Recap by phillip woo

Plunged late in betting, Regency Baby was well rated on the lead, cornered a length on top and kept finding to open his win account at his eighth start with a step up in distance. Rewarding Flyer finished well to run down Victory Duke for second after causing some trouble for a couple runners when pulling out for a clear run six deep at the 400m following a rails run behind midfield. Victory Duke stayed on gamely after enjoying a lovely run on the leader's back. Favourite Superior Boy travelled fore of midfield one off the fence with cover, straightened near the inside and made a steady bid to finish a nonthreatening fourth. Packing Starcraft kept on evenly over the final 150m after parking outside Victory Duke in the run without cover. Home Run was doing some nice work late down the far outside after a patient ride at the back from a wide gate. Danewin Express was running on without menacing with two wider out after jumping slowly.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (779)-REGENCY HORSE HANDICAP (Sec2) - Class 4 - 1400Metres

JAEGER BOMB was withdrawn on raceday morning by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame right fore).

Before being allowed to race again, JAEGER BOMB will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

When in the Parade Ring, VICTORY DUKE was very fractious and difficult to manage.

On arrival at the Start, VICTORY DUKE, which made contact with a rail on a number of occasions, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said that the horse was suitable to race.

Before being allowed to race again, VICTORY DUKE will be required to undergo a satisfactory parade test.

GERONIMO MEADOW, SOCCER BRAVE and DANEWIN EXPRESS were slow to begin.

KING'S MAN began only fairly.

From the outside barrier, HOME RUN was steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners.

Despite being aggressively ridden in the early stages, BEST HOPE failed to muster speed.

Passing the 1300 Metres, PACKING STARCRAFT travelled keenly when being steadied.

Approaching the 1100 Metres, FINE WITH ME commenced to prove difficult to settle and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of PACKING STARCRAFT.

After this, FINE WITH ME raced wide and without cover.

SUPER CLAN was also left racing wide and without cover after the 900 Metres.

Passing the 750 Metres, HOME RUN was steadied after attempting to improve between GERONIMO MEADOW and DANEWIN EXPRESS where there was insufficient room.

J Moreira (REWARDING FLYER) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that passing the 400 Metres he permitted his mount to shift out when not clear of KING'S MAN, causing that horse to be taken out into the rightful running of GERONIMO MEADOW which was checked.

J Moreira was fined $245,000.

After the 400 Metres, HOME RUN was hampered by SOCCER BRAVE which got its head on the side and shifted in after being bumped on the hindquarters by HOME RUN.

SUPERIOR BOY, REGENCY BABY and REWARDING FLYER were sent for sampling.