10/04/2019  Happy Valley  Race 4

CHEERFULJET was withdrawn on 9.4.19 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame right fore). Before being allowed to race again, CHEERFULJET will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. MEGA HEART began only fairly and then lost ground when crowded for room between VERY RICH MAN and FLYING TIGER HERO which was taken out by VICTORY MACHINE which in turn was taken out by TELECOM PUMA (Apprentice C Wong). In this incident, FLYING TIGER HERO also lost ground when badly crowded for room and VICTORY MACHINE was hampered. Apprentice Wong was told to ensure that he makes every endeavour to prevent his mounts from shifting out in similar circumstances. Near the 850 Metres, TELECOM PUMA raced tight inside VERY RICH MAN (H T Mo) which shifted in before being directed out abruptly to relieve the tightening to TELECOM PUMA. This resulted in H T Mo becoming unbalanced. After the race, K Teetan (CALIFORNIA ARGENT) stated that he had to make a lot of use of his horse in the early stages to obtain a forward position. He said, in his opinion, because of this CALIFORNIA ARGENT was then not able to finish off the race. He added that he believed that the horse was looking for further distances based on the manner in which it raced tonight. A veterinary inspection of CALIFORNIA ARGENT immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of VERY RICH MAN immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. DREAM COME TRUE and FAIRY TWINS were sent for sampling.