Held up in touch, slight mistake 5th and pushed along briefly, closer in 3rd before 5 out, ridden into 2nd after 3 out and no impression on winner under pressure before last, kept on same pace run-in to just hold 2nd (op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
Waited with in rear early, close 5th before 5 out, not fluent behind leaders 3 out, soon ridden in 4th and no impression on winner under pressure in 3rd after 2 out, kept on same pace to press for 2nd close home (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
Held up towards rear, mistakes 8th and next, disputed 6th before 4 out, ridden and no impression on leaders in 6th before 3 out, kept on under pressure after 2 out into moderate 4th before last where slight mistake, one pace run-in (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
Settled behind leader until disputed lead briefly at 4th, slight mistakes 7th and next, ridden in 2nd before 3 out and soon no impression on winner under pressure in 3rd, weakened 2 out
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place and pushed along in 6th after 5 out where slight mistake, disputed 6th before next and soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 14/1)
Held up, bad mistake 1st and dropped to rear, ridden and no impression in rear before 4 out, soon weakened and tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, burst blood vessels (vet reported that the gelding had burst a blood vessel) (op 5/1)
8 ran
Off time:
3:25:55
Winning time:
4m 10.30s (slow by 8.30s)
Total SP:
117%
Non-runners:
Cassells Rock (stone bruise), Third Opinion (stone bruise)
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