08/11/2015  Shatin  Race 5

WHISTLE BLOWER shifted out at the start and bumped SPURS ON. RIGHT CALL stumbled at the start. Shortly after the start, TRIBAL GLORY was checked and PENANG HALL, JOLLY SPRING and GALLANT ROCK all crowded for room between WINNER ST PAUL'S which shifted out marginally and FREE NOVEMBER which was taken in by CALL ME ACHIEVER which shifted in abruptly away from the heels of EXCITABLE BOY. WINNER ST PAUL'S lost its right front plate in the early stages. Near the 900 Metres, SPURS ON was steadied away from the heels of WHISTLE BLOWER (Apprentice K K Chiong) which shifted out marginally. Apprentice Chiong was reprimanded. Near the 850 Metres, FREE NOVEMBER got its head up and lost ground when crowded for room between GALLANT ROCK and CALL ME ACHIEVER, both of which shifted ground marginally. Also near the 850 Metres, SPURS ON was checked and WINNER ST PAUL'S severely hampered when crowded for room between PENANG HALL which shifted in marginally away from the heels of GALLANT ROCK which shifted in and RIGHT CALL which was taken out by NATURAL TEAM (G Mosse) which had its head on the side and was hanging out. G Mosse was advised that whilst NATURAL TEAM has a record of having hung out in its races previously and on this occasion he had the horse's head turned in slightly in an endeavour to prevent it from shifting out, nonetheless he was reprimanded and told in similar circumstances he would be expected to make every endeavour to prevent his mount from shifting out. N Rawiller (RIGHT CALL) was found guilty of a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 600 Metres he permitted his mount to shift out when not clear of WINNER ST PAUL'S, causing that horse to be checked away from the heels of RIGHT CALL and to lose the running to which it was rightfully entitled. N Rawiller was suspended from riding in races for a period to expire on Monday, 7 December 2015 on which day he may resume race riding (3 Hong Kong racedays). The commencement of the suspension was deferred until after the Happy Valley racemeeting on Wednesday, 25 November 2015. After the 600 Metres, FREE NOVEMBER became unbalanced after momentarily racing tight inside the heels of HAPPY COOPERATION which shifted in marginally after being awkwardly placed inside the heels of OCEAN ROAR. As there was no rider error associated with this incident, no further action was taken. JOLLY SPRING was held up for clear running for some distance approaching and passing the 400 Metres. Near the 100 Metres, NATURAL TEAM was shifted out away from the heels of WHISTLE BLOWER to continue improving. Over the concluding stages, RIGHT CALL was awkwardly placed outside the heels of NATURAL TEAM. After the race, B Prebble reported that FREE NOVEMBER did not feel comfortable in its action. A veterinary inspection of FREE NOVEMBER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of GALLANT ROCK, K Teetan stated that his mount began fairly, however, was able to take up a prominent position in the early stages. He said however GALLANT ROCK did not travel comfortably in the race and he attributed this to the fact that at its last start when successful the horse had raced on "Good to Yielding" track which was in contrast to today's firmer surface. He added the manner in which GALLANT ROCK failed to travel indicated to him that the horse did not let down on today's surface albeit it had previously raced satisfactorily on a "Good" track. A veterinary inspection of GALLANT ROCK immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of WINNER ST PAUL'S immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. PENANG HALL and HAPPY COOPERATION were sent for sampling.