19/09/2021  Shatin  Race 7

CALIFORNIA TEN was slow to begin and then despite being ridden along in the early stages failed to muster speed. From the outside barrier, ENTRUSTED was steadied in the early stages to obtain over. GREEN LASER was also steadied shortly after the start to obtain cover. Passing the 1300 Metres, LEAP OF FAITH was shifted in away from the heels of SOULMATE (M L Yeung) which shifted ground when not properly clear. M L Yeung was reprimanded and told to ensure that he is properly clear when shifting ground in similar circumstances. MR ALDAN got its head on the side and made the Home Turn very awkwardly. Passing the 400 Metres, LEAP OF FAITH was disappointed for running between SOULMATE and ENZEMBLE which, after shifting out marginally, then shifted back in. As the Stewards were of the opinion that LEAP OF FAITH had not established clear running between SOULMATE and ENZEMBLE, no further action was taken. LEAP OF FAITH then continued to race in restricted room between SOULMATE and ENZEMBLE when attempting to improve into running which did not fully exist and this resulted in LEAP OF FAITH being eased passing the 250 Metres when unable to continue attempting to improve between ENZEMBLE and SOULMATE, both of which shifted a minimal amount of ground. A veterinary inspection of LEAP OF FAITH immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Approaching the 300 Metres, ARTHUR’S KINGDOM got its head on the side and lay in and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of ABOVE. Close to the finishing line, ARTHUR’S KINGDOM was shifted out away from the heels of MR ALDAN which shifted out. After the race, C Y Ho reported that ARTHUR’S KINGDOM continued to lay in and proved very difficult to ride close to the finishing line. The Veterinary Officer reported that CALIFORNIA TEN (Apprentice C L Chau) was found to be marked following the race which he considered to be graded as mild. Apprentice Chau was find the sum of $10,000. LEAP OF FAITH, ENTRUSTED and ENZEMBLE were sent for sampling.