28/05/2025  Happy Valley  Race 2

ORIENTAL SURPRISE (K028): Lay in in the Home Straight. For a short distance near the 100 Metres was positioned close to the heels of WOOD ON FIRE. CONCORDE STAR (J344): Jumped only fairly. From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Leaving the 600 Metres lay out and bumped with NOTTHESILLYONE. SWEET DIAMOND (G063): Bumped at the start. After the event B Avdulla reported that his mount came under pressure in the middle stages of the event and failed to finish the race off thereafter. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. CAMP FIRE (J259): When questioned H Bowman stated that he was given no specific instructions other than to settle his mount where comfortable. He said in the early stages when caught wide he did not ride his mount forward as he felt this would be contrary to his instructions and as a result CAMP FIRE made the first turn wide. He said entering the Back Straight he had expected WOOD ON FIRE to continue forward to lead which would have allowed SONIC BOOM to take up a position one-off and would have afforded CAMP FIRE the opportunity to shift closer to the rail albeit still wide and without cover. He added that when WOOD ON FIRE maintained its position to the outside of SO AWESOME this resulted in CAMP FIRE being obliged to race very wide and without cover. He said when he felt his horse was not travelling well enough to go forward and cross SONIC BOOM he was obliged to race very wide and without cover thereafter. He further stated that from the 500 Metres CAMP FIRE did not respond to his riding and gave ground thereafter. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. NOTTHESILLYONE (J383): From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Leaving the 600 Metres was bumped by CONCORDE STAR which lay out. RAGNARR (H297): Bumped at the start. HOSS (H055): Over the concluding stages shifted in slightly and was steadied to avoid RAGNARR. THE PRIME (J352): Jumped only fairly. SO AWESOME (D258): Sent for sampling post-race. SONIC BOOM (H144): Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event. WOOD ON FIRE (C460): Sent for sampling post-race. MULTIDARLING (H148): Near the 1000 Metres improved to the inside of ORIENTAL SURPRISE and shortly afterwards was crowded when ORIENTAL SURPRISE shifted in.