Race 8
TAB SAPPHIRE STAKES 1630m
SAPPHIRE STKS
Doomben
Soft 5| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 57.0kg | - | 1-38.14 | 800m: 10th 400m: 10th | Overraced badly in the early stages. | $9 | ||
| 6 | 57.0kg | 1.00 | 800m: 8th 400m: 9th | - | $4.80 | |||
| 11 | 57.0kg | 1.20 | 800m: 6th 400m: 6th | - | $2.70 | |||
| 1 | 57.0kg | 1.30 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 3rd | Held up in the home straight until the 250m. | $26 | |||
| 9 | 57.0kg | 2.80 | 800m: 12th 400m: 12th | Slow to begin. T. Harrison was cautioned for using the whip on 6 occasions prior to the 100m. | $31 | |||
| 7 | 57.0kg | 3.10 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | Returned to the enclosure having lost its off fore plate. | $41 | |||
| 5 | 57.0kg | 4.10 | 800m: 4th 400m: 4th | - | $8 | |||
| 3 | 57.0kg | 5.35 | 800m: 5th 400m: 5th | Overraced badly in the early stages. | $15 | |||
| 12 | 57.0kg | 6.10 | 800m: 11th 400m: 11th | - | $41 | |||
| 2 | 57.0kg | 6.30 | 800m: 7th 400m: 7th | - | $41 | |||
| 4 | 55.0kg | 6.40 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | Connections advised that from it would be the intention to have the horse ridden more positively from the barrier. The horse raced in the lead. R. Fradd reported that after being pressured from the 800m his mount failed to respond to his riding before being eased down. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. | $9.50 | |||
| 8 | 57.0kg | 8.15 | 800m: 9th 400m: 8th | Raced three wide without cover throughout. | $18 | |||