The Ben Pearce yard saddled up Forbidden Planet in the York building supplies handicap over 1200 m with a field of six runners to compete in race (4) on the card.
Forbidden Planet left the gates sharply and under the urgings of Peter Hall led the event Calabria Joe stayed with in touch of the leader with Star Lightning also amongst the leading division, on rounding the turn, heading for home Troy Turner and Peter Hall worked hard on their runners, trying to lift one better than the other, however in the concluding stages it was Calabria Joe getting the head down just in time to score the prize in advance of Forbidden Planet was Star Lightning in third, with Our Bay Roe landing in fourth place.