16/01/2022  Shatin  Race 1

LUCKY TREASURE shifted out at the start and inconvenienced EL VALIENTE. RUN RUN GOOD shifted out on jumping and bumped the hindquarters of SPEED FORCE (M F Poon) which became unbalanced and then raced tight inside SINCERE BOY. After the race, M F Poon stated that he was instructed to ensure that SPEED FORCE raced with cover. He said when RUN RUN GOOD shifted out at the start and then held its position in the early stages, he steadied his mount to obtain a position behind that horse so as to ensure that SPEED FORCE was able to obtain cover. From wide barriers, HEROIC CHAMPION and THE ELITES were shifted across behind runners in the early stages. LUCKY TREASURE travelled wide and without cover after the 1000 Metres whilst WONDERFUL FANTASY travelled wide and mostly without cover until approaching the 800 Metres. After the 500 Metres, RUN DES RUN and SPEED FORCE raced tight when SPEED FORCE shifted to the outside of WONDERFUL FANTASY as RUN DES RUN improved around that horse. The performances of LUCKY TREASURE and WONDERFUL FANTASY, both of which finished tailed out, were considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, LUCKY TREASURE and WONDERFUL FANTASY 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 LUCKY TREASURE and WONDERFUL FANTASY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. After the race, K Teetan stated that after being instructed to steady his mount from a wide barrier to obtain cover, CROWN AVENUE got too far out of its ground in the middle stages despite being ridden along to obtain a position closer to the main body of the field. He said whilst CROWN AVENUE finished off the race satisfactorily, the horse had too much to do as a result of getting out of its ground. A veterinary inspection of CROWN AVENUE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of EVEN KEEL immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. EL VALIENTE and RUN DES RUN were sent for sampling.