18/05/2019  Shatin  Race 6

DUKE WAI began only fairly. MASTER ALBERT lifted its front feet off the ground as the start was effected and then was hampered by HEALTHY TREASURE which began very awkwardly and shifted in abruptly. RED BRICK FIGHTER shifted out at the start and bumped CALLING THE SHOTS. PEARL CHAMPION was crowded for room on jumping between WINWIN THIRTYTHREE and THE CREATETH, both of which shifted ground. Then from the outside barriers, WINWIN THIRTYTHREE, PEARL CHAMPION and THE CREATETH were all shifted across behind runners. THIS ONE’S FOR YOU lost its left front plate in the early stages. SPEEDY OPTIMIST lost its right hind plate approaching the 1100 Metres. After the 1050 Metres, MASTER ALBERT got its head up when racing ungenerously. Approaching and passing the 1000 Metres, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU was awkwardly placed behind DUKE WAI. Making the turn after the 900 Metres, SPEEDY WALLY was awkwardly placed close to the heels of RED BRICK FIGHTER. At the 400 Metres, SPEEDY WALLY was checked away from the heels of RED BRICK FIGHTER when disappointed for running outside that horse. SPEEDY WALLY, which was laying in, was then held up for clear running behind RED BRICK FIGHTER and was again steadied away from the heels of that horse near the 350 Metres. Approaching the 350 Metres, MASTER ALBERT was shifted to the inside of GRACIOUS RYDER after being disappointed for running between that horse and SPEEDY WALLY. Throughout the race, CALLING THE SHOTS travelled wide and without cover. The performance of HEALTHY TREASURE, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. As this was the 3rd consecutive occasion that HEALTHY TREASURE had finished tailed out in its races, the Stewards ruled that that horse must undergo a series of satisfactory consecutive barrier trials in which the horse must demonstrate that it can perform competitively and be subjected to an official veterinary examination before being allowed to race again. A veterinary inspection of HEALTHY TREASURE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. After the race, Z Purton reported that SPEEDY OPTIMIST hung out throughout the event and then in the Straight did not finish off the race. A veterinary inspection of SPEEDY OPTIMIST immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of CALLING THE SHOTS immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. VICTORY POWER, GRACIOUS RYDER and THE CREATETH were sent for sampling.