Held up, ridden along towards rear after 4 out, headway into 7th 2 out, went 5th at last, stayed on strongly on outer to lead closing stages (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
Disputed when bumped at 1st, headed after 2nd, tracked leaders until led 3 out, headed after last, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd closing stages (op 7/2)
Chased leaders on inner, dropped to mid-division with a circuit to race, good headway to chase leaders 2 out in 5th, went 3rd at last, kept on well, dropped to 4th closing stages (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
Chased leaders in 4th when not fluent 2nd, closer to track leader in 2nd before 3rd, 3rd with a circuit to race, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, eased run-in (op 16/1)
Disputed when jumped right and bumped rival at 1st, led after 2nd until headed narrowly with a circuit to race, weakened after 3 out and pulled up before next (jockey said gelding went wrong after the third last hurdle) (op 10/1)
Raced in rear, detached after 4th, pulled up 6 out (jockey said mare was pulled up having jumped violently to the left and never travelled from thereon) (op 14/1)
Chased early leaders, soon mid-division, ridden towards rear with a circuit to race, detached before 4 out and pulled up before next (jockey said gelding pulled up having hung left and made a respiratory noise during this race)
15 ran
Off time:
4:15:23
Winning time:
5m 2.60s (slow by 5.10s)
Total SP:
129%
Non-runners:
Longhouse Music (reserve), Mossy Island (unsuitable ground), Soaring High (reserve)
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