22/04/2015  Happy Valley  Race 6

GROOVY was slow to begin. ARGENTUM began awkwardly and then was left racing wide and without cover after the 1000 Metres. HIT THE BID, KYNAM and RUBY COAST were all crowded for room on jumping between TRAVEL NUMBER ONE and POPPING CANDY which shifted in. In this incident, TRAVEL NUMBER ONE became unbalanced when bumped on the hindquarters by HIT THE BID. From wide barriers, SEA WARRIOR and FANTASTICO were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. ALL THE BEST lost its right front plate in the early stages. Making the turn near the 1050 Metres, TRAVEL NUMBER ONE was steadied and lost its rightful running when crowded for room inside HIT THE BID (D Whyte) which was racing tight inside KYNAM (K C Leung) which got its head on the side and shifted in away from POPPING CANDY. K C Leung was advised that whilst there were some circumstances to this incident, nonetheless in similar circumstances he would be expected to make every endeavour to prevent his mounts from shifting ground. D Whyte stated that after this incident his mount commenced to over-race and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of POPPING CANDY for some distance. He said he was able to get the horse to relax better near the 700 Metres and then it travelled satisfactorily until just prior to the Home Turn at which time the horse became unbalanced after coming under pressure. He added whilst HIT THE BID had proved difficult to settle in the middle stages, nonetheless he felt that the horse was disappointing as it did not respond to his riding when placed under pressure. A veterinary inspection of HIT THE BID immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea and also found it to have sustained superficial wounds to both hind legs. Before being allowed to race again, HIT THE BID will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. Making the turn after the 600 Metres, BRIGHT STAR was hampered when taken across the heels of RUBY COAST by GROOVY which shifted out when it made the turn awkwardly. Passing the 250 Metres, ALL THE BEST was shifted to the inside of KYNAM after being unable to obtain running to the outside of that horse and inside ARGENTUM. Passing the 150 Metres, ALL THE BEST was steadied when disappointed for running between CAGA FORCE which was taken out by POPPING CANDY and KYNAM which shifted in. Over the final 100 Metres, KYNAM got its head on the side and lay in under pressure. HIT THE BID, RUBY COAST and KYNAM were sent for sampling.