01/10/2012  Shatin  Race 7

ADMIRATION was slow to begin and shortly after the start was steadied away from the heels of PENGLAI XIANZI which shifted in. After the 900 Metres, SUPREME WIN and VOILE ROUGE were taken wider by PENGLAI XIANZI which shifted out away from the rail after being crossed by AASHIQ. After this, VOILE ROUGE and SUPREME WIN both travelled wide and without cover. FAIR TRADE made the first turn near the 850 Metres awkwardly. Near the 50 Metres, M Chadwick (BEAUTY FLASH) dropped his left rein. When questioned, B Prebble (ADMIRATION) stated that after being slow to begin, his mount then shifted out towards the heels of PENGLAI XIANZI which also shifted in. He said in this incident ADMIRATION became unbalanced and gave him the impression that it may have overreached. He said he rode ADMIRATION along after this and the horse was able to obtain a position about midfield by the first turn. He said ADMIRATION travelled only fairly and came under pressure after the 600 Metres to improve its position. He said he was required to use the whip on the horse rounding the Home Turn in an endeavour to have it finish off the race and, in his opinion, considering the manner in which ADMIRATION travelled throughout the race, the horse finished off the race satisfactorily. A veterinary inspection of ADMIRATION, SUPREME WIN and VOILE ROUGE after the race did not show any significant findings. ADMIRATION, PACKING OK and AASHIQ were sent for sampling.