Led, headed and raced in second 2nd, led again 8th, headed and raced in second 10th, lost second but close up 18th, ridden and chased leaders before 3 out, soon outpaced, held from 2 out (op 13/2)
Midfield, mistake 17th, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, well beaten when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said race may have come too soon for the gelding having run only 15 days prior to today's engagement) (op 7/1)
Never better than mid-division, struggling and behind after 19th, pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a softer surface) (op 16/1)
Behind, pulled up after 2nd (jockey said gelding was very slowly away from the standing start following two false starts and became detached from the rest of the field after jumping the first two fences very deliberately) (op 40/1)
Close up, mistake 16th, went second 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost second before 2 out, weakening when slow jump 2 out, soon eased, pulled up before last (op 25/1)
Tracked leaders, mistake 11th, ridden before 4 out, outpaced when mistake and jockey lost irons 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake 3 out which caused the reins to come over the gelding's head) (op 8/1)
Raced in second, led 2nd, headed and raced in second 8th, led again 10th, headed and prominent 18th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, well behind when pulled up before 3 out, burst blood vessel (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)
15 ran
Off time:
2:43:38
Winning time:
7m 58.20s (slow by 18.20s)
Total SP:
122%
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