20/04/2016  Happy Valley  Race 8

On arrival at the barriers, BEAUTY KINGDOM, which made contact with a rail on the way to the Start, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to race. INVINCIBLE FRESH and AMAZING FEELING bumped at the start. BEAUTY KINGDOM began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped the hindquarters of RAINBOW FIGHTER which became unbalanced. This resulted in BEAUTY KINGDOM losing ground. From a wide barrier, OTOUTO was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. After initially being ridden along, HIGH VOLATILITY was left racing wide making the first turn approaching the 1000 Metres and was then steadied in an attempt to obtain cover, however, continued to race wide and without cover until after the 600 Metres. Passing the 900 Metres, HIGH VOLATILITY shifted in and bumped TRAVEL SUCCESSOR. Passing the 600 Metres, RAINBOW FIGHTER got its head up when awkwardly placed close to the heels of HAPPY YEAH YEAH. Rounding the Home Turn, HAPPY YEAH YEAH shifted out and bumped MY DARLING. Approaching and passing the 200 Metres, HAPPY YEAH YEAH shifted out under pressure. After the 200 Metres, BEAUTY KINGDOM was shifted out away from the heels of HAPPY YEAH YEAH after being awkwardly placed behind that horse. Throughout the race, MY DARLING travelled wide and without cover. GENEROUS BOBO lost its right front plate after the race. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of AMAZING FEELING, K C Leung stated that he had been asked to obtain a position behind the speed in the early stages to take advantage of the horse's inside barrier. He said he rode his mount along in the early stages, however, AMAZING FEELING did not show sufficient speed to prevent GENEROUS BOBO to cross his mount approaching the 1100 Metres and this resulted in AMAZING FEELING racing further back in the field than had been intended. He added making the first turn near the 1000 Metres AMAZING FEELING was awkwardly placed close to the heels of RAINBOW FIGHTER, however, after this, continued to travel well. He said, when placed under pressure rounding the Home Turn, AMAZING FEELING did not quicken as he expected and was disappointing in the manner in which it failed to close off the race. A veterinary inspection of AMAZING FEELING immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of RAINBOW FIGHTER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. AMAZING FEELING, MY DARLING and TIMELY ARRIVED were sent for sampling.