Held up in rear, 6th on outer 2 out, ridden entering straight, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening to go 3rd near line (jockey said, regarding running and riding, gelding can be keen in his races and had run very keenly in his last run at Tipperary; he said his instructions for today's race were to drop the horse out early on, give him a chance to get into the race and arrive with a late run; he also stated that the horse became a bit keen on the first circuit, met with slight interference in running, jumped the last three fences with no great fluency and ran on at the finish; he added that he felt his mount might win when delivering his challenge, but the horse tired close home; trainer confirmed the instructions and stated that this was only the horse's third chase run and he wanted him to get every chance to jump well against these more experienced rivals; he stated that he was happy with the ride, but with the benefit of hindsight, felt that perhaps the horse could have been ridden closer to the pace, while accepting that things did not go according to plan during the race.) (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
Tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, progress into 3rd 2 out, bad mistake last, soon ridden in 3rd, kept on one pace straight, dropped to 4th near line (op 5/2)
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