He and the runner-up simply ran away from their rivals from two out but both started to tire running up to the last. They got from there to the finish 2.6 seconds slower than they managed in the race where they went fastest in that section (Lac Fontana’s contest) and half a second slower than the next fastest, the much longer Cleeve where the runners were visibly tiring in the closing stages.
As a result of tiring Red Sherlock came under strong pressure for the first time in his three outings over timber. Jockey Tom Scudamore gave him two cracks of the whip and he flashed his tail both times. Soon after the last Scudamore simply rode him out vigorously without using the whip and he looked to respond better.
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