13/01/2016  Happy Valley  Race 4

CIRCUIT STAR, Standby Declared Starter, was withdrawn on 11.1.16 by order of the Stewards (stable transfer). YEUNG SING began awkwardly and lost ground. GOOD FIT was crowded for room on jumping between OWNERS' GLORY which shifted out and RED ADVENTURE which was taken in by SOUTHCHINA COMMAND. After this, from wide barriers, GOOD FIT and SOUTHCHINA COMMAND were shifted across behind runners. Shortly after the start, LE PEGASE shifted out and bumped MR VANILLA. Approaching the 1100 Metres, RED ADVENTURE got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of LUCKY BALL. Approaching the 1000 Metres, VIVA GUY, BERNARD'S CHOICE, GOOD FIT and SOUTHCHINA COMMAND all proved difficult to settle due to the slackening tempo of the race. G Benoist (SOUTHCHINA COMMAND) stated that tonight's race was run at a much slower tempo than that of its last start when the horse was successful. He said because of the tempo of the race SOUTHCHINA COMMAND was not able to make up ground after having to be ridden from back in the field from its wide barrier. A veterinary inspection of SOUTHCHINA COMMAND immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of OXFORD CHARLEY immediately following the race found the horse to have bled from both nostrils and also to be lame in its left front leg. Before being allowed to race again, OXFORD CHARLEY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. YEUNG SING, RED ADVENTURE and LUCKY BALL were sent for sampling. <14/1/2016 Additional Veterinary Report>After the race, an endoscopic examination was conducted on GOOD FIT at the request of Trainer C W Chang. The Clinical Veterinary Surgeon reported that this examination showed a significant amount of blood in the horse��s trachea. Before being allowed to race again, GOOD FIT will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.