressed leaders when left in second 5 out, lost position 3 out, weakened from 2 out (op 18/1 tchd 12/1)
Led, headed 10th, led again home turn, faced challenges when mistake and pecked on landing 5 out, soon lost three places, weakened from 4 out, no chance when not fluent 3 out (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
Jumped right throughout, raced in last, mistake and lost ground 8th, struggling 9th, lost touch 11th, soon pulled up (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding jumped poorly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
5 ran
Off time:
2:53:07
Winning time:
5m 8.60s (slow by 28.60s)
Total SP:
112%
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