Recap by phillip woo

Good Luck Boy quickened to take control 60m out following a midfield run near the centre of the course to land a betting plunge in driving rain. Winfull Patrol shot to a clear lead at the 700m and kept on gamely for second. Harbour Alert settled second after leading early on along the stands side and stayed on very well for a placing in an encouraging debut effort. Chater Rock travelled one off the grandstand side in third and kept on reasonably well in his first run back following a hosts of injury setbacks. Dynamic Voyage finished up all right after making his run behind midfield on the far side. Sky Man was stopping 80m out after making his run underneath Chater Rock. Newcomer Sparkling Talent was yielding ground 100m out.

Racing Incident Report

Race Nine: (642)-SHELLEY HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1000Metres

When parading behind the barriers, the tongue tie fitted to SKY MAN was adjusted.

After being loaded, HARBOUR ALERT became fractious, attempted to get out under the front gate and damaged the front gate.

HARBOUR ALERT was removed from the barriers, examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be suitable to race.

As the front gate was damaged, the horses drawn outside of and inclusive of barrier 11 were moved one stall further out and barrier 11 was left vacant.

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

COUNTRY MELODY and DYNAMIC VOYAGE were slow to begin.

SMART DELIGHT and GOOD LUCK BOY bumped on jumping.

On jumping BEAUTY KINGDOM was crowded for room between TANGO FIRE and FAY DEEP which shifted out.

FAY DEEP then became unbalanced and shifted out further, resulting in BEAUTY KINGDOM and TANGO FIRE continuing to be crowded for some distance.

Near the 950 Metres, TRIUMPHANT JEWEL was crowded for room between CHATER ROCK and HARBOUR ALERT which shifted in to avoid causing interference to its outside.

Near the 750 Metres, TRIUMPHANT JEWEL was crowded for room between COUNTRY MELODY and FAY DEEP, both of which shifted ground.

Near the 600 Metres, TANGO FIRE was checked when crowded for room outside FAY DEEP which was taken out by COUNTRY MELODY which, when awkwardly placed close to the heels of GOOD LUCK BOY, shifted out marginally.

Near the 400 Metres, TANGO FIRE was again checked when crowded for room outside FAY DEEP which was awkwardly placed outside the heels of SMART DELIGHT (Z Purton) which shifted out.

Z Purton was advised to exercise more care.

Close to the finishing line, DYNAMIC VOYAGE got its head up when being straightened to prevent the horse from shifting out.

WINFULL PATROL lost its right front plate and BEAUTY KINGDOM lost its right hind plate during the race.

A veterinary inspection of TANGO FIRE and FAY DEEP immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

A veterinary inspection of SMART DELIGHT immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, SMART DELIGHT will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

SMART DELIGHT, GOOD LUCK BOY and WINFULL PATROL were sent for sampling.