20/03/2019  Happy Valley  Race 2

On jumping, KWAI CHUNG ELITE, which was fractious in the barriers, bounded in the air and lost ground. ORIENTAL ELITE shifted in on jumping and bumped SUPER JUNIOR. LE TERROIR and FARM BUMPER made contact at the start. A short distance after the start, LE TERROIR became unbalanced after being bumped by THIS ONE’S FOR YOU which shifted out after being brushed by BACK IN BLACK. After this, LE TERROIR and FARM BUMPER were shifted across behind runners to obtain cover. Also from a wide barrier, DRAGON LEGEND was steadied in the early stages to obtain cover. After initially being ridden along in the early stages, KHAKI failed to muster speed and then for the majority of the race travelled wide and without cover. Approaching the 200 Metres, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU raced in restricted room between FARM BUMPER and KHAKI which shifted out. Near the 100 Metres, KHAKI was steadied away from the heels of LE TERROIR (M F Poon) which shifted out under pressure. M F Poon was severely reprimanded and told that in similar circumstances he would be expected to stop riding and straighten his mount. After the 100 Metres, FARM BUMPER raced tight outside THIS ONE’S FOR YOU. A veterinary inspection of KHAKI and SUPER JUNIOR immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. LE TERROIR, ORIENTAL ELITE and ROYAL CHOCOLATE were sent for sampling.