12/05/2021  Shatin  Race 2

SMILING FACE was withdrawn on 10.5.21 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (inappetence) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter SPEED TO EXCEED. Before being allowed to race again, SMILING FACE will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. At the time of declaration, A Badel notified a probable overweight of 2 lbs in respect of KEEP WINNING’s allocated weight of 113 lbs. A Badel then weighed in an additional 1 lb overweight, resulting in Jockey Badel weighing in 3 lbs over the horse’s allocated weight. Jockey Badel was fined the sum of $7,500. SPEED TO EXCEED shifted out at the start and bumped FORTUNE PATROL. FAIRY FLOSS shifted out on jumping and inconvenienced YOUNG GLORY. APOLAR WARRIOR began only fairly and then shortly after the start was steadied away from the heels of GENERAL DINO after being crowded for room between that horse which shifted in and KEEP WINNING which was taken out by PROUD SKY. AEROSONIC stumbled badly at the start and then was crowded for room between HAPPY ICHIBAN which shifted in and then shifted in further after being bumped on the hindquarters by AEROSONIC and SUN SUN FA FA which shifted out away from the heels of SOCKET ELITE. Shortly after the start, SKY GEM was awkwardly placed outside the heels of GENERAL DINO when being steadied to obtain cover. After being ridden along for some distance in the early stages to improve its position, APOLAR WARRIOR got its head up on a number of occasions approaching the winning post on the first occasion when awkwardly placed close to the heels of KEEP WINNING. Passing the winning post on the first occasion, SKY GEM became unbalanced when crowded for room between YOUNG GLORY and APOLAR WARRIOR (H Bentley) which shifted in. H Bentley was advised to exercise more care when shifting ground in similar circumstances. In this incident, SKY GEM bumped YOUNG GLORY to its inside. Passing the 1200 Metres, APOLAR WARRIOR was awkwardly placed close to the heels of KEEP WINNING. After improving to be racing very tight inside the heels of KEEP WINNING after the 1000 Metres, APOLAR WARRIOR was steadied away from the heels of that horse passing the 900 Metres. Approaching the 500 Metres, YOUNG GLORY was eased away from the heels of SKY GEM which shifted in marginally. For the majority of the race, SOCKET ELITE travelled wide and without cover. A veterinary inspection of PROUD SKY and KEEP WINNING immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. FAIRY FLOSS and DRAGON COMMANDER were sent for sampling.