Live Commentary Week 1

Featured Race:
National Stakes, Listed 5f, 2yo OPEN Sanddown, Going: Good

Horses are parading:
Let's look at the runners:
All horses are unraced maidens
1 Ellie, 2yo filly, representing Memos Odds: 6/1
2 Biscuspid, 2yo filly, representing Doctagh Stables Odds: 10/1
3 Wildfire, 2yo colt, representing Red Wing Stables Odds: 3/1f
4 Fast Start, 2yo filly, representing Con10der Stable Odds: 10/1
5 Rattler, 2yo colt, representing Starz Odds: 8/1
6 Courageous Heart, representing Whisperwood Acres Odds: 6/1

Horses are going down
Wildfire is the favourite, but with 2yos early in the season you never know
It's an interresting fact, that 3 fillies are going for this OPEN listed race
Horses arrive at the starting gates
they are put into the boxes

THEY ARE OFF!!!!!
Biscuspid and Rattler are duelling for the lead, while all 4 other horses are sitting behind
Rattler is already starting to slow down, he can't keep up with the pace

4f to go
Rattler seems to have a bad day, Biscuspid is alone in front, with Rattler falling away
Pretty tight field behind, favorite Wildfire bumps into Courageos Heart, both loose a little bit of speed

3f to go
Although Ellie doesn't like the ground, she seems to have a good day, she overtakes Rattler, and attacks Bicuspid
Wildfire is now moving up, overtakes Fast Start and Rattler, to move into 3rd
Fast Start 4th, with Rattler 5th, and Courageos Heart still in last place

2f to go
Rattler now in last, Courageos Heart 5th, Fast Start still in 4th
Bicuspid tires, this was not his ground, Ellie takes the lead, with Wildfire attacking Bicuspid
Wildfire now second, Bicuspid 3rd, Fast Start 4th

1f to go
Wildfire takes the lead, and flys away
Ellie looks to keep second, with Fast start taking third place from Bicuspid

Wildfire takes the finish line, Ellie, 5L back 2nd, and a further 5L behind ast Start

Official Result:
1. Wildfire(RWS)      3/1f
2. Ellie(MEM)           6/1
3. Fast Start(CDR)  10/1