17/10/2021  Shatin  Race 3

STRATHMORETOO, which was difficult to load, will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test before being allowed to race again. ENCHANTING START lifted its front feet off the ground as the start was effected and then lost ground when bumped by MAN UP which shifted out. HAPPY DAILY was inconvenienced on jumping by OUR CLASS ACT which was taken in by RUN THE TABLE. AWESOME TREASURE shifted out at the start, resulting in STAR OF GLORY being taken out onto GRACYLOVE. LEGEND GOES got its head up on jumping, began awkwardly and then from a wide barrier was steadied and shifted across behind runners. From the outside barriers, BELLA BABY, STRATHMORETOO and WHAT A LEGEND were also all steadied in the early stages to obtain cover. M L Yeung (AWESOME TREASURE) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that approaching the 900 Metres he permitted his mount to shift in when not clear of OUR CLASS ACT, resulting in that horse being unnecessarily hampered and having to be shifted out away from the heels of AWESOME TREASURE. In the circumstances, M L Yeung was suspended from riding in races for a period to commence on Sunday, 31 October 2021 and to expire on Thursday, 4 November 2021 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays). When OUR CLASS ACT was hampered, it shifted out and inconvenienced VIVA HUNTER. Making the turn after the 900 Metres, HAPPY DAILY shifted out and raced tight inside the heels of RUN THE TABLE which got its head on the side and lay in. HAPPY DAILY was held up for clear running from on straightening until near the 300 Metres. Passing the 350 Metres, MAN UP raced tight between GRACYLOVE and ENCHANTING START which shifted to the outside of RUN THE TABLE. After obtaining clear running to the outside of RUN THE TABLE, ENCHANTING START was awkwardly placed outside the heels of that horse and shifted out marginally after being bumped on the hindquarters by MAN UP which was racing tight inside GRACYLOVE. This resulted in MAN UP being crowded for room passing the 300 Metres. BELLA BABY, which was following MAN UP, was shifted out abruptly away from the heels of that horse in consequence. Also passing the 350 Metres, FALCON TURBO shifted out to obtain clear running and brushed OUR CLASS ACT. OUR CLASS ACT then got its head up and was awkwardly placed inside the heels of VIVA HUNTER passing the 300 Metres. After the 300 Metres, STAR OF GLORY got its head on the side, shifted out abruptly and inconvenienced WHAT A LEGEND. Approaching the 200 Metres, RUN THE TABLE was crowded for room between HAPPY DAILY which shifted out marginally and ENCHANTING START which shifted in away from the heels of GRACYLOVE (Z Purton) which shifted in when quickening away from ENCHANTING START. In this incident, ENCHANTING START became unbalanced after bumping RUN THE TABLE. Z Purton was severely reprimanded and told that in similar circumstances he would be expected to stop riding and straighten his mounts. Near the 75 Metres, HAPPY DAILY was shifted out away from the heels of GRACYLOVE. A veterinary inspection of ENCHANTING START immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer” which had previously been reported. FALCON TURBO, GRACYLOVE and AWESOME TREASURE were sent for sampling.