Recap by phillip woo

Grade One held off Fresh Power for the win after hitting the front 300m out following a lovely run in the one-out, one-back from a wide gate. He's had a great season for three wins and three placings from eight starts and might remain competitive up in class off a light weight. Punted late Fresh Power finished nicely after travelling one off behind midfield to make it close on the wire. Kiram came on nicely after working into the clear soon after straightening from the rear of the field to get up in third. Magic Success stayed on reasonably well near the outside after settling fourth last in the run from a wide gate. He's flashed some ability in his six outings but isn't easy to get right. E Master kept on all right following a deep run in midfield. He's better suited drawing near the fence over the 1,200m. Firming favourite on debut, Absolucool blew up on his run approaching the 100m after working to second at the 250m following no-cover run around midfield.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (663) - GARNET HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1400Meters

FRESH POWER began only fairly and then was bumped by FORTUNE WAY which shifted in on jumping.

KIRAM began awkwardly and shifted in shortly after the start, resulting in that horse having to be steadied away from the heels of WISH COME TRUE.

From the outside barrier, ROYAL PREROGATIVE was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Near the 950 Metres, KING'S FAIRY got its head up when awkwardly placed behind WISH COME TRUE.

After the 900 Metres, ABSOLUCOOL (Z Purton) was left racing wide and without cover.

After the race, Z Purton stated that ABSOLUCOOL did not appear comfortable in its action in the Straight as the horse became unbalanced on a number of occasions.

A veterinary inspection of ABSOLUCOOL 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, ABSOLUCOOL will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Passing the 800 Metres, KING'S FAIRY was again awkwardly placed behind WISH COME TRUE.

Near the 550 Metres, KIRAM was awkwardly placed behind LUCKY SHINY DAY when unable to improve between that horse and ROYAL PREROGATIVE.

Rounding the Home Turn, GRADE ONE shifted out marginally and bumped ABSOLUCOOL, resulting in GRADE ONE becoming unbalanced.

GRADE ONE then shifted in marginally, resulting in E MASTER, which was shifting out to improve between GRADE ONE and VITAL SPRING, being checked when disappointed for running between those horses.

As the Stewards were satisfied that GRADE ONE had shifted only a minimal amount of ground and that E MASTER had not properly established running between the two horses, no further action was taken.

Near the 350 Metres, Apprentice M F Poon (FORTUNE WAY) momentarily dropped his left rein.

Passing the 300 Metres, FRESH POWER and MAGIC SUCCESS bumped due to both horses shifting ground.

Passing the 100 Metres, ROYAL PREROGATIVE and FORTUNE WAY raced tight.

Throughout the race, NICE KICK travelled wide and without cover and in the Straight gave ground.

A veterinary inspection of NICE KICK immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

A veterinary inspection of VITAL SPRING 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, VITAL SPRING will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

ABSOLUCOOL, GRADE ONE and FRESH POWER were sent for sampling.