16/04/2016  Shatin  Race 9

NONE OTHER was withdrawn on 15.4.16 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (substantial amount of mucus on scoping after track work) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter JUBILEE FUN (M Chadwick). Before being allowed to race again, NONE OTHER will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. Whilst parading behind the barriers, SKY KING became fractious, resulting in O Doleuze being dislodged without incident. ATHENA BABY began awkwardly. From wide barriers, MODERN TSAR, SKY KING and POSITIVE FORCE were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Approaching the 1100 Metres, DIGITAL GENERATION was awkwardly placed close to the heels of TOO FAST which was being steadied to obtain a trailing position behind GLENEALY PRIZE. After the 1000 Metres, POSITIVE FORCE was left racing wide and without cover. After the 800 Metres, YOUNG DREAMER (K C Ng) was steadied in the lead. RIGHT CALL, which was following, was steadied away from the heels of that horse in consequence. BOSSIEE, which was following RIGHT CALL, got its head up when being checked away from the heels of RIGHT CALL. BOSSIEE then shifted out away from the heels of RIGHT CALL, resulting in JOLLY BANNER being inconvenienced. K C Ng was advised to ensure that he does not reduce the tempo of races too abruptly. At the entrance to the Straight, RIGHT CALL and JOLLY BANNER raced tight as RIGHT CALL shifted out into clear running. When questioned, Apprentice K K Chiong (GOLDEN DEER) stated that rounding the Home Turn her mount was awkwardly placed close to the heels of DIGITAL GENERATION. She said shortly after entering the Straight she elected to shift GOLDEN DEER to the outside of DIGITAL GENERATION in an attempt to obtain clear running and was unaware at this time that a run was available to the inside of DIGITAL GENERATION and outside JUBILEE FUN which would have afforded GOLDEN DEER the opportunity to follow TOO FAST through. She added at the entrance to the Straight GOLDEN DEER was awkwardly placed close to the heels of DIGITAL GENERATION and passing the 250 Metres was shifted out away from the heels of that horse which shifted in under pressure. She further stated that after attempting to improve into running between DIGITAL GENERATION and SKY KING, passing the 100 Metres she then switched to the outside of SKY KING to obtain clear running. Apprentice Chiong was advised to ensure that she is aware of advantageous runs which develop in races so as to ensure that horses are afforded clear running at the earliest opportunity. After the race Y T Cheng was dislodged from GLENEALY PRIZE without incident after that horse shifted abruptly. Following the race, J Moreira was unable to offer any excuse for the disappointing performance of RIGHT CALL. He said he was able to obtain a good run throughout the race behind the leader YOUNG DREAMER, however, rounding the Home Turn when he shifted RIGHT CALL out to obtain clear running, the horse did not quicken as he thought it would and he was unable to prevent JOLLY BANNER from establishing a margin over RIGHT CALL. He said shortly after entering the Straight RIGHT CALL became unbalanced after bumping JOLLY BANNER, however, at this time RIGHT CALL was already under heavy pressure. He added RIGHT CALL was then very disappointing in that it failed to respond to his riding and close off the race. Mr J Size, the trainer of RIGHT CALL, was also unable to offer any explanation for the horse’s disappointing performance. He said having regard to the manner in which RIGHT CALL raced today, it was his intention at this time to give the horse a freshen-up. A veterinary inspection of RIGHT CALL immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of RIGHT CALL was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, RIGHT CALL will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. RIGHT CALL, JOLLY BANNER and ATHENA BABY were sent for sampling.