27/06/2015  Shatin  Race 7

At declaration time, M L Yeung was declared as the rider of both STAR OF BOND and FAIRY EAGLE. It was established that M L Yeung had a firm commitment to ride STAR OF BOND. As such, the Stewards permitted K C Leung to be substituted as the rider of FAIRY EAGLE. For this declaration error, M L Yeung was fined $2,000. FOODIE was withdrawn on 26.6.15 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame left fore foot) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter BEAUTY KING. Before being allowed to race again, FOODIE will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. After being loaded, ALL WIN BOY became fractious, lunged at the front gates and momentarily sat down. ALL WIN BOY was removed from the barriers and examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. After the race, it was noted that ALL WIN BOY had blood at the left nostril with evidence of abrasions around the right eye. An endoscopic examination of ALL WIN BOY found there to be no blood in the trachea and accordingly the horse was not deemed to have bled. However, ALL WIN BOY was found to be lame in its right front leg. Before being allowed to race again, ALL WIN BOY will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. LAUGH OUT LOUD was slow to begin. WINDICATOR STAR was crowded for room on jumping between LIUZHOU WARRIOR and OUR GENERATION which shifted out. From a wide barrier, CHOICE TREASURE was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Despite being vigorously ridden in the early stages, GRAN BOLIVAR failed to muster speed and throughout the race travelled wide and without cover. Passing the 1300 Metres, FAIRY EAGLE momentarily got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of BULLISH SMART. Near the 1250 Metres, RED PEONY was steadied away from the heels of DASHING FELLOW which was taken in by RACING HERO (Z Purton). Z Purton was advised to ensure that he leaves sufficient racing room for runners to his inside in future. When racing outside the lead after the 1000 Metres, STAR OF BOND got its head up on a number of occasions when proving difficult to settle and shifted out making the first turn near the 900 Metres. OUR GENERATION was held up for clear running rounding the Home Turn. Passing the 300 Metres, OUR GENERATION was hampered when crowded for room inside GRAN BOLIVAR which shifted in when giving ground. After the 200 Metres, BULLISH SMART and RACING HERO raced tight. Near the 150 Metres, OUR GENERATION was shifted in away from the heels of BULLISH SMART to obtain clear running. Throughout the race, BULLISH SMART travelled wide and without cover. After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that WINDICATOR STAR was lame in its left front leg. Before being allowed to race again, WINDICATOR STAR will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of BULLISH SMART immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of GRAN BOLIVAR immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea. Before being allowed to race again, GRAN BOLIVAR will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. DASHING FELLOW and BEAUTY KING were sent for sampling.