04/10/2023  Happy Valley  Race 3

HARMONY N BLESSED (E061): A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse’s trachea. Before being allowed to race again, HARMONY N BLESSED will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001): No report. MAJESTIC KNIGHT (G258): Was bumped on jumping. Was sent for sampling post-race. HEROIC MASTER (G394): Was sent for sampling post-race. KYRUS DRAGON (H396): Was slow to begin. When questioned, K De Melo stated that his mount was fractious in the barriers and as a consequence jumped awkwardly and lost ground at the start. He said due to his mount’s mannerism in the barriers, he had not had the opportunity to fit his goggles and as a result after travelling approximately 200 Metres fitted his goggles. When questioned regarding his riding on the Home Turn as to whether there was an opportunity to improve to the outside of EXPLOSIVE WITNESS sooner than what he did, K De Melo stated that from the 550 Metres his mount was not travelling well enough to make a forward move and as a consequence he elected to remain racing to the outside of EXPLOSIVE WITNESS. He added that when EXPLOSIVE WITNESS then shifted out to improve on the Home Turn, this resulted in KYRUS DRAGON being taken wider before he was able to shift his mount back to the inside to secure clear running at the 300 Metres. K De Melo was advised that whenever possible he must ensure all equipment is properly fitted before the start of a race. HUMBLE STAR (H125): Was sent for sampling post-race. SPORTS LEGEND (H456): Jumped awkwardly and then was bumped shortly after the start. After the race, C Y Ho stated that whilst his mount was obliged to race wide and without cover for the majority of the event, when he had concern that there might be something amiss with SPORTS LEGEND, he did not ride it out to the finish. Trainer J Richards stated that SPORTS LEGEND had pleased him in its three barrier trials since arriving in Hong Kong, however, in retrospect SPORTS LEGEND may have needed some more time to climatise to Hong Kong. He added that as a result he now intends to send SPORTS LEGEND to Conghua to freshen it up before its next race start. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of SPORTS LEGEND was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, SPORTS LEGEND will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. AMAZING ROCKY (D356): Became fractious whilst parading, examined by the Veterinary Officer on arrival at the Start and passed suitable to race. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. SUPER AXIOM (E105): No report.