Recap by phillip woo

Plunged late Taking Aim edged clear 180m out after chasing the leader High Volatility from a wide gate. It's taken a while for him to kick in but hopefully this is a springboard to better things. Punted late High Volatility was runner-up for a third straight run after having to work early on to lead from a wide gate. Lady First stayed on a distant third following a one-off run better than midfield. He's caught the eye in his past two starts and can salute shortly. Home Run left things too late from the rear of the field but was finishing well down the outside. Favourite Super Giant ran on without menacing racing third from the back in his return to action this term. He needed the run as did Shamport who made some ground following a one-off run settling behind midfield following a stable change. Zhan Jiang Rocks was getting going late travelling one from the rear. It wasn't a bad debut run and he'll be more at home when stepping over longer trips.

Racing Incident Report

Race Seven: (169) - PANASONIC 100TH ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1400Meters

SUPER GIANT began only fairly.

HANDSOME REBEL shifted out at the start and bumped MR PICASSO.

GO GO FIRST began awkwardly.

Shortly after the start, ZHAN JIANG ROCKS was awkwardly placed outside the heels of UNICRON JEWELLERY which shifted out.

From the outside barrier, LAST KINGDOM was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Approaching and passing the 1100 Metres, HANDSOME REBEL got its head up when being steadied to obtain a position with cover.

Then passing the 1000 Metres, HANDSOME REBEL again got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of TAKING AIM after being awkwardly placed behind that horse.

Passing the 1100 Metres, SHAMPORT momentarily raced tight inside LAST KINGDOM.

After the 500 Metres, LADY FIRST and EVEREST raced tight as LADY FIRST shifted out to improve.

HOME RUN made the Home Turn awkwardly after being shifted out away from the heels of ZHAN JIANG ROCKS after the 500 Metres.

Approaching the 300 Metres, EVEREST shifted in abruptly, resulting in its rider having to stop riding and straighten his mount.

After this, EVEREST continued to lay in under pressure.

Passing the 300 Metres, ZHAN JIANG ROCKS was momentarily awkwardly placed behind SUPER GIANT.

ZHAN JIANG ROCKS was then shifted to the inside of SUPER GIANT approaching the 200 Metres to obtain clear running.

Passing the 100 Metres, HANDSOME REBEL was awkwardly placed behind MR PICASSO which was giving ground.

GO GO FIRST, which was racing inside HANDSOME REBEL, was also inconvenienced at this time.

When questioned, U Rispoli stated that, from barrier 3, he was asked to place MR PICASSO in a prominent position if the horse began well.

He said in the early stages he was racing to the outside of HANDSOME REBEL which drew immediately to the inside of MR PICASSO.

He said as that horse was not being ridden along, he felt that there was an opportunity to ride MR PICASSO forward and cross that horse, however, MR PICASSO did not show enough early speed to be able to cross HANDSOME REBEL and then was left racing three wide in the early stages.

He said when TAKING AIM improved forward of MR PICASSO, he anticipated that that horse may continue to shift across to race on the rail, so he rode his mount along after the 1100 Metres to be able to obtain the position outside TAKING AIM if the opportunity presented itself.

He added however that TAKING AIM remained racing one horse off the rail and therefore MR PICASSO was left racing in a three wide position without cover for the remainder of the race.

A veterinary inspection of SUPER GIANT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

SUPER GIANT, TAKING AIM and HIGH VOLATILITY were sent for sampling.