Taken down early and wore hood to start, anticipated start and hit gate, slowly away, in rear and detached early, still plenty to do when making headway 1f out, took third entering final furlong, weakened and lost one place towards finish (anticipated the start resulting in the gelding wedging its nose between the bars of the starting gate, as the start was effected stewards deemed gelding to be a runner, vet said gelding sustained wound to his mouth)