RACE 8 (588)

Incident Report
Sent for sampling post-race.

Began awkwardly and made contact, raced towards rear, 3 lengths or so back, failed to make any progress final 400M.

Incident Report
Jumped only fairly. Sent for sampling post-race.

Jumped awkwardly, sent forward to race prominently, 1/4L back at 400M, peaked 300M, weakened close home.

Incident Report
No report.

Made contact at start, positioned 1-3/4L behind the leader on the stands' rail, hard ridden approaching 300M but only showed limited response, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.)

Incident Report
No report.

Average to begin, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' side, hard ridden after passing 350M but only showed limited response, weakened final furlong.

Incident Report
From the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Incident Report
Shortly after the start was crowded by DROMBEG BANNER which shifted out.

Jumped only fairly, taken back to race at rear on the stands' rail, 2-3/4L back at 400M, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.

Incident Report
In the Home Straight lay in. After the event, Apprentice P N Wong stated that after being crossed by DROMBEG BANNER she was obliged to shift to that runner’s outside when her mount commenced to race keenly. She said as a result INVINCIBLE SAGE continued to race keenly in the middle stages and was left without a finishing effort in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Began well, sent forward to race prominently on the stands' rail, led by 1/4L at 400M, kept on well to the line and scored by a narrow margin.

Incident Report
A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Incident Report
Shifted out shortly after the start and was bumped. Passing the 200 Metres was steadied when crowded by INVINCIBLE SAGE (Apprentice P N Wong) which shifted in before being corrected by its rider. Apprentice Wong was reprimanded and advised that she would be expected to stop riding and straighten her mounts sooner than what she did on this occasion. After the event, A Atzeni stated that DROMBEG BANNER was disadvantaged by being pressured in the lead when INVINCIBLE SAGE improved to his outside in the middle stages. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.