Left in lead 3rd, jumped soundly until hit 3 out, pushed along before next, nearly 2 lengths clear at last, driven and held on very determinedly close home (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
Led until blundered 3rd, pressed winner, ridden before 2 out, challenged and sustained effort flat, kept on gamely but just held final 100yds (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
Pecked 2nd, last until halfway, headway to 3rd when jumped left 13th, outpaced after next, continued to jump left and 8 lengths behind leading pair 2 out (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
Pressed leaders, went 3rd and mistake 9th, slow 11th and lost two places, close 4th when slipped and stumbled very badly after 3 out, rider lost irons and soon pulled up (jockey said gelding slipped on the bend turning out of the back straight) (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
7 ran
Off time:
3:16:29
Winning time:
4m 58.70s (slow by 11.70s)
Total SP:
109%
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