Recap by phillip woo

China Good was ridden cold from a wide gate, swung the final bend widest out and finished willingly to grab victory in the final few metres. Solar Dragon settled one off in second from a wide gate, briefly poked his head in front three deep at the 50m and found one too good in the late stages in an improved run following gear changes. Jun Hao was caught without cover fore of midfield, swung the final bend five from the right and just wore down odds-on favourite Goldweaver by a whisker for a placing. Goldweaver travelled effectively one-out, one-back, loomed a winning chance four deep at the 200m and came up flat 50m out. He had no excuses. Fantasticlife settled one off with cover just behind midfield, rounded the final bend five deep and ran on steadily to just finish out of the placings. Well-punted late, Chans Delight led from an outside gate, cornered a length on top and grudgingly gave way to only lose a placing 30m out. Optimization Star bided his time third from the rear and ran on steadily thereafter without menacing.

Racing Incident Report

Race Three: (479)-PRIMULA HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1400Metres

After being loaded, WINNING EXPRESSO became fractious and lunged at the front gates.

WINNING EXPRESSO was removed from the barriers and examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race.

Before being allowed to race again, WINNING EXPRESSO will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test.

Both OPTIMIZATION STAR and JUN HAO began awkwardly.

STAND BY YOU was slow to begin.

From wide barriers, CHINA GOOD and WINNING ADVANTAGE were shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Passing the 1300 Metres, FANTASTICLIFE was steadied when momentarily placed in restricted room inside RISING POWER which was racing tight to the inside of GOLDWEAVER.

Approaching the 1000 Metres, GOLDWEAVER got its head up when being steadied to allow SOLAR DRAGON to cross.

Passing the 800 Metres, GLOBAL FAME was awkwardly placed close to the heels of JUN HAO.

Rounding the Home Turn, FANTASTICLIFE and JUN HAO raced tight as FANTASTICLIFE shifted to the outside of GOLDWEAVER into clear running.

Passing the 300 Metres, WINNING EXPRESSO raced in restricted room between GOLDWEAVER and SOLAR DRAGON, both of which shifted a minimal amount of ground.

Near the 150 Metres, OPTIMIZATION STAR and TRIUMPHANT WAY raced tight.

Over the concluding stages, OPTIMIZATION STAR was awkwardly placed close to the heels of GOLDWEAVER.

For the majority of the race, JUN HAO travelled wide and without cover.

GOLDWEAVER CHINA GOOD and SOLAR DRAGON were sent for sampling.