10/11/2018  Shatin  Race 6

LE PANACHE, Standby Declared Starter, was withdrawn on 8.11.18 by order of the Stewards (stable transfer). ENJOYABLE SUCCESS was very slow to begin. Shortly after the start, GOOD DAYS shifted in and bumped the hindquarters of BRING IT ON which became unbalanced. Also shortly after the start, YOUNG GLORY and KING’S MAN bumped. From wide barriers, HAY RUN, KING’S MAN and SAVVY SEVEN were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Passing the 1500 Metres, HAY RUN got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of BRING IT ON. For some distance after this, HAY RUN continued to be awkwardly placed behind BRING IT ON and near 1400 Metres had to be checked away from the heels of that horse. Approaching the 1300 Metres, YOU HAVE MY WORD was steadied away from the heels of YOUNG GLORY (S de Sousa) which shifted in when not properly clear. S de Sousa was reprimanded and advised to ensure that he is properly clear when shifting ground in similar circumstances. Throughout the race, MIDNITE PROMISE travelled wide and without cover and in the Straight gave ground. When questioned, S de Sousa (YOUNG GLORY) stated that he was instructed to position the horse in about midfield with cover from the wide barrier. He said after shifting in to obtain a midfield position after the 1400 Metres, YOUNG GLORY was then left racing wide and without cover near the 1300 Metres. He said as YOUNG GLORY had a light weight, he believed it would be in its best interests to allow the horse to continue forward to obtain a position closer to the rail rather than continue to race wide and without cover, therefore, after the 1200 Metres, he allowed YOUNG GLORY to improve its position and obtain the lead near the 800 Metres. He added YOUNG GLORY subsequently finished off the race only one-paced in the Straight. YOU HAVE MY WORD and BRING IT ON were sent for sampling.