23/10/2013  Happy Valley  Race 8

BULLISH FRIEND began awkwardly and got its head up. IMPERIAL ROME was slow to begin. VITAL FLYER began only fairly. TOUR DE FORCE shifted in abruptly at the start despite the efforts of its rider, resulting in MASSIVE IMPACT being badly crowded for room. TAI SING YEH shifted out at the start and bumped the hindquarters of WITHINMYHEART which became unbalanced. TOUCH GO began awkwardly and then despite being vigorously ridden along in the early stages failed to muster speed. In the early stages, SUPER JOCKEY proved very difficult to settle and got its head up on a number of occasions and approaching the 1000 Metres became unbalanced after striking the heels of BULLISH FRIEND. For some distance after this, SUPER JOCKEY continued to race fiercely and in the middle stages was awkwardly placed close to the heels of SHAHJEE After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that IMPERIAL ROME was lame in its left front leg. Before being allowed to race again, IMPERIAL ROME will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. SUPER JOCKEY, TAI SING YEH and BULLISH FRIEND were sent for sampling.