12/11/2022  Shatin  Race 4

From a wide barrier, GREEN LASER was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Mr W Y So, the trainer of GREEN LASER, informed the Stewards that he instructed M Chadwick, the rider of that horse, to ride it more conservatively due to the wide barrier and the anticipated fast tempo of the race. LUCKY RUBY and MAGIC SUPREME brushed on jumping. MAXIMIZE HEART shifted out shortly after the start and inconvenienced LUCK STAR. Also shortly after the start, LUCKY VICTOR and VIVA A LA bumped, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced. COLOURFUL BARON, LADY FIRST and BOOM ALLIANCE were all steadied in the early stages to obtain cover. SUN OF MAKFI was also steadied shortly after the start to obtain cover. Making the turn after passing the winning post on the first occasion, LUCKY VICTOR shifted out and bumped VIVA A LA. Making the turn near the 700 Metres, VIVA A LA shifted out away from the heels of RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE and bumped LUCK STAR. VIVA A LA was then awkwardly placed close to the heels of RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE a short distance later when being disappointed for running between that horse and LUCK STAR. Passing the 600 Metres, RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE raced in restricted room inside LUCK STAR after shifting to the outside of LUCKY RUBY. RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE then continued to race in restricted room until approaching the 500 Metres at which time RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE was steadied when crowded for room between LUCK STAR and LUCKY RUBY which got its head on the side and shifted out. RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE was then steadied passing the 400 Metres when held up for running behind LUCKY RUBY and inside LUCK STAR. SUN OF MAKFI was held up for clear running in the early part of the Straight and near the 300 Metres was shifted to the outside of RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE to obtain clear running. Approaching the 200 Metres, LUCKY VICTOR, which had some difficulty obtaining clear running, was shifted to the inside of MAGIC SUPREME to obtain clear running. At the 200 Metres, COLOURFUL BARON was shifted out away from the heels of MAGIC SUPREME which was giving ground. A veterinary inspection of LADY FIRST and LUCKY VICTOR immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE and SUN OF MAKFI were sent for sampling.