diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
index c411a97b..cb134f6a 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Controllers/RaceController.java
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ import javafx.scene.chart.LineChart;
 import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
 import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
 import seng302.Mock.StreamedRace;
 import seng302.Model.*;
 import seng302.VisualiserInput;
 
+
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Created by fwy13 on 15/03/2017.
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
     private Integer sparkLineNumber = 0;
     private ResizableRaceCanvas raceMap;
     private ResizableRaceMap raceBoundaries;
+    private ArrayList colours;
     @FXML SplitPane race;
     @FXML CheckBox showFPS;
     @FXML CheckBox showBoatPath;
@@ -98,6 +103,8 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
         // TODO replace for loop with boatsInRace
         //int [] boats = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6};
         // set a line for each boat
+        makeColours();
+        System.out.println(colours.get(0));
         for (Boat boat : boats){
             startBoats.add(boat);
         }
@@ -114,6 +121,10 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
         yAxis.setAutoRanging(false);
         xAxis.setAutoRanging(false);
 
+        sparklineChart.setCreateSymbols(false);
+
+        sparklineChart.setStyle(".default-color0.chart-series-line { -fx-stroke: #e9967a; }");
+
         // hide axis ticks and labels
         sparklineChart.getXAxis().setTickLabelsVisible(false);
         sparklineChart.getYAxis().setTickLabelsVisible(false);
@@ -207,15 +218,16 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
         // TODO replace for loops with correct boats - Done
         //int [] startingBoats = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6};
         //int [] boatsInRace = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6};
+        int colourIndex = 0;
         int placingVal = boatsInRace.size();
-        //System.out.println(boatsInRace.get(0).toString());
-        System.out.println(startBoats.get(0).toString());
         sparkLineNumber++;
         for (int i=0; i<boatsInRace.size(); i++){
             for (int j=0; j<startBoats.size(); j++){
                 if (boatsInRace.get(i)==startBoats.get(j)){
                     sparklineChart.getData().get(j).getData().add(new XYChart.Data<>
                             (sparkLineNumber, placingVal));
+                    sparklineChart.getData().get(j).getNode().setStyle("-fx-stroke: "+colours.get(colourIndex)+";");
+                    colourIndex+=1;
                     placingVal-=1;
                 }
             }
@@ -223,6 +235,20 @@ public class RaceController extends Controller {
         xAxis.setUpperBound(sparkLineNumber);
     }
 
+    private void makeColours() {
+        colours = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+                "#8A2BE2",
+                "#000000",
+                "#FF0000",
+                "#FFA500",
+                "#556B2F",
+                "#32CD32",
+                "#800080",
+                "#A9A9A9",
+                "#FFFF00"
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set up boat annotations
      */
diff --git a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
index 843c1bbf..abbed010 100644
--- a/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
+++ b/visualiser/src/main/java/seng302/Mock/StreamedRace.java
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ public class StreamedRace implements Runnable {
             public void handle(long arg0) {
                 if (boatsFinished < startingBoats.size()) {
                     boatsFinished = 0;
-                    controller.updateSparkline(startingBoats);
                     totalTimeElapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - timeRaceStarted;
 
                     for (Boat boat : startingBoats) {
@@ -213,6 +212,9 @@ public class StreamedRace implements Runnable {
                     controller.finishRace(startingBoats);
                     stop();
                 }
+                controller.updateSparkline(startingBoats);
+
+
                 controller.updateMap(startingBoats, boatMarkers);
                 fps++;
                 if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - timeCurrent) > 1000) {