Recap by phillip woo

Brave Baby just held on after leading from gate four in a much-improved effort at his sixth start. He got a soft time in front. Firming favourite Happy Alumni finished nicely despite racing tight on a few occasions inside the last 250m travelling midfield on the fence following a tardy break. Punted late Perfect Pair came on well following a one-off run better than midfield to make it close in the end. Like the latter, he's made a good impression in his two stats and won't be far off a winning run. High Rev got going from midfield to finish a non-threatening fourth. He's flashed ability in two of his three starts and the 1,400m seems to suit him better. Regency Darling kept on one-paced after getting caught deep for the most part in a handy spot from a wide gate. He had excuses but is trying to find his mark following a first-up win this term.

Racing Incident Report

Race Four: (397) - KUT CHEONG HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1200Meters

After being loaded into the barriers, MR MAGELLAN momentarily got its head down and then became fractious.

From the outside barrier, MR MAGELLAN began very awkwardly and shifted out abruptly, resulting in its rider, A Badel, becoming unbalanced and momentarily losing the use of his left stirrup iron.

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

HAPPY ALUMNI began only fairly.

HIGH REV shifted out at the start and bumped WICKER which was then bumped by STRATHBARRA which shifted in after making contact with REGENCY DARLING.

This resulted in WICKER being taken in onto the hindquarters of HIGH REV which became unbalanced.

BRAVE BABY shifted out at the start and bumped PERFECT PAIR.

From a wide barrier, JOY MASTER was steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners.

LEVANTE got its head up on a number of occasions in the early stages when being steadied to obtain cover.

Despite being ridden along for a considerable distance in the early stages, REGENCY DARLING failed to show sufficient speed to be able to cross GUERDON HELMET and consequently was left racing wide and without cover throughout.

Rounding the Home Turn, PERFECT PAIR raced tight outside GUERDON HELMET as that horse was shifted out.

Passing the 400 Metres, HAPPY ALUMNI was shifted to the inside of GUERDON HELMET to improve.

HAPPY ALUMNI then had some difficulty obtaining clear running passing the 200 Metres.

Passing the 300 Metres, JOY MASTER was shifted to the outside of HIGH REV after being disappointed for running inside that horse.

Passing the 100 Metres, WICKER was awkwardly placed behind BLINK OF A SECOND which was steadied and shifted to the outside of REGENCY DARLING to obtain clear running.

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

BRAVE BABY and HAPPY ALUMNI were sent for sampling.