25/01/2015  Shatin  Race 9

OVETT and ADDOLE bumped heavily at the start. OUR GENERATION began only fairly and then was inconvenienced when crowded for room between LONGWAH AMBER and HAPPY BAO BEI, both of which shifted ground. Shortly after the start, NEW SPEED AHEAD was steadied away from the heels of HEARTILY WINS which shifted out after being bumped by LOVELY BOY. From the outside barriers, FOODIE and BRAVE BROTHER were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Near the 750 Metres, WORLD CITY was awkwardly placed close to the heels of HEARTILY WINS. Near the 550 Metres, HEARTILY WINS momentarily raced tight inside HEALTHY JOYFUL which was racing tight inside HAPPY BAO BEI. Approaching and passing the 200 Metres, EROICO was held up for clear running behind LOVELY BOY before being shifted to the outside of that horse near the 150 Metres into clear running. From near the 150 Metres, HEALTHY JOYFUL was unable to obtain clear running and passing the 100 Metres was checked away from the heels of LONGWAH AMBER which was giving ground. OVETT lost its left front plate after passing the winning post. A veterinary inspection of LONGWAH AMBER, HEALTHY JOYFUL and WORLD CITY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. EROICO and OVETT were sent for sampling.