Led, headed and close up over 5f out, pushed along and led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
Slowly into stride, held up in last, pushed along 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, went second final strides
Raced freely, midfield, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and chased leader over 1f out, made challenge inside final furlong, no extra and lost second final strides
Midfield, shaken up 2f out, soon no impression, eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said that the colt was unsuited by the going, which was officially described as good to firm (good in places) and would prefer a softer surface; vet reported that a post-race examination of the colt during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)
8 ran
Off time:
7:53:52
Winning time:
1m 37.39s (slow by 0.79s)
Total SP:
116%
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