19/01/2020  Shatin  Race 1

N Callan, the rider of TANGMERE, which was fractious in the barriers, was shown the video of the start of this race and warned against the practice of removing his hand away from the reins and placing it on the barrier partition. MURRAY’S PARTNERS shifted out at the start, resulting in PRESIDENT STAR being taken out onto MAGNETISM and GOOD DAYS which became unbalanced after being bumped by MAGNETISM. From the outside barriers, LONDON HALL and VILLA FIONN were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Near the 1700 Metres, BULLISH GLORY got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of EXALTATION. Also near the 1700 Metres, TANGMERE was awkwardly placed close to the heels of ABOVE which was racing keenly behind MURRAY’S PARTNERS. Then approaching the 1600 Metres, ABOVE became unbalanced when it remained awkwardly placed behind MURRAY’S PARTNERS. After the 1500 Metres, ABOVE was shifted out away from the heels of MURRAY’S PARTNERS and PRESIDENT STAR and allowed to improve its position to race outside the lead. At the entrance to the Straight, BULLISH GLORY was awkwardly placed inside the heels of GOOD DAYS. Near the 450 Metres, PRESIDENT STAR and MAGNETISM brushed. Passing the 200 Metres, S de Sousa (ABOVE) dropped his whip. Also passing the 200 Metres, BULLISH GLORY raced tight inside VILLA FIONN. M F Poon (MURRAY’S PARTNERS) was warned against the practice of hitting his mounts down the shoulder with the whip. He was advised that should he offend again in a similar manner in the future, further action may be taken. LONDON HALL, MAGNETISM and GOOD DAYS were sent for sampling.