13/07/2025  Shatin  Race 4

FUN TOGETHER (H041): Noted to have a small cut above the right eye on arrival at the Start. Was examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to start. Bumped at the start. Near the 500 Metres was bumped by VON BAER. After the event C L Chau reported that his mount raced keenly in the middle stages and leaving the 600 Metres was steadied away from TARGET AUDIENCE for some distance. He said as a result his mount finished the race off only fairly in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Sent for sampling post-race. TARGET AUDIENCE (K107): Lay in in the Home Straight. Noted to have blood at both nostrils after the race. An endoscopic examination conducted on TARGET AUDIENCE found that there was no blood in its trachea and therefore the blood in the nostrils was determined to be not coming from the lungs and as such the horse was deemed not to have bled. DEVAS TWELVE (H435): Sent for sampling post-race. FORTUNE SUPERSTAR (J210): From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race found that horse to have bled from both nostrils. As this was the second occasion that FORTUNE SUPERSTAR had bled, the horse is permanently barred from any further racing. BULLION BLITZ (K304): From the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. SUNSET TRAIL (K420): Shifted out at the start, made contact with THE AUSPICIOUS and lost ground. VON BAER (K198): Jumped only fairly. In the middle stages raced keenly and near the 600 Metres was steadied away from RUN RAN RUN. Near the 500 Metres improved into a narrow run between RUN RAN RUN and FUN TOGETHER and as a result made contact with FUN TOGETHER and became unbalanced. Near the 350 Metres raced tight between FUN TOGETHER and RUN RAN RUN which shifted out. Near the 300 Metres was bumped by RUN RAN RUN which shifted out. LOVEISINTHEAIR (J550): Bumped at the start. Passing them 1200 Metres was steadied to avoid TARGET AUDIENCE (Apprentice E C W Wong) which shifted in when not quite clear. Apprentice Wong was advised to exercise more care. After the event K Teetan stated that his mount was obliged to race wide and without cover for the majority of the event. He said this, together with the horse stepping up in distance, were the reasons why it was unable to run on when placed under pressure in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. THE AUSPICIOUS (K004): Bumped at the start. PEJIBAYE (K297): After the event A Atzeni confirmed that his instructions were to hold a forward position from its inside barrier. Sent for sampling post-race. SMART ENGINEER (K244): No report. GLACIATED (K272): Shortly after the start shifted out and was bumped. Raced keenly in the lead in the early stages. After the event Apprentice P N Wong stated that from an inside barrier she was instructed to hold a forward position and ride the horse in a similar manner to which it was ridden when successful in a barrier trial on 27 June 2025. Noted to have lost its right front plate after the race. RUN RAN RUN (J108): On jumping became unbalanced when it made contact with FUN TOGETHER which shifted in. Near the 300 Metres shifted out and was bumped. DRALA (J376): Bumped at the start.