28/06/2014  Shatin  Race 3

WATCH OUT began awkwardly and lost ground. SIGHT SEEING, which was leaning on the outside of it stall, began awkwardly. Shortly after the start, FLYING RED was bumped by SECRET AGENT which shifted out. From wide barriers, STAND BY YOU and WIN CHANCE were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Near the 900 Metres, WATCH OUT, which got its head up on a number of occasions when proving very difficult to settle, was steadied away from the heels of NATURAL EIGHT (K C Leung) which shifted in. K C Leung was advised that whilst WATCH OUT had contributed significantly to this incident, nonetheless he must ensure that he is sufficiently clear of other runners when shifting ground. Also near the 900 Metres, WIN CHANCE was steadied away from the heels of SOUTHCHINA COMMAND. Passing the 900 Metres, SIGHT SEEING was left racing wide and without cover. STAND BY YOU raced greenly in the early and middle stages and rounding the Home Turn hung out and bumped SOUTHCHINA COMMAND on a number of occasions, causing that horse to become unbalanced. Over the concluding stages, FLYING RED was awkwardly placed close to the heels of JOLLY SPRING which shifted in. Also over the concluding stages, SECRET AGENT was awkwardly placed inside the heels of SPITFIRE. J Moreira (FLYING RED) was fined $3,000 for improper use of the whip in that he raised weal marks over the horse’s right stifle. A veterinary inspection of SIGHT SEEING and CITY POWER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. FLYING RED, SPITFIRE and JOLLY SPRING were sent for sampling.