10/06/2015  Happy Valley  Race 4

COUP D’ETAT began only fairly. GO GO WIN and HEART WOOD bumped on jumping. THANKSGIVING shifted out at the start and bumped BEST HOPE which in turn shifted out and made contact with GO GO WIN. A short distance after the start, BEST HOPE momentarily raced in restricted room between GO GO WIN and THANKSGIVING which again shifted out marginally. From the outside barrier, GOLD DRAGON was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Despite being aggressively ridden along in the early stages, TWIN TURBO was slow to muster speed and passing the winning post on the first occasion was left racing wide and without cover. TWIN TURBO was then allowed to improve its position after the 1000 Metres to race outside the lead after the 800 Metres. After the 800 Metres, GOLD DRAGON was left racing wide and without cover. At the entrance to the Straight, JUMBO SPIRIT was shifted in away from the heels of THANKSGIVING. For a short distance after the 100 Metres, COUP D’ETAT, which was finishing off the race strongly, was reluctant to shift to the outside of BEST HOPE. C Y Ho (TWIN TURBO) was fined $2,000 for failing to initially weigh out with a girth and a surcingle. After the race, K C Leung (THANKSGIVING) reported that his saddle shifted back at the entrance to the Straight, placing him at a disadvantage over the concluding stages. BEST HOPE, GO GO WIN and HEART WOOD were sent for sampling.