Towards rear, went remote fourth 4 out, kept on and went remote third last, never on terms (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to get cover early on and ride his best race; gelding was carried wide after 2nd hurdle, causing him to lose some ground when the three front runners were stretching clear, adding that horse he was racing beside started to tire and he was left isolated; he concluded by stating that gelding had burst a blood vessel previously and had not run since December which was to the forefront of his mind; trainer confirmed instructions given and expressed his satisfaction with ride; he outlined gelding's previous veterinary history and felt that if rider had chased the front runners earlier he would not have finished as well as he did, adding that the 1st and 2nd placed horses were highly rated and he felt he had no realistic chance of racing with them but would have been delighted if rider felt gelding was capable on the day; he concluded by stating that on pulling up, gelding looked to have had a hard race and was found to have burst blood vessels following an endoscopic examination; vet said gelding was clinically abnormal post race and had pulled off a right front shoe) (op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and 10/1)
Led at steady pace, headed but prominent before 4th, raced in third when not fluent 3 out, weakened from 2 out, not fluent and lost third last (op 10/1)
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