Recap by phillip woo

Plunged late Asmodai settled one off the fence in second after failing to clear Fairy Dragon for the lead, cornered in three deep and swept to the front 150m out for a second win from his past three over this Valley trip. Par Excellence made his run second from the rear and two-to-three deep, went through a narrow gap between runners with two wider out at the 200m and finished up willingly to snare second in the final few strides. Early favourite Invictus settled one-out, one-back, shifted into the clear 150m out and ran on well to grab third in the final 10m. Marvel Plus enjoyed the box-seat run, stayed to the fence upon straightening, went to second at the 200m and was swamped late for a placing. Late-fancied favourite Diamond Angel settled worse than midfield and on the rails, cornered in six deep and eventually got going to finish just outside the placings. Seize the Day travelled outside Diamond Angel, swung the final bend with one wider out and made a steady bid late without menacing. Shanghai Pioneer settled midfield and on the rails, made an early bid two deep upon straightening, then came up one-paced over the last 100m. Fairy Dragon worked to lead, cornered a half-length on top and was giving ground over the final 150m.

Racing Incident Report

Race Three: (336)-PERCIVAL HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1000 Metres Just prior to the start being effected, FASCINATING SMILE became fractious and lunged at the front gates.

K-MOOCHI began awkwardly.

DIAMOND ANGEL shifted out at the start and bumped the hindquarters of INVICTUS which became unbalanced.

A short distance later, DIAMOND ANGEL was crowded for room between INVICTUS and BRILLIANT LIGHT which shifted out.

From a wide barrier, FRIENDS SUPPORT was taken across behind runners shortly after the start.

Near the 600 Metres, K-MOOCHI momentarily raced in restricted room inside DIAMOND ANGEL which itself was racing tight inside SEIZE THE DAY.

A short distance later, K-MOOCHI, which was reluctant to maintain its position inside DIAMOND ANGEL, was severely checked after momentarily racing tight inside that horse which shifted in marginally after making contact with SEIZE THE DAY.

Near the 550 Metres, DIAMOND ANGEL was awkwardly placed close to the heels of BRILLIANT LIGHT.

Rounding the Home Turn and again passing the 300 Metres, INVICTUS was awkwardly placed close to the heels of ASMODAI.

Then after the 200 Metres, INVICTUS was shifted to the outside of the heels of ASMODAI to obtain clear running.

Passing the 200 Metres, PAR EXCELLENCE and SEIZE THE DAY bumped as a result of PAR EXCELLENCE being taken out by BRILLIANT LIGHT.

Near the 100 Metres, DIAMOND ANGEL and PAR EXCELLENCE bumped due to both horses shifting ground.

Over the concluding stages, DIAMOND ANGEL raced tight inside PAR EXCELLENCE.

For the majority of the race, FASCINATING SMILE travelled wide and without cover.

A veterinary inspection of FASCINATING SMILE and BRILLIANT LIGHT after the race did not show any significant findings.

DIAMOND ANGEL, ASMODAI and PAR EXCELLENCE were sent for sampling.