24/02/2021  Happy Valley  Race 7

SMART HUNTER lifted its front feet off the ground as the start was effected, began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped CARRY THE DIAMOND. SMART HUNTER and CARRY THE DIAMOND then raced tight for a short distance. MISTER ARM shifted out at the start and bumped RED IMPACT. RED IMPACT was then steadied to obtain cover in the early stages. WON BALL shifted out at the start and bumped HAPPY PROFIT. WON BALL was then crowded for room between HAPPY PROFIT which became unbalanced after being bumped by WON BALL and COLONEL which shifted out. After this, from a wide barrier, WON BALL was steadied to obtain cover. Approaching the 100 Metres, HAPPY PROFIT, which was giving ground, was bumped by MISTER ARM which was taken out by SMART HUNTER. After the 100 Metres, RED IMPACT was momentarily awkwardly placed close to the heels of COURAGEOUS DRAGON. Close to the finishing line, WON BALL was awkwardly placed behind HERO STAR and consequently was not able to be ridden out all the way to the end of the race. After the race, Z Purton stated that he had to do too much work on HAPPY PROFIT in the early and middle stages to cross runners to his inside to obtain a position with cover near the 600 Metres. He said because of the amount of use he had to make of HAPPY PROFIT, the horse was then not able to finish off its race. A veterinary inspection of HAPPY PROFIT immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of mucus in the horse’s trachea. After the race, it was reported that WINNING FEELING had bled from both nostrils. A veterinary inspection of CARRY THE DIAMOND immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. DAILY BEAUTY and HERO STAR were sent for sampling.