Recap by phillip woo

Grand Plus ran down Noble Alpha three deep at the 60m after enjoying the run of the race to notch a second win from nine starts following a rise in trip. Noble Alpha pressed forward from a wide gate to sit outside the leader Kitaya, worked to the front 300m out and found one too smart. Sure Peace made his move 550m out from the rear of the field after a slow break and finished up nicely with two wider out to grab a placing. Thumped in betting, Kitaya gradually faded after jumping swiftly to dictate the run off a light weight. Lotus Breeze made some ground five deep without menacing in the straight run after travelling second from the rear. Lucky Seven Stars produced only a grinding effort following a rail's run in midfield in an improved run with a switch to the dirt. Formula Won had all ahead of him upon straightening and made some progress five deep without menacing. Green Dispatch did not fire following a one-out, one-back run. Cartoon Fay Fay never let down from behind midfield. Northern Falls failed to muster from a tricky gate and was a non-factor following a handy run without cover the entire trip.

Racing Incident Report

Race Seven: (712)-GLADIOLUS HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1650Metres

As the start was effected, SURE PEACE lifted its front feet off the ground and consequently lost ground.

Then, from a wide barrier, SURE PEACE was shifted across behind runners.

GRAND PLUS and LUCKY SEVEN STARS bumped at the start.

GREEN DISPATCH jumped in at the start, resulting in FORMULA WON being crowded for room outside CARTOON FAY FAY which became unbalanced after being bumped by FORMULA WON.

Passing the winning post on the first occasion, MR PELE was checked away from the heels of NORTHERN FALLS (Apprentice H N Wong) which, after initially shifting in, then got its head on the side and shifted in away from NOBLE ALPHA despite the efforts of its rider.

Apprentice Wong was reprimanded and advised that whilst he had made an effort to prevent NORTHERN FALLS from shifting in, in similar circumstances he would be expected to react quicker than he did on this occasion to prevent his mounts from shifting ground.

Making the first turn after the winning post on the first occasion, LUCKY SEVEN STARS and CARTOON FAY FAY bumped when CARTOON FAY FAY raced tight inside GREEN DISPATCH which got its head on the side and shifted in.

MR PELE lost its right front plate in the early stages.

Approaching the 700 Metres, CARTOON FAY FAY and MR PELE raced tight.

Throughout the race, NORTHERN FALLS travelled wide and without cover and then in the Straight gave ground and finished tailed out.

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

The performance of NORTHERN FALLS was considered unacceptable.

Before being allowed to race again, NORTHERN FALLS will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

A veterinary inspection of CARTOON FAY FAY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

GRAND PLUS and NOBLE ALPHA were sent for sampling.