25/09/2022  Shatin  Race 1

REACH GOAL bumped the outside of its gate on jumping and consequently began only fairly and then shifted out towards the heels of RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE, resulting in REACH GOAL losing ground. OUR CREED stumbled on jumping. YES WE CAN began awkwardly. WOODFIRE BRO shifted out at the start and bumped FLYING SILVER. FLYING SILVER was then steadied to obtain cover. SMOOTHIES and LADY FIRST were also steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners. At the 1450 Metres, SMOOTHIES and LADY FIRST bumped, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced. When the tempo of the race slackened in the middle stages, YES WE CAN shifted out away from the heels of WOODFIRE BRO when awkwardly placed behind that horse passing the 1200 Metres. This resulted in YES WE CAN racing wide and without cover and being allowed to improve its position to race in the lead approaching the 1000 Metres. After the 1100 Metres, WOODFIRE BRO raced tight between TOYCOON and YES WE CAN. WOODFIRE BRO was then left racing wide and without cover passing the 800 Metres. Passing the 300 Metres, RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE momentarily raced in restricted room inside the heels of OUR CREED. After the race, Z Purton was not able to offer any explanation for the disappointing performance of OUR CREED which was attempting the 1650 Metres on the All Weather surface for the first time today. A veterinary inspection of OUR CREED immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE, WOODFIRE BRO and YES WE CAN were sent for sampling.