06/11/2019  Happy Valley  Race 8

WINNING FEELING shifted out at the start and bumped the hindquarters of FRUSTRATED which became unbalanced and shifted out and raced tight outside GENTLE BREEZE. KING’S EMINENCE began awkwardly and shifted out shortly after the start, resulting in BEAUTY CHARISMA being bumped and taken out onto SKYEY SUPREME which then got its head on the side and shifted out towards the heels of BALTIC WHISPER, resulting in SKYEY SUPREME being steadied away from the heels of that horse. Then near the 950 Metres, KING’S EMINENCE and BEAUTY CHARISMA bumped. From the outside barrier, E MASTER was steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners. Passing the 900 Metres, MOMENTUM GALAXY raced tight inside SPECIAL STARS. Passing the 800 Metres, KING’S EMINENCE commenced to travel keenly and was shifted out away from the heels of FRUSTRATED after the 800 Metres. After this, KING’S EMINENCE continued to travel keenly and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of GENTLE BREEZE approaching the 700 Metres. Then after the 650 Metres, KING’S EMINENCE was left racing wide and without cover. After obtaining a forward position, BALTIC WHISPER was left racing wide and after the 800 Metres was steadied to obtain cover. Near the 250 Metres, BEAUTY CHARISMA was shifted in after being disappointed for running between WINNING FEELING and BALTIC WHISPER which shifted in. When BEAUTY CHARISMA was unable to continue shifting in due to SKYEY SUPREME improving to its inside, BEAUTY CHARISMA was then shifted out away from the heels of WINNING FEELING to obtain clear running. Approaching the 100 Metres, SKYEY SUPREME was held up for clear running behind HARD PROMISE and passing the 100 Metres was shifted to the outside of that horse. SKYEY SUPREME then got its head on the side and lay in towards the heels of HARD PROMISE, resulting in SKYEY SUPREME being awkwardly placed outside the heels of that horse over the concluding stages. For this reason, SKYEY SUPREME was not able to be ridden out all the way to the end of the race. When questioned, Apprentice K H Chan stated that he was asked to obtain cover on BEAUTY CHARISMA. He said he was also asked not to ride his mount aggressively in the early stages to take up a forward position, however, it was anticipated that BEAUTY CHARISMA would be able to obtain a relatively forward position of its own accord in the early stages. He said after being bumped on a number of occasions by KING’S EMINENCE on jumping, he believed that he would have had to make a lot of use of BEAUTY CHARISMA if he were to attempt to obtain a more forward position and BEAUTY CHARISMA would be left racing wide, therefore he elected to steady his mount to obtain cover and this resulted in BEAUTY CHARISMA racing further back in the field than had been anticipated. A veterinary inspection of BEAUTY CHARISMA immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of FRUSTRATED and SPECIAL STARS immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of HARD PROMISE immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of mucus in the horse’s trachea. FRUSTRATED, GENTLE BREEZE and MOMENTUM GALAXY were sent for sampling.