10/02/2018  Shatin  Race 6

ENORMOUS HONOUR was withdrawn on 8.2.18 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (inappetence) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter SPICY KAKA. Before being allowed to race again, ENORMOUS HONOUR will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. BEAUTY CONNECTION stumbled on jumping, shifted out and bumped DASHING DART which became unbalanced. A short distance after this, DASHING DART was crowded for room inside MI BLANCO which also stumbled at the start and then raced tight inside ELUSIVE STATE. COME ON WONGCHOY began awkwardly and lost ground. SEMPITERNAL and TORNEY bumped at the start. After this, when being ridden along in an attempt to take up a forward position, SEMPITERNAL became unbalanced when bumped by DIAMOND FRIENDS which shifted in. After this, SEMPITERNAL continued to be hard ridden, however, failed to muster speed and raced back in the field. From a wide barrier, SMART CHARADE was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. SPICY KAKA was steadied in the early stages to obtain cover. ELUSIVE STATE made the first turn awkwardly and after this was inclined to race with its head on the side and lay out. Then near the 1300 Metres, ELUSIVE STATE, after being crossed by SUNSHINE UNIVERSE, momentarily got its head up when awkwardly placed behind that horse. After the 1200 Metres, MI BLANCO and TORNEY were left racing wide and without cover. DASHING DART was badly held up for clear running from approaching the 200 Metres until after passing the 100 Metres. The performance of SMART CHARADE, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, SMART CHARADE will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of SPICY KAKA immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea and also found the horse to be lame in its right front leg. Before being allowed to race again, SPICY KAKA will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of SUNSHINE UNIVERSE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. DIAMOND FRIENDS, ELUSIVE STATE and KIROV were sent for sampling.