17/02/2021  Happy Valley  Race 6

XIANG BAI QI shifted out at the start and brushed CLEMENT LEGEND. NAMJONG PLUS lost ground when crowded for room on jumping between STIMULATION which shifted out and ARROGANT which shifted in after being bumped by GOD OF DRAGON. After this, both NAMJONG PLUS and ARROGANT were steadied to obtain cover. From the outside barriers, ENRICHMENT and VINCY were also steadied to obtain cover in the early stages. FLYING MIGHTY had some difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the Straight. Shortly after entering the Straight, NAMJONG PLUS was shifted in away from the heels of MURRAY’S PARTNERS to obtain clear running. For the majority of the race, GOD OF DRAGON travelled wide and without cover. When questioned, C Y Ho stated that after leading the race in the early and middle stages, HAPPY MY BROTHER came under pressure after the 600 Metres. He said HAPPY MY BROTHER, when under pressure, commenced to lay out near the 500 Metres as it had done previously in some of its track work. He said he attempted to keep HAPPY MY BROTHER as close to the rail as possible, however, he was unable to prevent that horse from shifting out sufficiently enabling CHARITY FUN to improve into very narrow running to the inside of HAPPY MY BROTHER. He added HAPPY MY BROTHER then came under heavy pressure at the 450 Metres and commenced to give ground abruptly rounding the Home Turn. A veterinary inspection of HAPPY MY BROTHER immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer”. After the race, M Chadwick stated that he had to make some use of STIMULATION in the early stages to cross runners to its inside and obtain a forward position. He said it was not until after the 1600 Metres that STIMULATION was able to cross XIANG BAI QI to race outside the lead. He said, in his opinion, the early use that he had to make of STIMULATION to race in a prominent position resulted in the horse coming under pressure after the 500 Metres and then not finishing off the race as anticipated. He added that STIMULATION gave him a limited response in the early part of the Straight, however, gave ground noticeably over the concluding stages which he felt was as a result of the circumstances of the race in the early stages. He said however he was also of the opinion that STIMULATION may be better suited when able to obtain cover. A veterinary inspection of STIMULATION immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of ENRICHMENT and FLYING MIGHTY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. CHARITY FUN and XIANG BAI QI were sent for sampling.