RACE 2 (R1022) CLASS 4 (B) – 1400m(lc) – BUNBURY HANDICAP
SONIC-X (HK Cheng) jumped away awkwardly.
HUSSONATOR (J De Souza) jumped away awkwardly and shifted in and at about the 1300M, had to be steadied to avoid the heels of PROUD PINOY(Lou Ho) and then raced wide from the 800M to the 600M.
MULTIBLUE TOSCA (App I Firdzriel) had to be steadied racing to the 1200M when BIG BIT COIN (App S Hafis) shifted in abruptly. App S Hafis, the rider of BIG BIT COIN in the presence of his master Trainer I.Ismadi, was shown the vision of the incident and advised to exercise more care when shifting ground, failing which action will be taken in future.
MULTIBLUE TOSCA over-raced and had to be steadied passing the 800M and lost its position.
Jockey J Mallyon, the rider of ENCOSTA ZONE reported that his mount was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of ENCOSTA ZONE revealed no obvious abnormality.
Post-race veterinary examinations of ACE KING (Z Khairil), MULTIBLUE TOSCA and NEVERTHELESS (App J Daniel) revealed no obvious abnormality and SONIC-X revealed that gelding had returned lame off fore. As such, SONIC-X will be required to pass a test (1000M & vet) before being declared to race again

RACE 3 (R1023) CLASS 5 (B) – 1000m(sc) – GERALDTON HANDICAP
PERCIUS (F Yap) was slow to begin.
DON’T FORGET THIS (App KC Wong) was slow into stride and showed no early pace despite being urged.
MAGICAL TEN (J Chuah) raced wide from the 800M to the 600M.
ALIEN (HK Cheng) shifted out under pressure from the 250M.
Jockey J Mallyon, the rider of BIG GHOST was shown the vision of the race and advised to ride all his mounts out to the end of the race.
Post-race veterinary examinations of ALIEN, PERCIUS and DON’T FORGET THIS revealed no obvious abnormality.

RACE 4 (R1024) CLASS 5 (B) - 1000m(sc) – KALGOORLIE HANDICAP
REWARDING SMILE which was up 20kgs in body weight since its last run, was checked by the Club Veterinary Surgeon prior to the race and was passed fit to start.
BLACK DIAMOND (Lou Ho) was slow into stride.
ANAK WARRIOR (J Mallyon) made the home turn awkwardly and took SGFIFTY (S Anandan) wider.
Jockey HS Gill, the rider of BIRRALEE ROAD reported that his mount was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of BIRRALEE ROAD revealed no obvious abnormality.
Post-race veterinary examinations of BIRRALEE ROAD and ANAK WARRIOR revealed no obvious abnormality and BLACK DIAMOND revealed that the gelding had returned broken-winded. As such, BLACK DIAMOND will be required to pass a test (1000M & vet) before being declared to race again.
The Panel of Stewards questioned Jockey S Anandan and Trainer M Sukri, the rider of and the trainer of SGFIFTY respectively, into that gelding’s performance today. Trainer M Sukri explained that his instructions from barrier 8 were to settle midfield and that he felt the shorter distance today may not have suited the gelding. Jockey S Anandan explained that SGFIFTY was fractious in the barrier, jumped away awkwardly, got its head up and when he got the gelding to settle, he was forced to race wide from the 800M until entering the straight. When he commenced to ride from the 300M, the gelding only responded fairly. Jockey S Anandan also stated that at the 250M, SGFIFTY had a tendency to lay in and was hampered when ANAK WARRIOR rolled out. Their explanations were noted.

RACE 5 (R1025) CLASS 5 (B) – 1000m (sc) - ALBANY HANDICAP
HUN YEANG SQUARE and DRAGON WALK, both course scratching as they had sustained a bruised near fore fetlock and a bruised back respectively, will each be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.
MR DREAMMAN jumped away awkwardly, got its head up and struck Jockey Z Khairil in his face, losing ground and thereafter, showed no early pace despite being urged.
MAJOR GREEN (S Anandan) jumped away awkwardly.
Jockey Z Khairil, the rider of MR DREAMMAN was questioned regarding the gelding’s performance today. He stated that MR DREAMMAN failed to respond to his riding at any stage of the race and when he placed the gelding under the whip in the straight, it failed to respond. His explanation was noted. A post-race veterinary examination of MR DREAMMAN revealed that the gelding had returned broken-winded. As such, the gelding will be required to pass a test (1000M & vet) before being declared to race again.Post-race veterinary examinations of ELHAAME (App S Hafis) revealed that the gelding had returned lame off fore and SPARKLER (App AM Aizat) revealed no obvious abnormality. ELHAAME will be required to pass a test (1000M & vet) before being declared to race again.

RACE 6 (R1026) CLASS 5 (B) – 1400m (sc) – BUSSELTON HANDICAP
D'GREAT NIMBUS, a course scratching as it had sustained a nail prick off fore foot, will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.
FRANCES (J De Souza) was slow to begin.
SWAN SONG (M Yusri) brushed the outside gate on jumping away.
FRANCES laid in away from the whip at the 100M and had to be steadied.
SUPERB SEVEN (HK Cheng) and MAYWEATHER (S Anandan) brushed at about the 50M.
Jockeys R Rueven and S Sandana, the riders of GOLDEN EMPIRE and TURNED OUT respectively, both reported that their mounts were not striding out freely. Post-race veterinary examinations of GOLDEN EMPIRE and TURNED OUT revealed no obvious abnormality.
Post-race veterinary examinations of FRANCES and SWAN SONG revealed no obvious abnormality.

RACE 7 (R1027) CLASS 5 (B) – 1400m (sc) – KARRATHA HANDICAP

MAXIM DRAGON, a course scratching as it had sustained a bruised near fore cannon, will be required to pass a veterinary examination before being declared to race again.
WHO’S THE BOSS (App J Daniel) and DAWN PROSPECT (M Yusri) were examined by the Club Veterinary Surgeon behind the barriers and were passed fit to start.
WHO’S THE BOSS, GOLD COAST CAPTAIN (App AK Lim) and LEAP OF FAITH (App KC Wong) were all slow to begin and WHO’S THE BOSS showed no pace throughout the race.
COLONEL LINCOLN (J Low) was slow into stride and showed no early pace.
SUPER RED (R Rueven) laid in racing to the 100M and then was taken out wider by BLACK IS POWER (HK Cheng), resulting in SUPER RED having difficulty in getting a clear run to the finish.
ONE O NINE (App CK Khaw) and BLACK IS POWER laid out over the concluding stages and finished wider on the track.
App CK Khaw who rode his 40th winner on ONE O NINE today, will be entitled to claim 2kgs with effect from Monday, 20th August 2018.
App J Daniel, the rider of WHO’S THE BOSS reported that his mount was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of WHO’S THE BOSS revealed that the gelding returned with respiratory distress and cast its off fore plate. WHO’S THE BOSS will be required to pass a test (1000M & vet) before being declared to race again.
Post-race veterinary examinations of COLONEL LINCOLN, ELITE EMPEROR (HS Gill) and DAWN PROSPECT revealed no obvious abnormality.