12/06/2013  Shatin  Race 8

JAEGER BOMB was slow to begin. JUN JU knuckled over at the start and shifted out, resulting in SHARP HUNTER being hampered. Near the 500 Metres, DOUBLE MASTER was steadied away from the heels of ROMAN LEGEND. Near the 400 Metres, DOUBLE MASTER was shifted to the inside of ROMAN LEGEND to obtain clear running. After this, DOUBLE MASTER got its head on the side and hung in under pressure. The Stewards deferred the declaration of weighed-in whilst they considered if ABLE WARRIOR had been afforded a fair start. Evidence was taken from Jockey T Berry as well as the Starter, Mr T McGovern. After viewing the official videos, it was ascertained that just prior to the start being effected, ABLE WARRIOR momentarily sat down behind which drew the attention of T Berry who alerted the barrier attendants of this fact. He said as he did this, the start was effected which resulted in ABLE WARRIOR losing a considerable amount of ground. As the Stewards formed the opinion that ABLE WARRIOR had been afforded a fair start, that horse was deemed to be a runner. Before being allowed to race again, ABLE WARRIOR will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test. A veterinary inspection of ABLE WARRIOR and ROMAN LEGEND immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. DANE PATROL and MR GOURMET were sent for sampling.