After taking evidence from all parties concerned and after viewing the videos, the Stewards found that LIONS` FORTUNE, which was endeavouring to obtain a run to the inside of CROWN WITNESS, was crowded for room to the inside of that horse which shifted in under pressure near the 50 Metres. As the Stewards were not comfortably satisfied that LIONS` FORTUNE had fully established running to the inside of CROWN WITNESS prior to that horse shifting ground and bearing in mind where the incident occurred in proximity to the winning post, they did not consider that LIONS FORTUNE would not have finished in front of CROWN WITNESS had the incident not occurred. Therefore the protest/objection was overruled and weighed-in was declared on the numbers as semaphored by the Judge.
