03/04/2016  Shatin  Race 9

INCREDIBLE FELLOW was withdrawn on 2.4.16 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (sore left fore tendon) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter MEGA RED (C Y Ho). G-ONE BO BO was also withdrawn on 2.4.16 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame right fore). Before being allowed to race again, INCREDIBLE FELLOW and G-ONE BO BO will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. When being saddled, FLYING MOOCHI kicked a rail. On arrival at the Start, FLYING MOOCHI was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said that after the necessary consultations the horse was suitable to race. ALL MY GAIN, which was fractious in the barriers, was slow to begin. RAZOR QUEST shifted out at the start and bumped RED KYLIN. After bumping with YOUNG EMPIRE at the start, MEGA RED clipped the heels of HAPPY METEOR (T Berry) shortly after the start as a result of that horse shifting in. T Berry was severely reprimanded and advised that whilst the Stewards acknowledged that he was not riding his mount along at this time and did shift HAPPY METEOR out abruptly once he became aware that the horse was shifting in, nonetheless in similar circumstances he would be expected to be more alert to his mounts shifting ground than he was on this occasion so as to ensure that interference was not caused to other runners. From the outside barrier, GOAL FOR GOLD was steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners. Passing the 900 Metres, RAZOR QUEST got its head on the side and shifted out towards the heels of WHO ELSE BUT YOU and as a consequence lost ground. After the 800 Metres, IRON BOY was left racing wide and without cover. Approaching and passing the 600 Metres, JOLLY SPRING and FLYING TOURBILLON raced tight as JOLLY SPRING shifted out. Near the 350 Metres, FLYING TOURBILLON was steadied away from the heels of JOLLY SPRING (C Schofield) which shifted out into clear running when not properly clear. C Schofield was reprimanded. GOAL FOR GOLD was held up for clear running approaching and passing the 300 Metres and near the 100 Metres was shifted to the inside of WHO ELSE BUT YOU to continue improving. Over the final 200 Metres, WICKED WINDICATOR lay in under pressure. After the race, J Moreira (WHO ELSE BUT YOU) stated that the horse lost its right front plate shortly after the start and consequently felt unbalanced in its action as it did not travel comfortably at any stage. FLYING MOOCHI and MEGA RED were sent for sampling.