28/05/2014  Happy Valley  Race 4

When parading behind the barriers, H W Lai was momentarily dislodged from TRIPLE EXCELLENT without incident. DRAGON PINS began awkwardly and lost ground and then, despite being ridden along, failed to muster speed. Shortly after the start, REALLY THE BEST shifted out and bumped BEAUTY KING. After this, REALLY THE BEST was ridden along, however, failed to muster speed. Despite being ridden along in the early stages, from a wide barrier, JOY TOGETHER failed to muster speed and for the majority of the race travelled wide and without cover. From the outside barrier, HEART WOOD was shifted across behind runners in the early stages to obtain a position with cover. Passing the 150 Metres, BEAUTY KING and GUN PIT bumped due to both horses shifting a minimal amount of ground. The performance of TRIPLE EXCELLENT, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, TRIPLE EXCELLENT will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of REALLY THE BEST immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. BEAUTY KING and GUN PIT were sent for sampling.