Recap by phillip woo

Tango Fire relished the wet conditions and easily took control 180m out on the stands side following a midfield run for the win. Accepted was up with the leader three from the grandstand side and kept on gamely for second in a pleasing debut. Noble Alpha finished well despite travelling on the far side in behind midfield from a tough gate to run down E-Super for a placing. He loves the wet. Favourite E-Super settled two from the outside rails in third, assumed the lead from Ambitious King 300m out and grudgingly gave way over the last 100m. Triumphant Jewel kept on reasonably well after travelling on the far side in midfield. No Money No Talk made only a mild bid after travelling worse than midfield in the centre of the course from a tough gate. Bundy Bundy was vying for the lead and gradually gave way over the final 200m. Ambitious King led narrowly on the stands side from Bundy Bundy and was gone 400m out. Country Melody failed to lift when popped the question following a handy run near the centre of the course and was gone 350m out. He did not handle the ground.

Racing Incident Report

Race Seven: 604)-THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP) - Class 3 - 1000Metres

CHATER ROCK was withdrawn on 8.5.15 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (inappetence and blood abnormality) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter NOBLE ALPHA (B Prebble).

Before being allowed to race again, CHATER ROCK will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

WINDICATOR STAR proved difficult to load and then began awkwardly.

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

HAYMAKER shifted out at the start and bumped BEAUTY JOURNEY.

NOBLE ALPHA and TRIUMPHANT JEWEL bumped on jumping.

Shortly after the start, HAYMAKER raced tight between BEAUTY JOURNEY which was awkwardly placed inside the heels of ST YAZIN and NO MONEY NO TALK which shifted out.

Near the 500 Metres, BUDDY BUNDY raced in restricted room between E-SUPER and AMBITIOUS KING which got its head on the side and lay in.

After the 400 Metres, LONGWAH SILENT was awkwardly placed outside COUNTRY MELODY which shifted ground.

Passing the 300 Metres, WINDICATOR STAR was steadied and shifted to the outside of BUDDY BUNDY when crowded for room between that horse and LONGWAH SILENT, both of which shifted ground.

When WINDICATOR STAR was shifted to the outside of BUDDY BUNDY, HAYMAKER was steadied away from the heels of that horse for a short distance after the 200 Metres.

Approaching the 100 Metres, COUNTRY MELODY, which was giving ground abruptly, was steadied when briefly crowded for room between NO MONEY NO TALK and LONGWAH SILENT, both of which shifted a minimal amount of ground.

When questioned regarding the performance of COUNTRY MELODY, J Moreira stated that his mount travelled satisfactorily in the early and middle stages when he had the horse travelling on the bit.

He said after placing the horse under pressure near the 300 Metres, it lost its action and then gave ground noticeably thereafter.

He said, in his opinion, COUNTRY MELODY did not handle today's track conditions.

A veterinary inspection of COUNTRY MELODY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious.

After the race, Apprentice H N Wong stated that apart from wanting to lay in throughout the race, he was not able to offer any reason for AMBITIOUS KING's disappointing performance.

A veterinary inspection of AMBITIOUS KING immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

E-SUPER, TANGO FIRE and ACCEPTED were sent for sampling.