Last odds: 10/1Wearing cheekpiecesBack quickly after its last runWon 0 of last 56.5 lengths
held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon nudged along, went third but hung left after 2 out, went second final 110yds, no match for winner, eyecatcher (jockey said that his instructions were to drop in and get the gelding to settle, take his time and creep into the race to try to finish in best possible position, having previously made a respiratory noise. Jockey explained that having jumped slowly away in the hope to get the gelding to settle and allow the gelding a better view of the hurdles, he became outpaced in the early stages. Jockey added that he felt it prudent to keep a hold of the gelding's head after it had started to make a respiratory noise in the back straight, a matter in which he reported at Scales, in order to get the gelding to finish its race. Jockey further stated that the gelding had started to hang and jump left-handed from the bend turning into the home straight and felt that when he was able to get the gelding to race without hanging as badly, the winner had gotten away from him and that he could not have made up the ground between them. Therefore, the jockey believed that the gelding had obtained its best possible placing; trainer confirmed the instructions given to the jockey and added that he was satisfied with the ride in the circumstances as he felt that the gelding had been hanging badly left-handed; vet said a post-race examination failed to find any abnormalities, however a second examination revealed the gelding to have slight heat in his left-fore)
Last odds: 25/1Back after 106 days offJockey in form (2 wins in 14 days)Won 0 of last 59.2 lengths
prominent, pressed winner 4th, 2 lengths down when ridden 2 out, kept on until no extra and lost second final 110yds (jockey said mare hung left-handed)
Last odds: 100/1Wearing cheekpiecesBack after 99 days offWon 0 of last 5Pulled Up
held up in rear, struggling 4th, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
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