14/09/2022  Happy Valley  Race 2

SPARTAN MISSILE and HOODABUTTA brushed on jumping. H Z TOURBILLON began awkwardly and in the early stages was shifted across behind runners. Also from a wide barrier, PERFECT PEACH was steadied on jumping to obtain cover. As PERFECT PEACH was shifted in in an endeavour to improve between H Z TOURBILLON and SPARTAN MISSILE near the 450 Metres, H Z TOURBILLON shifted out, resulting in PERFECT PEACH being steadied when disappointed for running. After being taken wider by HERO STAR passing the 400 Metres, WINNING ICEY then made the Home Turn awkwardly. Rounding the Home Turn, SPARTAN MISSILE was shifted out away from the heels of HOODABUTTA after being awkwardly placed behind that horse. In the Straight, HERCULES (S De Sousa) lay in under pressure and near the 150 Metres S De Sousa momentarily dropped his right rein. When questioned regarding the performance of HOODABUTTA which was having its first race start tonight, Z Purton stated that after being able to obtain a position in about midfield after the 1000 Metres, HOODABUTTA commenced to lay out along the Back Straight and then lay out noticeably after the 500 Metres. He said he rode HOODABUTTA along rounding the Home Turn, however, the horse continued to lay out and became very unbalanced in its action. He added that as HOODABUTTA was well beaten, he eased the horse down over the concluding stages. A veterinary inspection of HOODABUTTA immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Before being allowed to race again, HOODABUTTA will be required to perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial around a bend. After the race, an endoscopic examination was conducted on H Z TOURBILLON at the request of Trainer C S Shum. The Veterinary Surgeon said this examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse’s trachea. Before being allowed to race again, H Z TOURBILLON will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. A veterinary inspection of SPARTAN MISSILE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. HERO STAR, WINNING ICEY and H Z TOURBILLON were sent for sampling.