31/05/2020  Shatin  Race 1

SPICY REALLY was withdrawn on 30.5.20 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame left fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter THE FULL BLOOM (C Schofield). Before being allowed to race again, SPICY REALLY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. GOLDEN CANNON was slow to begin. HURRICANE HUNTER shifted out at the start and bumped WINNING WARRIOR which was then crowded for room inside E GENERATION which became unbalanced after receiving contact on the hindquarters from WINNING WARRIOR. From a wide barrier, ONE STEP AHEAD was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. After being steadied in the early stages from the outside barrier, BELLA BABY travelled wide and without cover for the majority of the race. Passing the 1100 Metres, KANBEKI MOLLY commenced to prove difficult to settle and got its head up when awkwardly placed behind MULTIMAX. When continuing to over-race, KANBEKI MOLLY was shifted out away from the heels of MULTIMAX near the 1050 Metres, resulting in SPEEDY MISSILE being hampered. BUNDLE OF ENERGY, which was following, was steadied away from the heels of that horse in consequence. After this, KANBEKI MOLLY continued to travel keenly. Approaching the 900 Metres, SOCCER MASTER commenced to travel keenly and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of BELLA BABY. When travelling wide and without cover, BELLA BABY lay out making the turn after the 900 Metres. After this, BELLA BABY continued to lay out and made the Home Turn awkwardly. SPEEDY MISSILE got its head up when racing close to the heels of KANBEKI MOLLY near the 850 Metres. Passing the 600 Metres, MONEY WINNER was steadied away from the heels of FORTUNE WAY. Passing the 400 Metres, GOLDEN CANNON and ONE STEP AHEAD bumped. Approaching the 200 Metres, KANBEKI MOLLY was inconvenienced by THE FULL BLOOM which was taken out by WINNING WARRIOR. M F Poon (SOCCER MASTER) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 200 Metres he permitted his mount to shift in when not clear of BELLA BABY, resulting in that horse being unnecessarily hampered and having to steady away from the heels of SOCCER MASTER. M F Poon was suspended from riding in races for the racemeeting to be conducted at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 June 2020. As such, M F Poon is eligible to resume race riding on Thursday, 11 June 2020. In addition, Jockey Poon was fined $17,500. J Moreira, the rider of the second placed, BUNDLE OF ENERGY, was fined the sum of $5,000 for commencing to proceed to the Jockeys’ Room without having first weighed in. After being prompted by an Official of the Club, J Moreira weighed in as required. A veterinary inspection of KANBEKI MOLLY and HURRICANE HUNTER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of FORTUNE WAY immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer” which had previously been reported. HURRICANE HUNTER, SOCCER MASTER and BUNDLE OF ENERGY were sent for sampling.