25/11/2015  Happy Valley  Race 5

THE SYLPH began awkwardly and shortly after the start was steadied away from the heels of BEST JADE TRIUMPH which shifted out. In this incident, THE SYLPH shifted out and bumped SPINNING DANCER which became unbalanced. From a wide barrier, RISING POWER was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. SURE PEACE was also shifted across behind runners in the early stages. For some distance after the 1400 Metres, PENGLAI XIANZI raced with its head on the side and was awkwardly placed inside the heels of PEARL WARM WARM. Making the turn after the 600 Metres, THE SYLPH got its head on the side, shifted out and made heavy contact with SPINNING DANCER, resulting in both horses becoming badly unbalanced. SPINNING DANCER then lay in when unbalanced, resulting in THE SYLPH being taken in onto GRACEFUL KINGDOM which lost ground when crowded for room. Passing the 300 Metres, RISING POWER was hampered when improving quickly to the inside of THE SYLPH which got its head on the side and shifted in. Approaching the 200 Metres, BRIGHT CONCEPT shifted in and inconvenienced LIGHTNING PEGASUS. Throughout the race, GO-GETTER travelled wide and without cover. When questioned, G Mosse stated that it had been intended for GRACEFUL KINGDOM to lead from the outside barrier if possible. He said GRACEFUL KINGDOM was last to be loaded into the barriers, however, simultaneously with the start being effected GRACEFUL KINGDOM became fractious and this resulted in the horse being slow to begin. He said due to the amount of ground that GRACEFUL KINGDOM lost in this incident, he did not believe that it was reasonable for it to then be ridden along in an attempt to obtain a forward position, therefore he shifted GRACEFUL KINGDOM across behind runners. A veterinary inspection of SPINNING DANCER and BEST JADE TRIUMPH immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. BRIGHT CONCEPT, LIGHTNING PEGASUS and PEARL WARM WARM were sent for sampling.