Recap by phillip woo

Drifting favourite Sergeant Titanium defied a deep run without cover fore of midfield from gate 14 to edge clear after hitting the front 250m out for a third straight win. He'll be very competitive off a light weight in the next grade. Faster More went forward to sit outside the leader Rugby Ambassador, straightened one off the rails and kept plugging away to take second 100m out. Plunged late, Go Sandy Go made his run one off the rails in fifth, shifted four deep at the 400m and ran on steadily to wear down Rugby Ambassador for a placing. Rugby Ambassador led from a wide gate sporting blinkers for the first time, cornered a half-length on top and grudgingly gave way. Endorsing was one-paced following a box-seat run. He had no excuses. Loyal Craftsman made some ground six deep from behind midfield without menacing in an improved effort with the blinkers off. Good Fit was always rearward after a slow break, was shuffled back to last approaching the final bend four deep and ran on without menacing. Electronic Phoenix was a non-factor despite jumping with the field.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five: (444)-MACAU-TAIPA BRIDGE HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1800Metres

Y T Cheng (LOYAL CRAFTSMAN) was fined the sum of $5,000 for presenting to weight out for this race with an incorrect saddle cloth.

ELECTRONIC PHOENIX proved very difficult to load, resulting in the start of the race being delayed.

ELECTRONIC PHOENIX, which had previously been barred for barrier related issues, will be required to undergo a series of consecutive official barrier trials before its next race start.

GO SANDY GO lost its left front plate on jumping.

ELECTRONIC PHOENIX shifted out at the start and bumped LOYAL CRAFTSMAN.

LOYAL CRAFTSMAN then became unbalanced a short distance later after being bumped by GO SANDY GO which was taken in by ENDORSING.

WIN ALONG was slow to begin.

GOOD FIT began only fairly.

From a wide barrier, MAC ROW was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Passing the 1700 Metres, FASTER MORE was steadied away from the heels of RUGBY AMBASSADOR (D Whyte) which shifted in before being directed out to relieve the tightening to FASTER MORE.

D Whyte was reprimanded and advised to ensure that he is properly clear when shifting ground in similar circumstances.

After the 1200 Metres, SERGEANT TITANIUM was left racing wide and without cover.

For some distance in the early and middle stages, MAC ROW proved very difficult to settle and got its head up on a number of occasions when over-racing.

Then making the turn near the 900 Metres, MAC ROW became unbalanced when checked away from the heels of LOYAL CRAFTSMAN.

After this, MAC ROW was left racing very wide and without cover.

After the 1000 Metres, WIN ALONG (H W Lai) improved into very tight running between PERCY JACKSON and GOOD FIT which shifted out when proving difficult to settle and awkwardly placed close to the heels of TELECOM PRINCE.

For some distance after this, WIN ALONG and GOOD FIT bumped when racing tight inside PERCY JACKSON.

H W Lai was warned against the practice of placing his mounts in positions where there is insufficient racing room.

Passing the 800 Metres, WIN ALONG was awkwardly placed close to the heels of SPICY SIAM whilst GOOD FIT got its head up and lost ground when being checked away from the heels of TELECOM PRINCE.

After the 300 Metres, SERGEANT TITANIUM lay in under pressure.

Approaching the 200 Metres, GOOD FIT was shifted to the inside of TELECOM PRINCE to obtain clear running.

WIN ALONG had some difficulty obtaining clear running after the 200 Metres.

Over the concluding stages, ENDORSING was awkwardly placed close to the heels of FASTER MORE and consequently was not able to be ridden out all the way to the end of the race.

A veterinary inspection of MAC ROW and GOOD FIT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

SERGEANT TITANIUM and FASTER MORE were sent for sampling.