Chased leader and soon clear of field, led 8th, ridden to forge ahead between last 2, kept on gamely flat (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had not run since March, this being first time over fences, and appeared to benefit from racing prominently.) (op 20-1)
Raced well off the pace in midfield, headway 7th, left 3rd and hampered 3 out, soon ridden and closed on leading pair, went 2nd before last, pressed winner flat, outbattled and beaten final 100yds (tchd 4-1)
Chased clear leading pair, dived left and blundered 4th, jumped left after, weakened 9th, left 4th and well beaten 3 out, tailed off and ridden between last 2, jumped left, stumbled and almost fell last, trotted home, beaten 145 lengths (tchd 13-2)
Never going well, well off the pace in last trio, jumped slowly and ridden 7th, no reponse, tailed off 3 out until distracted and refused last (tchd 5-1)
9 ran
Off time:
4:15:00
Winning time:
4m 17.90s (slow by 22.90s)
Total SP:
113%
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