27/09/2020  Shatin  Race 9

After leaving the Parade Ring, A Hamelin was dislodged from FALCON TURBO without incident. A A AGILITY began only fairly. BRIGHT KID began awkwardly and then lost ground after shifting out and bumping FALCON TURBO. TRIPLE TRIPLE shifted in at the start and brushed BIZ POWER. SMOOTHIES shifted out at the start and made contact with PRECISE EXPRESS which in turn shifted out and bumped the hindquarters of ORIENTAL AMIGO. WINSTON’S LAD shifted in at the start and bumped AURORA PEGASUS. From wide barriers, ORIENTAL AMIGO and AURORA PEGASUS were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. When being steadied to obtain cover behind BRIGHT KID, AURORA PEGASUS travelled keenly approaching the 800 Metres. TRIPLE TRIPLE and FALCON TURBO raced tight approaching the 300 Metres as TRIPLE TRIPE attempted to improve between FALCON TURBO and SMOOTHIES where there was insufficient room. This resulted in TRIPLE TRIPLE being awkwardly placed behind SMOOTHIES passing the 250 Metres. FALCON TURBO was then brushed by TRIPLE TRIPLE near the 150 Metres as TRIPLE TRIPLE shifted out from behind SMOOTHIES. Close to the finishing line, TRIPLE TRIPLE and FALCON TURBO made contact, resulting in TRIPLE TRIPLE becoming unbalanced. V Borges stated that after racing wide and without cover from the 800 Metres, BRIGHT KID was inclined to lay out in the Straight and for this reason he stopped riding and shifted the horse in passing the 200 Metres in an endeavour to have it race more tractably. C Schofield explained that racing over 1200 Metres today, he shifted PRECISE EXPRESS across behind runners in the early stages from a wide barrier. He said he placed PRECISE EXPRESS under pressure in the early part of the Straight and used the whip on the horse on a number of occasions. He said as the horse was finishing off the race as well as it could, he continued to ride it strongly hands and heels all the way to the end of the race and PRECISE EXPRESS finished off the race well. After the race, C Y Ho reported that from the outside barrier WINSTON’S LAD got too far out of its ground as a result of having to be shifted across behind runners to obtain cover. He said he shifted WINSTON’S LAD, which was up in grade today, out at the entrance to the Straight and was satisfied with the manner in which the horse closed off the race over the concluding stages, given the circumstances. A veterinary inspection of WINSTON’S LAD immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of FLASHCARD and BRIGHT KID immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. BIZ POWER, BIG FORTUNE and PRESIDENT’S CHOICE were sent for sampling.