This Listed Open Handicap over 1200m drew a poor field at best so no surprise then that the second least experienced runner in the field in Roch 'N' Horse, a 4yo mare, would salute. She had won just two races prior to today and this was just start number eight, so no surprise then that today was her first Blacktype win. The winners and where they came from on the home turn were third (four-off the inside and half a length from the leader), fifth (one-off the inside and three lengths from the leader), second (two-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), second (on the fence and a neck back), fourth (six-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), seventh (six-off the inside and four lengths from the leader), led (three-off the inside and two lengths ahead) and four (six-off the inside and a length from the leader). The bias all day was almost entirely in or near the lead turning for home and the distance range was from 1200m to 2500m. The field of ten had one maiden runner in it namely Spydapus having just her fourth start and no surprise that it ran last and was beaten almost twenty-seven lengths. Roch 'N Horse raced sixth the outer and moved up wide near the home turn to fifth then she unleashed and led at the 100m going on to win by three-quarters of a length and clocking 1:11.79. The time was just a fraction faster than the race before, a Benchmark 65, so the race pace was nothing out of the ordinary on the Dead5 rated track. The winner was also ridden by the apprentice Ashvin Goindasamy. Second home was the 5yo Mr Universe, a four-win entire, that has not won a race since December of 2019. He raced back on the inner and was sixth turning for home but he drove home well and reached second the final 100m. Third home was What A Smasher, which trailed the inner and then improved second near the home turn, and he led at the 200m but was headed the final 100m and beaten all up just over a length. Fourth home was Cavallo Veloce, a six-race winner, that ran on well wide from well back and was beaten a length and a half. Fifth home was Romantic Lady, the clear favourite in the race, that raced fifth the inner and ran home gamely the closing stages to be beaten just over a length and a half. Next home was Rock 'N' Affair that soon led and once headed at the 200m he was swamped late to be beaten just over two lengths. Seventh home was New York Jazz that raced fourth the inner and was a close third turning for home before being swamped late too. Motivation, a two-win gelding, ran on solidly from well back for seventh to be beaten just under two and three-quarter lengths. Casaquinman fresh up since last December was defeated four lengths and beat one home, the maiden Spydapus that was very distant as expected. This was a mostly a field sparse and not regular winners in the main and no surprise that four of these were ridden by apprentices either. The winner has upside and got a soft Blacktype win early in her career today.