Towards rear, good headway and prominent 13th, outpaced 4 out, ridden and rallied from 2 out, went second run-in, kept on well to lead final 110yds, won going away (tchd 5/2)
Prominent on inner early, in touch with leaders before 2nd, dropped to rear 11th, rallied and in touch with leaders 5 out, pressed leader from 4 out, led 2 out, good jump last, no extra and headed final 110yds (op 10/3)
Led at steady pace, headed 14th, led again home turn, faced challenge from 4 out, edged right 3 out, pecked on landing and headed 2 out, no extra last, weakened gradually and lost second run-in (op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
In touch with leaders early, prominent before 2nd, lost ground and niggled along briefly 12th, hit and reminders 14th, lost touch from 5 out, pulled up quickly before 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
Didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, not fluent 5th, smooth headway and pressed leader 13th, led narrowly 14th, headed and lost ground home turn, weakened quickly from 4 out, tailed off when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last (trainer's rep said that gelding had made a respiratory noise) (op 3/1)
8 ran
Off time:
4:29:51
Winning time:
6m 50.10s (slow by 44.10s)
Total SP:
115%
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