24/06/2015  Happy Valley  Race 2

VIVA GUY was hampered on jumping when crowded for room inside DRAGON GLORY which shifted in abruptly. TAI PO FORTUNE was crowded for room on jumping between FORTUNE BRAVO and GLOBAL FAME which shifted out. In this incident, FORTUNE BRAVO became unbalanced when bumped by TAI PO FORTUNE. JOY TOGETHER and P J HALL bumped on jumping. From the outside barriers, WINSOME SMILE and SOUTHCHINA COMMAND were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Making the turn after the 1100 Metres, SAFARI MAGIC was steadied away from the heels of JOY TOGETHER which raced tight inside P J HALL which lay in. Approaching the 200 Metres, GLOBAL FAME was steadied away from the heels of SOUTHCHINA COMMAND which shifted in. Near the 150 Metres, SOUTHCHINA COMMAND was bumped by P J HALL which got its head on the side and shifted in marginally when giving ground. Approaching the 100 Metres, P J HALL, which was giving ground noticeably, was steadied away from the heels of JOY TOGETHER as a result of both horses shifting ground. When questioned, Y T Cheng stated that due to the good pace of the race in the early and middle stages, he had to ride VIVA GUY along throughout the race in an endeavour to have the horse improve its position. He said despite being constantly ridden along hands and heels, VIVA GUY remained somewhat detached from the remainder of the field. He said after the 600 Metres VIVA GUY commenced to improve its position and he was able to improve inside runners rounding the Home Turn and in the early part of the Straight. He said after the 300 Metres VIVA GUY commenced to finish off the race, however, over about the final 100 Metres he was not able to test VIVA GUY due to P J HALL giving ground abruptly to his outside and GLOBAL FAME being positioned ahead of VIVA GUY. After the race, G Mosse reported that JOY TOGETHER did not feel comfortable in its action over the concluding stages. A veterinary inspection of JOY TOGETHER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Before being allowed to race again, JOY TOGETHER will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of P J HALL immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. FORTUNE BRAVO, BEST JADE TRIUMPH and SOUTHCHINA COMMAND were sent for sampling. <25/6/2015 Additional Veterinary Report>P J HALL, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer. He said at that time there were no significant findings. P J HALL was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer D J Hall this morning. He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its left front leg. Before being allowed to race again, P J HALL will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.