Recap by phillip woo

Favourite Accelerando took control 150m out after barging his way into the open 300m travelling one-off behind midfield to ring up a second win from three starts this term. He's really come into his own and can win again up in grade off a light weight. Well-backed late Star Contact ran on well from midfield to easily take second. He didn't mind the step up to a mile after an earlier win over 1,400m. Cheery finished nicely to grab third after coming off the fence for a clear run 200m out travelling midfield. It was better effort second-up over a more ideal trip. Dragon Pride came from near the back to just get the head down for fourth. He seemed to like the wet going after failing to menace in his first three starts this term. Over The Moon made good ground late to nearly fill the frame after covering ground towards the rear from a wide draw. Turquoise Alpha ran on without menacing fading back to last from a wide draw. It wasn't a bad run carrying more weight following a win. Punted late Oscar Glory knocked up 100m out after getting his own way in front from gate five. He ran below par.

Racing Incident Report

Race Four: (199) - CHEVALIER COLD STORAGE & LOGISTICS HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1600Meters

FOREVER GLORIOUS, which was fractious in the barriers, began only fairly.

From wide barriers, HAPPY HERO, ACCELERANDO, OVER THE MOON and TURQUOISE ALPHA were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Approaching and passing the 1000 Metres, RING BELLS travelled keenly and was awkwardly placed behind ODE TO JOY.

RING BELLS was then left racing very wide and without cover near the 950 Metres.

At the 900 Metres, FOREVER GLORIOUS was also left racing wide and without cover.

Approaching and passing the 400 Metres, ACCELERANDO and FOREVER GLORIOUS raced tight as ACCELERANDO shifted out to obtain clear running.

CHEERY was held up for clear running from passing the 400 Metres until near the 200 Metres.

DRAGON PRIDE had some difficulty obtaining clear running after the 300 Metres and then again passing the 200 Metres.

DRAGON PRIDE was then bumped by NICHOLSON RETURNS passing the 150 Metres as NICHOLSON RETURNS raced tight outside the heels of STAR CONTACT.

Passing the 150 Metres, OSCAR GLORY lay out under pressure.

After the race, H Bentley stated that, in his opinion, PAKISTAN FRIEND did not appreciate racing in amongst horses.

He said after the 1100 Metres he had to ride his mount along to maintain its position inside STAR CONTACT and PAKISTAN FRIEND then did not finish the race off over the latter stages.

A veterinary inspection of PAKISTAN FRIEND immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer??which had previously been reported.

A veterinary inspection of OSCAR GLORY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

ACCELERANDO and STAR CONTACT were sent for sampling.