Midfield, pushed along and headway 2f out, switched left and towards near side under 2f out, soon ridden, made challenge inside final furlong, edged right and led inside final furlong, kept on (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent improvement in form) (op 7/2)
Held up in midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and saddle slipped over 1f out, edged right and no extra inside final furlong (jockey said saddle slipped approximately 1 1/2f out and the gelding also hung right-handed) (tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)
Pressed leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's poor performance other than a report from Harrison Shaw that he weakened quickly from 2 1/2f out; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 13/2)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's poor performance; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 33/1)
11 ran
Off time:
3:59:06
Winning time:
1m 47.31s (slow by 3.71s)
Total SP:
116%
DBI (SP%):
L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (34%) M [5-7] 23 (34%) H [8-11] 77 (32%)
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