18/10/2015  Shatin  Race 9

Whilst in the saddling stalls, BORNTOACHIEVE had its left front plate refitted. The start of this race was delayed due to the time taken for BORNTOACHIEVE to be replated and presented into the Parade Ring. BORNTOACHIEVE was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. HIT THE BID began awkwardly and lost ground. WINGOLD slipped behind on jumping and consequently lost ground. BORNTOACHIEVE began awkwardly. HIT A HOME RUN and SIGHT SEEING were crowded for room on jumping between SEA RUBY and TRILLION TREASURE which shifted out. SEA RUBY travelled keenly in the early and middle stages. Approaching and passing the 800 Metres, ARCHIPPUS got its head up on a number of occasions when awkwardly placed close to the heels of TRILLION TREASURE. Passing the 300 Metres, NOBLE ALPHA and ULTIMATE GLORY raced tight due to NOBLE ALPHA attempting to shift to the outside of ARCHIPPUS. After this, NOBLE ALPHA had some difficulty obtaining clear running when continuing to race tight inside ULTIMATE GLORY as ARCHIPPUS, which was racing in advance of NOBLE ALPHA, shifted out under pressure. Throughout the race, TRILLION TREASURE travelled wide and without cover. A veterinary inspection of SEA RUBY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious. ARCHIPPUS and HIT THE BID were sent for sampling.