Last odds: 7/2Official rating 82Wearing cheekpiecesWon 0 of last 516 lengths
towards rear, went remote third 5th, pushed along 4 out, left in remote second when hampered by faller 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on approaching last, no match for winner (an inquiry was held into running and riding; rider and the trainer were interviewed and shown recordings of the race; vet said a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities; jockey said his instructions were to hold gelding up, believing that there would be a strong early pace they would be able to pick off runners; he said that leaving the back straight he felt that gelding was flat out and that if he had asked for more of a vigorous effort rounding the bend gelding would have weakened quicker and would have not obtained second place, which in his opinion was best possible placing he could have achieved today; trainer confirmed instructions and that ride accorded with the instructions given; trainer added that he felt that gelding would be more suited to a galloping track with bigger fences; their explanations were noted)
Last odds: 4/1Official rating 83Trainer in formWon 0 of last 526.2 lengths
towards rear of midfield, pushed along towards rear 5th, struggling 4 out, ridden 3 out, kept on from 2 out, made no telling impression, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost left-fore shoe)
Last odds: 3/1Official rating 91Won 0 of last 5Fell
led, set good pace, slipped and fell heavily 4th
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TrackLab Score
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Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
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Handicap
The handicapper gives better horses more weight to carry, so in theory they'd all finish together.
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