04/02/2015  Happy Valley  Race 6

ROUGE ET BLANC began awkwardly and lost ground. From the outside barriers, EVERYONE’S FORTUNE and TOM’S CHARM were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Passing the winning post on the first occasion, BETTER ANNOUNCE raced tight inside SAFARI MAGI which shifted in. A short distance later, BETTER ANNOUNCE was steadied when it continued to race tight inside SAFARI MAGIC which was taken in by MAZANDARAN (M Guyon). M Guyon was advised to ensure that he leaves comfortable racing room for runners on his inside in similar circumstances. Also passing the winning post on the first occasion, WINNING MASCOT proved difficult to settle and got its head up on a number of occasions when being steadied in an endeavour to obtain cover behind GO GO WIN. As it was occurring, WINNAM improved to the inside of WINNING MASCOT, resulting in WINNING MASCOT being left racing in a three wide position and without cover after the 900 Metres before giving ground in the Straight. After the 150 Metres, WINNAM raced tight inside GO GO WIN. WINNAM then raced in restricted room over the concluding stages between GO GO WIN and MAZANDARAN. SAFARI MAGIC was unable to obtain clear running until the concluding stages and consequently was not able to be properly tested. In the Straight, GRAND HARBOUR hung in and proved difficult to ride. After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that WINNAM was lame in its right front leg. Before being allowed to race again, WINNAM will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of EN CIVIL and WINNING MASCOT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. TOM’S CHARM and GRAND HARBOUR were sent for sampling.