RACE 9 (101)

Shifted out at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, travelled well to turn, hard ridden 300M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two close home.

Incident Report
Sent for sampling post-race.

Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening.

Incident Report
Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event. Sent for sampling post-race.

Bumped shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight.

Incident Report
No report.

Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, made very good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.)

Incident Report
Over the final 150 Metres lay out, resulting in its rider B Avdulla changing his whip back to his left hand near the 100 Metres. After the event, B Avdulla stated that his instructions were to endeavour to hold an on-pace position with cover. He said in the early stages when caught wide he elected to shift in to follow GRACIOUS EXPRESS to avoid racing wide which resulted in SILO settling further back than intended.

Bumped shortly after start, positioned 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, found rail 600M, same margin back turning in, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter.

Incident Report
Jumped only fairly. Prior to declaring weighed-in, M F Poon viewed the Stewards’ patrol films to ascertain if there were grounds for a protest/objection against LUCY IN THE SKY and PRINCE OF PORTY being declared the winner and second placegetter when ACROSS DA UNIVERSE was crowded between LUCY IN THE SKY and PRINCE OF PORTY near the 100 Metres. When Jockey Poon declined to lodge a protest/objection and the Stewards were satisfied that there were not sufficient grounds, weighed-in was declared on the numbers semaphored by the Judge. At a subsequent inquiry, it was established that when ACROSS DA UNIVERSE endeavoured to obtain a narrow run between PRINCE OF PORTY and LUCY IN THE SKY, it shifted out slightly and initiated a slight contact with PRINCE OF PORTY. A short distance later, LUCY IN THE SKY then shifted out, crowding ACROSS DA UNIVERSE between PRINCE OF PORTY and LUCY IN THE SKY which resulted in ACROSS DA UNIVERSE not being able to be ridden out to the finish of the event. In the circumstances, K Teetan, the rider of LUCY IN THE SKY, was advised to exercise more care when the Stewards found that ACROSS DA UNIVERSE had initially commenced to establish a tight run prior to LUCY IN THE SKY shifting out.

Began fairly, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared approaching 200M, finished off strongly, nearest finish.

Incident Report
Passing the 50 Metres was steadied when crowded between PRINCE OF PORTY which shifted out and GRACIOUS EXPRESS which shifted in.

Began only fairly, tracked leaders, 3 wide, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)

Incident Report
No report.

Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 450M, unable to obtain clear run until approaching final 100M, finished off very strongly, led close home.

Incident Report
Slow to begin.

Moderately away, positioned 2 wide, 1-1/2L back, there to turn, hard ridden approaching 300M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final 100M.

Incident Report
No report.

Began well from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M. (See Racing Incidents.)

Incident Report
Shortly after the start was steadied when crowded between PRINCE OF PORTY and THE WAY WE WIN which was taken in by FIRST LOVE which shifted in despite the efforts of its rider. After the event, Z Purton reported that when his mount was commencing to finish the race off well, it was disappointed for clear running near the 150 Metres when held up behind PRINCE OF PORTY and as a result he could not test his mount out to the finish of the event. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of mucus in the horse’s trachea.

Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned 3 wide with cover, 2-1/2L back, there to turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.

Incident Report
After the event, L Hewitson stated that his instructions were to try and hold a midfield position with cover. He said when caught wide in the early stages and unable to comply with his instructions with the pace of the event being run outside of standard time, he allowed STORM RIDER to stride forward and race outside the lead to avoid racing wide. He added in the Home Straight STORM RIDER failed to respond to his riding and gave ground. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, angled out after passing 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, made some progress in the run home.

Incident Report
Crowded shortly after the start.

Jumped well from gate 10, unable to slot in, trapped 4 wide, 2 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.)

Incident Report
No report.