24/06/2015  Happy Valley  Race 1

GLORIOUS VICTORY was withdrawn prior to the race by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (fever). Before being allowed to race again, GLORIOUS VICTORY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. Prior to the race, SWEET BEAN was examined by the Veterinary Officer who reported that the horse had sustained a superficial laceration to the nose in the holding stalls. An examination of SWEET BEAN found that horse to be suitable to race. HIGH SPEED METRO and ENJOY THE GAME were slow to begin. MOBILE KING stumbled at the start and then became unbalanced when bumped by CULTURAL CITY which began awkwardly and shifted out. ZERO ENERGY ACT began awkwardly. SWEET BEAN lost its right hind plate passing the 2100 Metres. Approaching the 1700 Metres, YEUNG SING commenced to prove very difficult to settle and got its head up on a number of occasions when awkwardly placed close to the heels of MOBILE KING. YEUNG SING then shifted out to avoid the heels of MOBILE KING and was consequently allowed to stride into a more forward position after being left racing wide and without cover. Passing the winning post on the first occasion, MOBILE KING was steadied away from the heels of YEUNG SING which got its head on the side and shifted in away from ENJOY THE GAME. Near the 400 Metres, ZERO ENERGY ACT was held up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of SWEET BEAN which was held up behind EVER SHINY which came under pressure In the early part of the Straight, ELECTRONIC GOSPEL lay in under pressure. The performance of EVER SHINY, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, EVER SHINY will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. When questioned regarding the performance of SWEET BEAN, Z Purton stated that due to the good tempo of the race SWEET BEAN was never able to travel comfortably. He said he holds some reservations as to whether SWEET BEAN is effective at the 2200 Metres and the tempo of the race did not enable him to give the horse a comfortable run to see out the distance. He said he attempted to shift to the outside of EVER SHINY near the 500 Metres, however, SWEET BEAN was not travelling well enough to improve at this time and this allowed MOBILE KING to improve around SWEET BEAN. He added whilst his mount was awkwardly placed close to the heels of EVER SHINY near the 400 Metres, the horse was already under pressure and in the Straight did not respond to his riding. He said whilst SWEET BEAN was disappointing in tonight’s race, he was of the opinion that there were some factors associated with the horse’s failure to finish off the race. A veterinary inspection of SWEET BEAN immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of SWEET BEAN, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, SWEET BEAN will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. SWEET BEAN, SUPER STRIKE and ENJOY THE GAME were sent for sampling.