16/09/2020  Happy Valley  Race 8

ETERNAL HARVEST began only fairly. GREEN AEON began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped LOVING A BOOM. GREEN AEON was then hampered by LOVING A BOOM which shifted out after becoming unbalanced due to the initial contact from GREEN AEON. In this incident, ETERNAL HARVEST was inconvenienced as a result of GREEN AEON shifting out. BALTIC WHISPER was crowded for room on jumping between AMAZING KIWI and FLYING GENIUS. FLYING GENIUS was then slow to muster speed despite being ridden along. Making the turn after the 600 Metres, HEART CONQUERED got its head on the side and lost ground when awkwardly placed inside the heels of VERY SWEET ORANGE. Also making the turn after the 600 Metres, ETERNAL HARVEST was crowded for room between FLYING GENIUS which shifted in marginally and GREEN AEON which made the turn awkwardly and shifted out. In this incident, BALTIC WHISPER got its head on the side and shifted out away from ETERNAL HARVEST. Passing the 300 Metres, LOVING A BOOM was shifted to the inside of HEART CONQUERED. Passing the 200 Metres, GREEN AEON and AMAZING KIWI brushed. Near the 150 Metres, AMAZING KIWI, which was giving ground, was steadied and shifted out away from the heels of GREEN AEON (J Moreira) which shifted out under pressure. J Moreira was severely reprimanded and told that in similar circumstances he would be expected to stop riding and straighten his mount sooner than he did on this occasion. Passing the 150 Metres, LOVING A BOOM was checked when disappointed for running between NEXTMODEL and HEART CONQUERED which, after shifting out marginally, then shifted back in. As the Stewards were satisfied that LOVING A BOOM had not established running to the outside of NEXTMODEL at any stage, no further action was taken. LOVING A BOOM then raced tight between NEXTMODEL and HEART CONQUERED passing the 100 Metres when improving into restricted room between those horses. Throughout the race, MOMENT OF POWER travelled wide and without cover. After the race, it was noted that ETERNAL HARVEST had sustained an abrasion to the left front cannon. A veterinary inspection of FLYING GENIUS and NEXTMODEL immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. ETERNAL HARVEST, GREEN AEON and SAUL’S SPECIAL were sent for sampling.