02/12/2020  Happy Valley  Race 6

PROPICE, which was fractious in the barriers, shifted in at the start and bumped the hindquarters of MR LUMIERES which resulted in MR LUMIERES becoming unbalanced and PROPICE losing ground. MOMENT OF POWER shifted out at the start and inconvenienced MAGIC LEGEND. CHIKORITA was bumped by WILD WEST WING on jumping and after this, from a wide barrier, was shifted across behind runners. From the outside barrier, THOU SHALL SING was steadied in the early stages to obtain cover. Approaching the 800 Metres, WILD WEST WING was awkwardly placed close to the heels of MAGIC LEGEND and PROPICE. Passing the 800 Metres, HANDSOME BO BO was shifted out away from the heels of MR LUMIERES which was taken out by FLYING GENIUS. After the 700 Metres, WILD WEST WING, which was travelling keenly, got its head up when racing close to the heels of PROPICE. Passing the 400 Metres, WILD WEST WING got its head up when racing close to the heels of PROPICE which was racing close to the heels of GENTLE BREEZE. In the early part of the Straight, WILD WEST WING was shifted out away from the heels of GENTLE BREEZE which was giving ground. Then passing the 250 Metres, WILD WEST WING was directed to the inside of PROPICE to obtain clear running. At the 300 Metres, THOU SHALL SING was shifted out away from the heels of MAGIC LEGEND. Passing the 250 Metres, HANDSOME BO BO shifted out and inconvenienced FLYING GENIUS. Approaching the 100 Metres, MAGIC LEGEND was awkwardly placed close to the heels of MR LUMIERES which shifted out under pressure. When questioned, V Borges stated that he was asked to obtain a forward position on WILD WEST WING and it was felt that due to the likely fast tempo of the race, he would be able to obtain a trailing position behind the leaders. He said WILD WEST WING was very fractious in the barriers and just prior to the start being effected had its head turned to the left. He said when the start was effected, WILD WEST WING began very awkwardly, got its head up and shifted out. He said a short distance after the start WILD WEST WING became unbalanced and this resulted in the horse losing ground. He said as he did not believe that it was available to ride WILD WEST WING forward due to the circumstances, he elected then to shift it across behind runners and obtain a position closer to the rail but much further back in the field than had been intended. A veterinary inspection of WILD WEST WING immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of GENTLE BREEZE and PROPICE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. FLYING GENIUS, HANDSOME BO BO and WE THE SOUTH were sent for sampling.