Chased leaders, mistake 9th, ridden after 13th, soon dropped to last, plenty to do 3 out, stayed on from last to go 3rd towards finish but never any threat to leaders (tchd 4/1)
Pressed leader, mistake 9th, led 15th, not fluent 4 out, headed after 2 out, hit last, weakened (trainer was asked why she was running the gelding on going officially described as good, having reported that the gelding would prefer an easier surface after running over the same going at Plumpton on 25 February 2019; trainer responded that she felt that the gelding would likely perform better on a softer surface but was happy for to take its chance given the limited opportunities after a prolonged dry spell) (op 11/1)
Held up, headway 13th, ridden after next, weakened never threatened, lost touch 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off (lame) (vet said gelding was lame on its right fore) (op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
7 ran
Off time:
2:40:00
Winning time:
6m 45.80s (slow by 14.80s)
Total SP:
114%
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