06/01/2016  Happy Valley  Race 2

As the start was effected, YOURTHEWONFORME put its head down, resulting in the horse being slow to begin. GOOD LUCK MAN began only fairly. OUR HONOUR shifted out at the start and bumped WINNING BOY. HAYHAY shifted out abruptly at the start, resulting in SPITFIRE being severely checked when crowded onto BO DUKE. In this incident, BO DUKE became unbalanced after being bumped heavily on the hindquarters by SPITFIRE. After this, HAYHAY was ridden along, however, failed to muster speed. From wide barriers, OUR HONOUR, WINNING BOY and HIGHLAND DRAGON were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Approaching the 1100 Metres, GOOD LUCK MAN was steadied when momentarily crowded for room inside HAYHAY which was taken in by CHIN CHUN before that horse was directed out to relieve the tightening. For some distance after this, GOOD LUCK MAN proved difficult to settle and got its head up when awkwardly placed behind HAYHAY which continued to be ridden along in order to maintain its position. Making the turn after the 600 Metres, GOOD LUCK MAN again got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of HAYHAY. Passing the 500 Metres, SPITFIRE raced close to the heels of YOURTHEWONFORME. Passing the 150 Metres, WINNING BOY was held up after being disappointed for running between CHIN CHUN and FABIO. Approaching the 100 Metres, HAYHAY momentarily raced in restricted room between WINNING BOY and GOOD LUCK MAN, both of which shifted ground. A veterinary inspection of HAYHAY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of OUR HONOUR immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious. GOOD LUCK MAN, ROCKET LET WIN and FABIO were sent for sampling.