Recap by phillip woo

Electronic Phoenix settled second from the rear, swung the final bend with one wider out and quickened nicely to get up 150m out for the win with a step back in trip. He's got the tools to win more races. Classic Emperor travelled behind midfield and three deep with cover, swung the final bend with two wider out and was just out-dashed in the charge to the wire. General Of Patch came on strongly widest out from the rear of the field to grab a placing 70m out. Firming favourite Magical Beauty travelled deep with cover in midfield, straightened five from the right and ran on steadily to gain a Quartet spot from House Of Luck in the concluding stages. House Of Luck pressed forward from a wide gate to sit outside the leader London City, went to the lead soon after straightening and was giving ground over the final 150m. Bold Stitch kept on reasonably well after a four deep run without cover fore of midfield from a tricky gate. Hard Ball Get made only a minor bid after pulling out of a jam for a clear run 300m out following a one-off run worse than midfield.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five: (134)-PARMIGIANI EXCELLENT HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1400Metres

BOLD STITCH and HOUSE OF LUCK made heavy contact at the start, causing both horses to become unbalanced and for HOUSE OF LUCK to shift out and bump CLASSIC EMPEROR which also became unbalanced.

REAL SUPREME was tightened for room on jumping between MAGICAL BEAUTY which shifted in marginally and ALL TIMES LUCKY which shifted out.

HARD BALL GET shifted out at the start and bumped GENERAL OF PATCH.

Shortly after this, GENERAL OF PATCH was shifted across behind runners to obtain cover.

Approaching the 1100 Metres, CLEVER SPIRIT commenced to prove difficult to settle and shifted in when being checked away from the heels of HARD BALL GET, resulting in PLAIN BLUE BANNER becoming unbalanced when crowded for room.

GENERAL OF PATCH, which was following, was checked away from the heels of CLEVER SPIRIT in consequence.

At the same point, MAGICAL BEAUTY became unbalanced when awkwardly placed behind REAL SUPREME.

CLASSIC EMPEROR, which was following, was shifted out away from the heels of MAGICAL BEAUTY in consequence.

After this, MAGICAL BEAUTY raced greenly and shifted ground on a number of occasions when ridden along to maintain its position.

After the 1000 Metres, REAL SUPREME was left racing wide and without cover.

Passing the 900 Metres, CLEVER SPIRIT, which continued to prove difficult to settle, became unbalanced when awkwardly placed close to the heels of HARD BALL GET.

After the 900 Metres, HARD BALL GET got its head up when racing close to the heels of ALL TIMES LUCKY.

After the 800 Metres, LONDON CITY got its head up when being steadied in the lead.

Rounding the Home Turn, HARD BALL GET was awkwardly placed close to the heels of ALL TIMES LUCKY.

PLAIN BLUE BANNER and HARD BALL GET both had difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the Straight.

For the majority of the race, BOLD STITCH travelled wide and without cover.

The performance of OCTAL LUCK, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable.

As this was the third consecutive occasion that OCTAL LUCK's performance had been deemed unacceptable, the Stewards ruled that the horse must satisfactorily undertake a series of consecutive barrier trials and be subjected to an official veterinary examination prior to being permitted to race again.

After the race, B Prebble reported that CLEVER SPIRIT travelled on and off the bridle in the race and, due to its inexperience, was not suited by the tempo of the race, particularly in the middle stages when it over-raced.

He added that he felt CLEVER SPIRIT did not handle those issues well due to its immaturity.

A veterinary inspection of CLEVER SPIRIT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

MAGICAL BEAUTY, ELECTRONIC PHOENIX and CLASSIC EMPEROR were sent for sampling.