01/10/2015  Shatin  Race 2

In the early stages of the Straight, REDWOOD BABY and SEMPITERNAL brushed on a number of occasions due to SEMPITERNAL shifting in. After being disappointed for clear running between SUPREME FRESH and DALWARI near the 300 Metres, PREMIUM CHAMPION (G Mosse) was shifted to the outside of DALWARI to improve. As this occurred, REDWOOD BABY, which had made ground to the outside of the heels of PREMIUM CHAMPION, was inconvenienced when taken out onto SEMPITERNAL. G Mosse was advised to exercise more care when shifting ground in similar circumstances. After passing the 100 Metres, INDUSTRIALIST WAY was steadied away from the heels of AUTUMN GOLD (Z Purton) which shifted in under pressure. Z Purton was advised to exercise more care. When questioned, B Prebble stated that although he had intended on taking up a relatively forward position on INDUSTRIALIST WAY, the horse stumbled at the start and settled further back in the field than had been hoped. He said approaching the 1200 Metres whilst racing with cover, INDUSTRIALIST WAY commenced to travel relatively keenly and as he felt the pace was sedate, he chose to shift out in an endeavour to improve around the field at that stage. He said however that once he commenced a forward move on INDUSTRIALIST WAY, the horse did not quicken as he expected and after improving to be racing almost on terms with DALWARI on the first turn, he felt that he would have had to make too much use of INDUSTRIALIST WAY to continue on in advance of DALWARI and consequently INDUSTRIALIST WAY was left racing three wide and without cover in the middle stages. He added once placed under pressure from approaching the 500 Metres, INDUSTRIALIST WAY was very one-paced and did not quicken. He said, in his view, INDUSTRIALIST WAY was not suited by the circumstances of the race today and its performance was fair. A veterinary inspection of INDUSTRIALIST WAY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious. A veterinary inspection of SERGEANT TITANIUM immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious. DALWARI and ASHKIYR were sent for sampling.