Recap by phillip woo

Favourite Unpresuming just held off the late surge of Wide Blue Yonder after hitting the front 250m out following a box-seat run. He was able to build on a pleasing debut effort and the future is bright. Wide Blue Yonder ran on nicely to make it a bob of heads on the wire from behind midfield. He relished a return to the 1,400m. Good News made it close on the wire after a handy run one off the fence one off the fence. He was suited by the step back in distance. Indigenous Realm got going late for fourth without menacing the top-three after making his run four from the rear. He's close to a bottom and can bob up at any moment. Punted late Jiangxi Stamina ran on without menacing from towards the rear after a tardy start. It was a better run but he finds it hard in this grade. Beauty Mission made headway late after biding his time two from the rear. He doesn't appear from his past three starts to be far off a bottom. Melbourne Hall held his ground travelling midfield. He's a Valley horse. Gluck Racer came up one paced travelling wide with cover from behind midfield. It was a disappointing effort.

Racing Incident Report

Race Eight: (376) - HELENE PARAGON HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1400Meters

KARMA began only fairly.

MELBOURNE HALL shifted out at the start and bumped GLUCK RACER which was then bumped on the hindquarters by WIDE BLUE YONDER which shifted in after being bumped by COURIER MARVEL which in turn was bumped by INDIGENOUS REALM.

BEAUTY MISSION began awkwardly, shifted out and in doing so bumped GOOD NEWS which was taken out across the running of JIANGXI STAMINA which was crowded for room inside HIGH CLOUD.

After this, from a wide barrier, JIANGXI STAMINA was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Also from the outside barrier, GOLDEN FAIRY was steadied and shifted across behind runners to obtain cover.

Approaching the 900 Metres, MELBOURNE HALL raced close to the heels of UNPRESUMING.

Making the turn after the 900 Metres, KARMA lay out and became unbalanced after bumping the hindquarters of UNPRESUMING.

After this, KARMA continued to lay out making the turns and passing the 500 Metres shifted out across the heels of UNPRESUMING and in doing so bumped MELBOURNE HALL which was crowded for room inside GOOD NEWS.

Near the 650 Metres, TRAVEL GOLF shifted in and bumped ON EXCEL STAR.

TRAVEL GOLF then became unbalanced and shifted out, resulting in HIGH CLOUD, which travelled wide and without cover throughout the race, being hampered.

JIANGXI STAMINA was held up for clear running approaching and passing the 400 Metres and then near the 350 Metres was awkwardly placed close to the heels of GLUCK RACER when being shifted to the outside of that horse to obtain clear running.

JIANGXI STAMINA then lay in and continued to be awkwardly placed outside the heels of GLUCK RACER after the 300 Metres.

WIDE BLUE YONDER was held up for clear running rounding the Home Turn and after the 400 Metres was shifted out a number of horses to obtain clear running.

Close to the finishing line, GOOD NEWS and WIDE BLUE YONDER raced tight.

A veterinary inspection of GLUCK RACER, HIGH CLOUD and KARMA immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

UNPRESUMING and WIDE BLUE YONDER were sent for sampling.