Had another look but that's what it looked like to me. Nearly clipped heels though it looked like Cannon Hill also had shifted inwards slightly. Laid in again at the 200, under pressure?

CAPTURED BY LOVE (O Bosson) – Lay in near the 300 metres becoming awkwardly placed on the heels of CANNON HILL having to shift outwards. Uh?  

What did they miss?

JMO Gamma, But I think they can try hard without bashing horses and it should be stopped.

no mate. these are BIG prize races . they have to throw the sink at them if they want to Win. Craig Williams , near the best AUS jock was giving old 'Private Eye' an absolute flogging up the straight in a Million dollar race they just ran at Pakenham. The winner WARNIE came zooming home to take the $450,000 by a half head from Williams as it panned though. Bit by jezus Craig tried super hard to win it. 2nd prize was $110,000 .A big difference? . you ain't gunna sit there like a sack of spuds if you want to win these races. At the BIG NZ trots , the NZ Cup was run and won at Addington . KINGMAN doing the unthinkable and coming  around Leap To Fame late on ,(who is one of the best horses ever raced)  . and Won !!  a stunning achievement the NZ stewards promptly give the driver (Luke McCarthy) the greatest horseman in Australia a Week suspension and a $3,300 fine.  so instead of a handshake and congratulations for Winning the BIggest race going . It's cop that ya mug. 🤣  NZ wokeness now reaching Cup level ? 😉  and amazing achievements tarnished a tickle.  as per Rooke today in your Waikato Cup as well  ? . Great horses efforts tarnished by over officialdom.  It's like they don't want the jockeys to try hard ? (which would cause MUCH more Contraversy than anything happening now) some can't see it that way , but believe me if those jocks and drivers stopped trying hard,   it would be Super BAD for racing.   

Trainer Liam Birchley has long earmarked the Listed TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) for highly promising juvenile Dream Roca, and the daughter of El Roca took another step in the direction of the Ellerslie feature with a dominant win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Dream Roca finished runner-up on debut over 1000m in October and showed the benefit of raceday experience as she closed over the top of favourite Star Of Jamaica to score over the same course and distance by two lengths on Saturday. “The fence was pretty hot that day on debut and the favourite drew inside us,” Birchley reflected. “But with the race experience and being here before, she got the drop on them today, the way the race worked out and she was quite professional. “She’ll head over for the Karaka Millions. She’s fully qualified now, but she’ll probably have another run on the way there and hopefully we can draw a gate and give them some curry.” Birchley said the filly’s relaxed demeanour will hold her in good stead. “She’s actually bred to run a mile and beyond, and let’s hope she does. But it’s good for a two-year-old to have that demeanour and not waste too much energy and save it all for when they need it,” he said. The Sunshine Coast trainer has previously enjoyed successful raids to New Zealand, having prepared Hardline to win the Karaka Millions in 2015 and Sister Havana in 2010, while Sarge In Charge finished second for the stable in 2009. Winning rider Ben Thompson was impressed with the improvement Dream Roca had derived from her debut run. “With a two-year-old, that race experience can count for so much,” he said. “I just thought taking natural benefit, albeit today looked a stronger contest of the unraced horses from the trials, she’s still been here and done it. “It always fills you with a lot of confidence riding a two-year-old for Liam Birchley and he’s got another nice one in his hands.” Thompson was effusive when pressed as to whether he’d like to make the trip to New Zealand to ride the promising youngster. “Absolutely. I’ll be there tomorrow to swim her if he needs.” Dream Roca is now a $3.50 joint favourite for the January 24 contest with the Johno Benner-trained De Armas. By Fastnet Rock’s Randwick Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) runner-up El Roca, Dream Roca was purchased by Birchley for $75,000 from the Westbury Stud draft at this year’s Karaka Yearling Sales. The filly is out of the five-win Redwood mare Petrachor. View the full article

Underrated sprinter First Five produced a barnstorming finish to capture his first stakes victory when he took out the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa Carrying the familiar colours of well-known thoroughbred identity Gerald Shand, the David Greene-prepared five-year-old has been a model of consistency in his career so far although his task on Saturday looked a daunting one with a quality line-up carded for the Group Three feature. Allowed to start at odds of better than $26 in the 16-horse line-up, First Five was spotting pacemaker Kitty Flash more than ten lengths turning for home after being shuffled back beyond midfield approaching the home turn. Jockey Lynsey Satherley didn’t panic as Kitty Flash looked the winner halfway down the straight as she shot three lengths clear, with First Five finally seeing clear air as he weaved his way into a gap between runners. First Five sprouted wings and mowed Kitty Flash down at the 100m, going on to win by more than a length from the late-closing Tuxedo and a brave Kitty Flash who held out race favourite Smart Love for third. Greene has always held a huge opinion of his charge and despite the hefty price on the tote, was confident a win was on the cards. “I can’t say it is unexpected to be honest, as we have had a massive rap on this horse for a long time,” Greene said. “We haven’t seen the best of him yet and he has stamped himself as a real Group One contender. “There are a few conversations to be had now about whether we are wanting to drop back to 1200m for something like the Telegraph (Gr.1, 1200m), which is a very hard run 1200m. “He is just so good at this distance (1400m), I think back here for the sprint (Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint, 1400m) is the big one, but how we get there is the conversation to be had. “This guy is up with the best horses we have had and it is a pleasure to watch him at trackwork each morning, with the way he goes through his gears.” Satherley was always confident during the running despite being in an awkward position approaching the home turn. “He is just so explosive this horse and he just needs the right things going for him,” she said. “He gives you an amazing feel and the gaps just came for him. “When he gets through them (the gaps) he just finds and I think he is still untapped and a definite Group One horse. “I knew the gaps would come today and when they opened I was lucky I had a horse underneath me to take them.” By Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor out of the six-race winner Payette, First Five was bred by Shand who co-owns him along with with Jenna McLeod and Jackie and Philip Rogers. He has now won six of his 18 starts and over $206,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

A change of tactics that saw promising mare Hinekaha go straight to the front from barrier rise paved the way for her biggest success when she scored a game win in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The lightly-raced four-year-old daughter of Savabeel had never lead in any of her previous eight starts, however trainer Andrew Forsman was keen to see rider Craig Grylls take the initiative from the start in the seven-horse line-up. “I spoke to Craig and we thought the logical thing would be for Electron to lead,” Forsman said. “I thought if we hand up and they find their spots to quickly we don’t want to be caught in a situation where it is a sit and sprint home. “We really wanted to make it a strong run mile which would suit her a lot better than the others.” Grylls followed those instructions to the letter as he had Hinekaha trucking along nicely in front under her own steam with Electron and race favourite Qali Al Farrasha forced to chase him every step of the way. It was evident that Grylls had a lapful of horse turning for home and when he pressed the go button Hinekaha bounded clear to establish a winning three length break with 250m to run. Although tiring as the winning post loomed, Hinekaha held out strong late runs from Queen Zou and Jaarffi to register her second victory in stakes company. “She will get better as she strengthens and matures, but she has come on in leaps and bounds in this prep,” Forsman said. “She really has developed and has a lot of class as she has only had the nine starts and is now a Group Two winner. “We have always rated her highly, but we just had to stop at the right times and back off her as a three -year-old. “Christopher and Susanna (Grace, owners) are just so patient to let us do that and it has worked for her. “We will just enjoy today now and then start looking at where to next.” Grylls made no doubt of the high regard he has for the mare. “She was comfortable and pre-race we weren’t that sure what to do with the small field as it could have got a bit muddly,” he said. “She had been beginning well and Andrew said if she began well to let her roll along. “I have had faith in her right from the first day and while she is still maturing and is only going to get better, she had plenty more in the tank. “I thought she might be coming to the end of it but when I asked her she went again as she is tough and gritty. “I think she is a Group One horse.” Bred by co-owner Christoper Grace, Hinekaha is the first foal out of the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) winner Hinerangi and has now won five of her nine starts and over $232,000 in prizemoney. View the full article