07/06/2023  Happy Valley  Race 4

HAPPY SOUL was withdrawn on 6.6.23 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame left fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter SEIZE THE DREAM (K C Leung). Before being allowed to race again, HAPPY SOUL will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. SPEEDY CHARIOT was slow to begin. THE RUNNER and MY INTELLIGENT bumped shortly after the start. From wide barriers, RED DESERT and SEIZE THE DREAM were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. In the early stages, ALWAYS FLUKE (C Y Ho) raced keenly when being steadied in an attempt to obtain cover. After the race, C Y Ho reported that his mount raced keenly throughout the early and middle stages, particularly when racing wide and without cover and as a result was left without a finishing effort. A veterinary inspection of ALWAYS FLUKE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Near the 900 Metres, MELBOURNE HALL commenced to race keenly and was steadied away from SUPER DOBBIN. RED DESERT, which was following MELBOURNE HALL and also was inclined to race keenly, was steadied as a consequence. In the middle stages, PRECISION GOAL raced keenly. After the 300 Metres, SNOWALOT was shifted to the outside of THE RUNNER to secure clear running and in doing so crowded SUPER DOBBIN out towards PRECISION GOAL. A short distance later, SNOWALOT then became held up behind THE RUNNER when THE RUNNER shifted out which again resulted in SUPER DOBBIN being crowded near the 200 Metres. A veterinary inspection of MY INTELLIGENT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. SNOWALOT, THE RUNNER and SPEEDY CHARIOT were sent for sampling.