21/10/2020  Happy Valley  Race 7

SURREALISM, which was fractious in the barriers, began awkwardly and shortly after the start was bumped by DIVINE UNICORN which shifted in after initially shifting out and making contact with the hindquarters of LIGHTNING STEED which shifted out at the start and brushed FLASHCARD. From the outside barriers, ENTRUSTED, GLORIOUS LOVER, NAMJONG PLUS and MAGNETISM were shifted across behind runners in the early stages to obtain cover. Approaching the 1300 Metres, DIVINE UNICORN momentarily raced tight inside WEALTHY DELIGHT which was then shifted out to relieve the tightening to DIVINE UNICORN. When giving ground in the early part of the Straight, FLASHCARD got its head on the side and lay in, resulting in DIVINE UNICORN, which was racing inside FLASHCARD, being shifted in away from the heels of that horse passing the 300 Metres. ENTRUSTED lay in under pressure in the early part of the Straight and near the 250 Metres was awkwardly placed behind WEALTHY DELIGHT. ENTRUSTED continued to lay in under pressure and proved difficult to ride and close to the winning post was awkwardly placed close to the heels of SURREALISM which was racing tight outside NAMJONG PLUS. Over the concluding stages, WEALTHY DELIGHT lay in under pressure, requiring its rider to momentarily stop riding and straighten his mount after the 50 Metres. Close to the finishing line, DIVINE UNICORN raced very tight outside LIGHTNING STEED. A veterinary inspection of ENTRUSTED immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. HEAVENLY THOUGHT and REEL BIZZY were sent for sampling.