However, stewards did put a dampener on the day by fining him $2000 for excessive use of the whip on Mujadale on Saturday.

He penalized $1000 for each of two breaches – for having used his whip 13 times before the 100m in a forehand manner, which is eight times more than permitted; and for using his whip seven times in consecutive strides before the 100m.

Michelle Payne was also fined $200 for whip use on the opening race, while winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy and Patrick Moloney were each reprimanded for whip use in the last event.

LEADING jockeys Dwayne Dunn and Craig Williams were each suspended on careless riding charges.

Stewards outed Williams for seven provincial race meetings for his ride on the Barry and Glen James-trained Betcher in the $100,000 Magic Millions 3yo Classic, 1100m.

He pleaded guilty and will be available to ride again next Saturday.

Dunn received the same suspensions after his ride on Firpo in the People@Work Handicap, 2300m.

THE late scratching of favourite Spinderbella in the listed $200,000 Sportsbet.com.au Ballarat Cup was the most dramatic moment for the day.

Stewards withdrew the Robert Smerdon-trained mare after jockey Chad Schofield requested on arrival at the barrier stalls that she undergo a veterinary inspection.

DARREN Weir did everything but win the Ballarat Cup.

His two runners At First Sight and Hurdy Man (he scratched Mobaco) ran big races to finish second and fourth respectively.

At First Sight, which did not races for almost three years after running in the 2011 Melbourne Cup for Robert Hickmott, ran  a big race after sitting three wide early.

The eight-year-old has his hoof on the till after seconds in the Ararat and Ballarat Cups.

He is running up an impressive list of career seconds, with same results in the Epson Derby in England, Bendigo Cup and Naturalism Stakes.

Hurdy Gurdy Man, which had finished third in the race last year, was the late charger and was unlucky not to finish in the top three again.

BALLARAT trainer Dan O’Sullivan said the weight (60kg) and the task of trying to close the gal on the leader had taken a toll on his Ballarat Cup hope Tuscan Fire.

He loomed on the home turn, but did not have the zip needed to run on.

He stuck on to get fifth.

DISAPPOINTING that the public address system did not deliver the race broadcast of the $200,000 Magic Millions Ballarat 2yo Clockwise Classic, 1000m.

Many racegoers were unaware the race was underway until the horses loomed in their vicinity.

Ironically race broadcaster Rick McIntosh started his call of the race with the phrase: “ you’re not hearing things…”

While he was referring to the fact that he was calling a clockwise race in Victoria, he did not know at the time that on another front he was spot on.