28/10/2018  Happy Valley  Race 6

BACK IN BLACK, which began only fairly, was crowded for room on jumping between GREEN LUCK and IRON BOY which shifted out and then was bumped by PACKING MIRACLE which also shifted out. In this incident, GREEN LUCK became unbalanced when bumped on the hindquarters by BACK IN BLACK. SUN TOUCH knuckled over at the start. From the outside barriers, ALL BEST FRIENDS, TENNESSEE BOSS and MERRYGOWIN were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages. When being shifted across behind runners, ALL BEST FRIENDS was bumped near the 1150 Metres by EIGHTY EIGHTY which was taken out by BREEDERS’ STAR. Near the 1050 Metres, PACKING MIRACLE became unbalanced of its own accord and then making the turn near the 1000 Metres got its head on the side and hung out across the heels of IRON BOY, resulting in BACK IN BLACK being checked when crowded for room inside GREEN LUCK. PACKING MIRACLE then continued to shift out, resulting in GREEN LUCK being taken out towards the heels of EIGHTY EIGHTY and also being hampered. The racing manners of PACKING MIRACLE were considered to be unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, PACKING MIRACLE will be required to perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial around a bend. Near the 750 Metres, GREEN LUCK got its head on the side and shifted in abruptly when awkwardly placed close to the heels of EIGHTY EIGHTY. In this incident, PACKING MIRACLE was momentarily inconvenienced. At the entrance to the Straight, LEAN AMBASSADOR was bumped by BACK IN BLACK which shifted out to obtain clear running. Near the 50 Metres, EIGHTY EIGHTY was shifted to the inside of IRON BOY. Throughout the race, LEAN AMBASSADOR travelled wide and without cover. SUN TOUCH, STARLIGHT and BREEDERS’ STAR were sent for sampling.