01/02/2015  Shatin  Race 6

At declaration time, C Y Ho was declared as the rider of both GOLDEN GLORY and GOOD LUCK BOY. It was established that C Y Ho had a firm commitment to ride GOOD LUCK BOY. As such, the Stewards permitted T H So to be substituted as the rider of GOLDEN GLORY. For this declaration error, C Y Ho was fined $2,000. N Rawiller (MY LITTLE FRIEND) was fined the sum of $5,000 for presenting himself to weight out for this race in the incorrect colours. After being loaded, GOOD LUCK BOY and SPEEDY SANDY became fractious and reared. Before being allowed to race again, GOOD LUCK BOY and SPEEDY SANDY will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test. ASIA RISING shifted out at the start and bumped GORGEOUS LEGEND which was then crowded for room inside MY LITTLE FRIEND which became badly unbalanced after being bumped by that horse. A short distance later, ASIA RISING was steadied after racing in restricted room between GORGEOUS LEGEND and JETWINGS which shifted out. GOLDEN GLORY began very awkwardly and shifted out abruptly, resulting in HAPPY METEOR losing ground when crowded for room inside GOOD LUCK BOY which became unbalanced after being bumped on the hindquarters by HAPPY METEOR. Approaching the 50 Metres, HAPPY METEOR was steadied away from the heels of MY LITTLE FRIEND which shifted in under pressure. When questioned, N Rawiller stated that MY LITTLE FRIEND got somewhat further out of its ground in the early stages than he had hoped due to the fast tempo of the race. He said as MY LITTLE FRIEND has well-advertised breathing problems he was reluctant to place his mount under extreme pressure in the early stages. He said it was also hoped to get as close to the outside rail as possible due to horses being advantaged in this part of the track. He said it was for these reasons that he did not commence to aggressively ride his mount along until near the 300 Metres as he felt that this was the best way to ride MY LITTLE FRIEND to ensure that it was able to close off the race. N Rawiller was advised to ensure that he does not leave his mounts with too much to do in their races. A veterinary inspection of GOOD LUCK BOY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. JETWINGS and LOVELY DELOVELY were sent for sampling.