Beaudesert 1400m (Bm65) ($28K - $4800) Soft6 Jai Williams (8) 60 Btg: $5 ,$3.20 - 1 Calcareous Ms G Cartwright 60; 3 Three Gongs Jag Guthmann-Chester 58; 4 Command Approved Dan Mc Gillivray 59. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 9) Began awkwardly.. Overraced middle stages..

Lismore 1526m (Bm66) ($27K - $1950) Soft5 Amy Graham (1) 58.5 Btg: $4 ,$5 - 1 Spill The Secret Boris Thornton 59; 2 Imperial Hilton Mollie Fitzgerald 58.5; 3 Contreras Jag Guthmann-Chester 58. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2)

Beaudesert 1400m (Bm65) ($28K - $2650) Heavy10 Jai Williams (2) 60 Btg: $2.05 ,$1.45 - 1 Vantan Express M Hellyer 57.5; 2 Takunai Ms R Jamieson 59; 4 Yes To Excess B P Ward 56.5. (Settle 3 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 1) Failed to handle going..

Beaudesert 1400m Hcp (C2) ($28K - $15600) Heavy8 Jai Williams (8) 57.5 Btg: $5 ,$5.50 - 2 Newmarket Miss Brooke Ainsworth 54; 3 Fearless Thinking Kirk Matheson 57; 4 Moritz Girl Jag Guthmann-Chester 57.5. (Settle 7 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5) Wide throughout..

Ballina 1400m (Bm66) ($30K - $5300) Soft6 D Peisley (12) 57.5 Btg: $9 ,$8 ,$7.50 - 1 Mychyna Cejay Graham 56; 3 Harlequin Field Glenn Cahill 63.5; 4 Boulanger Kirk Matheson 55. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2) Vetted - no abnormalities..

Beaudesert 1400m Hcp (C1) ($28K - $15600) Soft6 D Peisley (4) 59 Btg: $3.80 ,$4.20 ,$4 - 2 Mount Zion Ms R Jamieson 59; 3 Nice Water Yvette Lewis 57.5; 4 Bie'Res S Champkin 53. (Settle 2 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $3950) Soft5 Jaden Lloyd (9) 59.5 Btg: $6 ,$5 - 1 By By Bean Alisha Donald 57; 3 Zou Zouamore Tyler Leslight 54.5; 4 Mr Wandji N Tomizawa 60. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 5) Began awkwardly.. Overraced early stages.. Inconvenienced near 100m..

Kilcoy 1200m Hcp (55) ($20K - $3500) Good4 Amy Graham (3) 57 Btg: $3 ,$3.50 ,$3.40 - 1 Annakuri Brodie Moffat 56; 3 Fort Myer Hannah Phillips 55; 4 Craiglea Etna J L Taylor 55. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 4) Raced wide without cover..

Gold Coast Poly 1200m (Bm58) ($28K - $1000) Synthetic0 Josh Adams (5) 58 Btg: $15 ,$16 ,$13 - 1 Data Patch Emily Lang 57; 2 My Dog Diesel Jai Williams 57; 3 Canny Impact M Cahill 59.5. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2)

Warwick 1350m (Bm60) ($20K - $400) Good4 M Powell (4) 57.5 Btg: $4.60 ,$5 - 1 Motion Legend Damien Thornton 59.5; 2 Kiki Coco S Champkin 56.5; 3 Sempreinte Corey Sutherland 57. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1) Hampered at start..

Doomben 1200m (Bm65) ($38K - $760) Soft5 Jake Molloy (3) 57 Btg: $15 ,$21 - 1 Miss Bayles Justin Huxtable 56.5; 2 I Am A Marvel N Callow 59.5; 3 Miss Emma James Orman 57. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 6) Inconvenienced early on.. Crowded near 1000m.. Raced Greenly..

Toowoomba 1300m (Bm70) ($75K - $1000) Soft7 M R Du Plessis (8) 57.5 Btg: $15 ,$21 - 1 Jubai Pride R Dolan 57.5; 2 Drammatica Ryan Maloney 58; 3 Dream Lantern Angela Jones 54.5. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 4) Inconvenienced near 600m..

Toowoomba 1300m 3yo+ Plate (C2) ($22.5K - $12500) Good3 Ms S Willis (6) 57 Btg: $2.10 ,$1.85 - 2 New Joy Stacey Callow 56; 3 Blue Chip Girl Landan Sykes 55; 4 El Kabong Michael Murphy 58.5. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1) Keen..

Toowoomba 1300m (Bm58) ($22.5K - $2150) Good4 Dylan Bennett (6) 59 Btg: $2.80 ,$3.10 ,$2.70 - 1 It'Smemario Landan Sykes 58; 2 Coburg Melea Castle 56.5; 4 I Promise You Madeleine Wishart 62. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2) Blundered early on.. Overraced near 1000m.. Laid out near turn..

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $12500) Good4 Dylan Bennett (11) 55 Btg: $7.50 ,$7 - 2 One Reason Olivia Webb 56.5; 3 Bovidae Ms G Cartwright 57; 4 Social Star Leslie Tilley 56. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)

Dalby 1200m 3yo+ Plate (C1) ($20K - $950) Good3 Dylan Bennett (7) 57.5 Btg: $6 ,$10 - 1 Born Fearless Boris Thornton 59.5; 2 Social Star Leslie Tilley 58; 3 Parues Kirk Matheson 60. (Settle 9 ; 800m 9 ; 400m 9) Began awkwardly.. Keen.. Laid in in straight..

Toowoomba 1050m (Bm60) ($22.5K - $420) Soft5 Jake Molloy (7) 58.5 Btg: $6.50 ,$14 - 1 Bulsara Ms S Willis 56.5; 2 Nicci De Rosa Alisha Donald 57.5; 3 Naughty Words Ms G Cartwright 56.5. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8) Eased near 800m.. Laid in in straight..

Warwick 1200m 3yo (Bm62) ($18K - $825) Soft6 Jake Molloy (3) 59 Btg: $2.60 ,$2.50 ,$3 - 1 Zou Zou Zoeia Rob Thorburn 52; 2 Gold Revolution Heidi Gillie 54; 3 No Better Time Ms G Cartwright 60. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2) Raced below expectations.. Vetted - no abnormalities..

Toowoomba 1000m 3yo Mdn ($24.5K - $13700) Good4 Jake Molloy (10) 60 Btg: $5 ,$8.50 ,$8 - 2 Feeashin Moon Ms G Cartwright 57.5; 3 Spiked K Yoshida 58; 4 Chirrup N Tomizawa 58. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 3)

Eagle Farm 1400m (Bm68) ($75K - $1000) Good4 Taylor Marshall (2) 58.5 Btg: $21 ,$31 - 1 Flying Aurelius James Orman 58; 2 Poseidon Ruler Martin Harley 59; 3 Cartwheels A Mallyon 57.5. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2) Laid in in straight..

Ipswich 1350m 3yo+ Plate (C2) ($28K - $1000) Soft5 Justin Huxtable (9) 60 Btg: $8 ,$10 - 1 Bravely Martin Harley 60; 2 Miss Chenery A Mallyon 56.5; 3 The Punisher Melea Castle 58.5. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 4) Wide throughout..

Dalby 1200m Hcp (C4) ($20K - $650) Good3 W D O'Connell (2) 59.5 Btg: $12 ,$13 ,$10 - 1 Orphan's Trust Jai Williams 57.5; 2 Groovin' The Moo Colleen Krahnen 58; 3 Les Girls Rob Thorburn 52. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8) Slowly away..

Ipswich 1680m Hcp (C2) ($28K - $0) Heavy8 M Cahill (5) 60 Btg: $9 ,$11 - 1 Mount Zion Ms R Jamieson 56; 2 Set Ablaze N Thomas 54.5; 3 Maurice's Medad Ms N Beriman 59.5. (Settle 11 ; 800m 13 ; 400m 11) Struck interference at start.. Failed to handle going..

Dalby 1400m Hcp (C3) ($20K - $400) Good3 W D O'Connell (9) 59.5 Btg: $7.50 ,$12 - 1 Mista Omega Leslie Tilley 57; 2 Mr Wandji Jake Molloy 58; 3 Mootessa Jade Metcalfe 54. (Settle 10 ; 800m 10 ; 400m 8) Hampered at start.. Wide throughout..

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C2) ($22.5K - $12500) Good4 W D O'Connell (6) 58 Btg: $3.90 ,$13 - 2 Kitri Olivia Webb 54.5; 3 Russian Sub Anthony Allen 60.5; 4 Saxon Slayer Ms R Jamieson 54.5. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 6) Shifted out near 500m.. Held up near 400m..

Geelong 1406m 3yo+ (Bm64) ($35K - $6300) Good4 Jye McNeil (2) 59.5 Btg: $5 ,$8 ,$7 - 1 Georgie Get Mad Tom Prebble 57.5; 3 Princeofcambridge Liam Riordan 60.5; 4 Walk Of Fame B Melham 59. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 3) Bled first time - three month ban..

Geelong 1347m 3yo+ (Bm64) ($35K - $6300) Soft7 Jye McNeil (2) 59.5 Btg: $6.50 ,$11 ,$10 - 1 Punch Lane D Moor 61; 3 Bitoftheblarney L Currie 58.5; 4 Toronado Rouge Jordan Childs 60.5. (Settle 4 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 3) Slowly away.. Keen..

Geelong 1447m (Bm64) ($37.5K - $1125) Heavy8 B Melham (8) 60 Btg: $5.50 ,$6.50 - 1 Presser John Allen 59; 2 Tango And Cash Beau Mertens 58; 3 The Silent Sermon W Egan 59. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 5) Overraced early stages. Failed to handle going..

Swan Hill 1300m (Bm64) ($50K - $1000) Soft7 D Yendall (2) 60.5 Btg: $2.60 ,$3.70 - 1 Kaliuwaa Falls Beau Mertens 60.5; 2 Canidae C Newitt 58; 3 Air Defence H Coffey 61. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 6) Slowly away. Keen. Vetted - no abnormalities..

Warwick 1500m Hcp (C1) ($20K - $11000) Soft6 N Tomizawa (3) 60 Btg: $2.50 ,$2.80 ,$2.60 - 2 Gaelic Thunder Nathan Evans 57.5; 3 No Better Time Jace McMurray 56.5; 4 Already Better Jag Guthmann-Chester 59. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2) Laid in on straightening.. Laid out near 100m..

Sunshine Coast 1300m (Bm58) ($28K - $4800) Soft5 N Tomizawa (3) 60.5 Btg: $13 ,$19 - 1 Vonzither K H Zechner 59.5; 3 Hallside Martini Corey Sutherland 56.5; 4 Rockin' Artie Bailey Wheeler 61.5. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5)

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $3950) Soft7 N Tomizawa (3) 60 Btg: $5.50 ,$13 ,$12 - 1 Suisse Scandal Dylan Bennett 56.5; 3 Doona Madeleine Wishart 56.5; 4 Rubaahy Montanna Savva 59. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 3)

Gatton 1100m Hcp (58) ($20K - $950) Soft5 K H Zechner (6) 60 Btg: $6.50 ,$12 - 1 Mootessa Jade Metcalfe 55; 2 Littlemisscancan W D O'Connell 57; 3 Awesome Audrey Cejay Graham 56.5. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 5) Struck interference at start..

Toowoomba 1200m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $420) Good4 Leslie Tilley (2) 57 Btg: $2.80 ,$2.20 ,$2.25 - 1 Echo Hunter S Cormack 54; 2 My Moses Madeleine Wishart 54; 3 Greylander Anthony Allen 57. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 3) Raced below expectations.. Travelled poorly.. Poor recovery..

Dalby 1000m Mdn ($22K - $12200) Good4 Leslie Tilley (7) 59.5 Btg: $7 ,$6.50 ,$8 - 2 Artopia Justin Huxtable 56.5; 3 Basil's Gift Ms G Cartwright 55.5; 4 Make Haste K Yoshida 54.5. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)

Ballarat Synthetic 1500m (Bm64) ($27K - $810) Synthetic0 M Aitken (1) 59 Btg: $9.50 ,$7 ,$8.50 - 1 Life Sentence E J Walsh 59; 2 Crown Waters Declan Bates 57; 3 It'Sbruce Jarrod Fry 59. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 4) Shifted out at start..

Geelong 1741m Hcp (64) ($27K - $675) Soft6 M Aitken (11) 60 Btg: $12 ,$19 ,$18 - 1 Flamin' Romans John Allen 59; 2 Top Arctic Ben Allen 58.5; 3 Dustland Fairytale Tom Madden 55. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2)

Ballarat Synthetic 1500m (Bm64) ($27K - $4590) Synthetic0 M Aitken (2) 60 Btg: $7 ,$9 - 1 Orion The Hunter Zac Spain 61; 3 Lucky Compass Alana Kelly 57; 4 Got Yourself A Gun Patrick Moloney 58. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 3)

Ballarat 1600m (Bm64) ($35K - $700) Soft6 John Allen (7) 61 Btg: $14 ,$19 - 1 Subrising H Coffey 57.5; 2 All So Clear Matthew Cartwright 60.5; 3 Mayan Laura Lafferty 59. (Settle 10 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 6) Crowded at start..

Bendigo 1500m 3yo+ (Bm64) ($35K - $0) Good4 M Aitken (9) 62 Btg: $26 ,$41 - 1 Funnyifitwon W Egan 60.5; 2 Kathy's Beau John Allen 60.5; 3 Esskay Liam Riordan 59.5. (Settle 11 ; 800m 11 ; 400m 10) Slowly away..

Ballarat 1400m 3yo+ (Bm64) ($35K - $1750) Soft6 M Aitken (5) 62.5 Btg: $21 ,$26 - 1 Liberty State Jye McNeil 57.5; 2 Freedom Escape Ryan Houston 58; 3 Under The Palais Ms D Keane 54.5. (Settle 9 ; 800m 9 ; 400m 8) Slowly away..

Ballarat 1600m 3yo+ (Bm70) ($75K - $1500) Good4 M Aitken (9) 60 Btg: $17 ,$19 - 1 Khoekhoe Celine Gaudray 62.5; 2 British Columbia Jordan Childs 61.5; 3 Threeandfourpence L Nolen 59. (Settle 10 ; 800m 12 ; 400m 13)

Sandown-Hillside 1800m 3yo+ (Bm70) ($130K - $3900) Good3 M Aitken (9) 60 Btg: $8 ,$9.50 ,$9 - 1 Riverplate D Oliver 60; 2 The Nephew Campbell Rawiller 60; 3 Tasman Park Hannah Edgley 59. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8)

Sandown-Lakeside 1600m 3yo+ (Bm64) ($55K - $30250) Good4 M Aitken (3) 60.5 Btg: $4.80 ,$7.50 - 2 Murray Factor John Allen 58.5; 3 Komachi M Pegus 58.5; 4 Mere Fancy J Mott 59.5. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8) Slowly away.. Crowded at start..

Mt Gambier 1550m (Bm64) ($22K - $3825) Good3 M Aitken (2) 60.5 Btg: $2.90 ,$2.70 ,$3.50 - 1 Carak Kayla Crowther 56; 3 Maracourt D Caboche 59.5; 4 Naseeb D Tourneur 56.5. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 2)

Toowoomba 1200m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $12500) Good4 Leslie Tilley (9) 58.5 Btg: $3.30 ,$3.10 - 2 Super Quick Melea Castle 58.5; 3 Grand Meteor Chelsea Baker 58; 4 Romantic Thoughts Luke Tarrant 55.5. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)

Dalby 1000m (Bm58) ($20K - $950) Good3 Chloe Lowe (6) 57 Btg: $2.80 ,$3.30 - 1 That's An Extra Leslie Tilley 59; 2 Lets Dance Jandy Madeleine Wishart 59.5; 3 Sea Commits Hannah Richardson 59. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 6)

Toowoomba 1200m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $2150) Good4 Olivia Webb (3) 55 Btg: $2.50 ,$2.60 ,$2 - 1 Ready To Boom Emily Lang 54.5; 2 Joy McCoy N Fazackerley 56; 4 Bankroll Babe N Tomizawa 54.5. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 3) Hampered in straight.. Raced below expectations..

Toowoomba 1300m (Bm60) ($22.5K - $3950) Good4 Olivia Webb (6) 55.5 Btg: $3 ,$2.90 ,$3.30 - 1 Ausbred Bluebird Dylan Bennett 55; 3 Anyway You Want It Stacey Callow 57.5; 4 Sheppey Dan Mc Gillivray 57. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2) Inconvenienced at start.. Overraced near 1000m.. Laid in near 500m..

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C2) ($22.5K - $3950) Heavy9 Anthony Allen (4) 55.5 Btg: $5.50 ,$6 - 1 Touch Of Gracie K H Zechner 54; 3 Power Pack K Yoshida 56.5; 4 Newmarket Miss Brooke Ainsworth 54. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)

Ipswich 1200m Hcp (C1) ($28K - $500) Good4 M R Du Plessis (8) 55.5 Btg: $6.50 ,$5 ,$5.50 - 1 Coodarady K H Zechner 54; 2 Russian Sub Sophie Wilcock 56.5; 3 Rupert's House Justin Huxtable 58. (Settle 7 ; 800m 7 ; 400m 11) Overraced early stages..

Toowoomba 1200m Hcp (C1) ($22.5K - $3950) Good4 Olivia Webb (8) 55 Btg: $3.60 ,$3.20 ,$3.90 - 1 Depth Charge Ms G Cartwright 58; 3 Take A Picture N Fazackerley 59.5; 4 Tokyo Bandit Jake Molloy 60. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 6) Crowded near 800m.. Laid in in straight..

Toowoomba 1200m Hcp (58) ($22.5K - $2150) Soft5 Olivia Webb (2) 56.5 Btg: $3.10 ,$2.60 ,$3.30 - 1 Fiery Ring N Tomizawa 59; 2 Jubilant N Fazackerley 57; 4 Yourallthat Madeleine Wishart 55.5. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 4) Held up near 600m.. Inconvenienced near 250m.. Laid in in straight..

Toowoomba 1100m (Bm60) ($22.5K - $3950) Good4 S Champkin (1) 55 Btg: $6.50 ,$6 ,$7 - 1 Big Sky Country Leslie Tilley 59.5; 3 Bean Rocking Anthony Allen 59.5; 4 Coburg N Tomizawa 59.5. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2) Inconvenienced Near 900m.. Became unbalanced..

Toowoomba 1100m Mdn ($24.5K - $13700) Good4 Anthony Allen (8) 55.5 Btg: $3.80 ,$2.90 - 2 Tokyo Bandit Jake Molloy 57.5; 3 Silvanna's Song Leslie Tilley 55.5; 4 More Max K H Zechner 57.5. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2)

Gatton 1400m Hcp (55) ($20K - $0) Good3 S T Collett (4) 58.5 Btg: $7.50 ,$11 - 1 All I Want Is You Leslie Tilley 60; 2 Maple Magic M Hellyer 55.5; 3 The Boi Justin P Stanley 59.5. (Settle 11 ; 800m 11 ; 400m 9) Wide during race.. Stewards queried run.. Travelled poorly..

Warwick 1500m (Bm60) ($20K - $0) Good4 Leslie Tilley (12) 57 Btg: $31 ,$41 - 1 Private Banker Rob Thorburn 61.5; 2 Mishani Persuasion Tom Orr 55; 3 Showdra D Peisley 59.5. (Settle 7 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 6)

Gatton 1400m Hcp (62) ($20K - $0) Good4 Justin P Stanley (2) 56.5 Btg: $26 ,$31 - 1 Reggae Fire Justin Huxtable 58.5; 2 Flash Zariz Madeleine Wishart 57.5; 3 Union Spirit Jace McMurray 56.5. (Settle 9 ; 800m 9 ; 400m 9)

Toowoomba 1300m (Bm58) ($22.5K - $420) Good4 Luke Tarrant (8) 59 Btg: $26 ,$31 - 1 Private Banker Dylan Bennett 60; 2 Mrs Gossip Olivia Kendal 53; 3 Must Be The Money M Hellyer 54. (Settle 9 ; 800m 9 ; 400m 8) Crowded Near 700m.. Laid in in straight.. Vetted - no abnormalities..

Toowoomba 1300m (Bm60) ($22.5K - $420) Good4 Dan Mc Gillivray (8) 56.5 Btg: $41 ,$26 - 1 Roman Dagger K H Zechner 60; 2 Worthy Essgee Anthony Allen 57.5; 3 New Joy Stacey Callow 56.5. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8) Laid in near 200m..

Ipswich 1100m Hcp (C4) ($28K - $500) Soft5 Emily Lang (2) 54 Btg: $31 ,$51 - 1 The Lucky Alien James Orman 58; 2 Shot Of Whiskey Boris Thornton 60; 3 Bauhinia Rock Ryan Maloney 58. (Settle 7 ; 800m 7 ; 400m 7) Laid in in straight..

Toowoomba 1300m Hcp (C3) ($22.5K - $750) Good4 Dan Mc Gillivray (5) 53 Btg: $9.50 ,$7 ,$7.50 - 1 Granite Prince K Yoshida 56.5; 2 Quackery N Tomizawa 59; 3 Alert And Ready Alisha Donald 52. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 7) Slowly away. Held up near 500m..

Doomben 1350m Plate (C3) ($38K - $0) Good4 Jake Molloy (4) 56 Btg: $101 ,$91 - 1 Arnaqueur Ben Thompson 59; 2 Miss Joelene Kyle Wilson-Taylor 53; 3 Tenzing James Orman 57.5. (Settle 10 ; 800m 9 ; 400m 9) Eased near 100m..

Ipswich 1350m E&G (Bm62) ($28K - $500) Soft5 Luke Tarrant (1) 58 Btg: $13 ,$18 - 1 Kipling's Journey Adin Thompson 60.5; 2 Belvedere Boys James Orman 59; 3 Arcarius Damien Thornton 58. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 6) Rider concerned with action. Vetted - no abnormalities..

Doomben 1200m (Bm65) ($38K - $760) Good4 Luke Tarrant (6) 57 Btg: $71 ,$81 - 1 Jayanthi Ben Thompson 58; 2 Saddle Boy Dan McGillivray 56; 3 Naval Trader Jaden Lloyd 58. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 7) Began awkwardly..