Led, driven and headed bypassing omitted 3 out, stayed on to regain narrow lead when left clear 2 out, soon ridden, held on towards finish (first fence in home straight omitted on all circuits)
Tracked leader, blundered 15th, lost place before 3 out (usual 4 out), soon ridden and outpaced, left modest 2nd 2 out, rallied closing stages, not quite reach winner