24/10/2020  Shatin  Race 2

On arrival at the Start, it was noted that YOUNG VICTORY had blood at its mouth. YOUNG VICTORY was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be suitable to race. ALL THE WAY was badly crowded for room on jumping between ALL BEST FRIENDS which shifted in marginally and VEGA RHYTHM which, after being fractious in the barriers, shifted out. ALL THE WAY then lost ground when further crowded for room between VEGA RHYTHM and ALL BEST FRIENDS which was taken in by MULTIMORE which got its head on the side and shifted in. In this incident, VEGA RHYTHM shifted in away from ALL BEST FRIENDS, resulting in APOLAR WARRIOR being crowded for room. GIVE WAY PLEASE shifted out at the start and bumped YOUNG VICTORY. GIVE WAY PLEASE then shifted in and inconvenienced WONDERFUL TIMES. SCENIC SWEETIE became unbalanced when bumped by SPARKLING DOLPHIN shortly after the start. Passing the 900 Metres, VEGA RHYTHM was steadied away from the heels of ALL BEST FRIENDS. QIPAO BOSS lay out for some distance after the 500 Metres, Over the concluding stages, SPARKLING DOLPHIN raced tight outside QIPAO BOSS which shifted out under pressure. YOUNG VICTORY, which was following SPARKLING DOLPHIN, raced close to the heels of that horse in consequence. For the majority of the race, MULTIMORE raced greenly and lay in. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of GIVE WAY PLEASE, M L Yeung stated that at its first race start the horse travelled keenly whereas today it did not travel strongly at any stage. He said GIVE WAY PLEASE lay out in the early stages and was reluctant to maintain its position outside SPARKLING DOLPHIN which resulted in GIVE WAY PLEASE being very awkwardly placed close to the heels of that horse approaching the 700 Metres. He said after this GIVE WAY PLEASE came off the bridle and, despite being ridden along approaching and passing the 600 Metres, did not respond to his riding. He said he had to place GIVE WAY PLEASE under heavy pressure after the 500 Metres, however, the horse did not quicken and then was particularly disappointing regarding the manner in which it weakened over the concluding stages. He added whilst GIVE WAY PLEASE’s fitness had improved after its first run, the horse is still very immature and he felt that this was the principal reason for the horse’s failure to finish off its race. Mr D A Hayes, the trainer of GIVE WAY PLEASE, stated that following today’s disappointing performance, it is his intention to give the horse a short let-up and then if the programme allows, to step it up to 1200 Metres, a distance that would allow it to travel better and close off the race. A veterinary inspection of GIVE WAY PLEASE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of GIVE WAY PLEASE, favourite for today’s race, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, GIVE WAY PLEASE will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of CRUCIATUS immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer” which had previously been reported.. GIVE WAY PLEASE, GOKO and ALL THE WAY were sent for sampling.