28/05/2023  Shatin  Race 1

After being loaded into the barriers, E GLORY became fractious. E GLORY was removed from the barriers, examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to race. Before being allowed to race again, E GLORY will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test. SONIC BOOM was slow to begin. E GLORY jumped awkwardly and from the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. From a wide barrier, HAPPIHOOD was also shifted across behind runners in the early stages. After the 900 Metres, GREAT DAYS, which was racing keenly, was eased when crossed by HOLY LAKE. Approaching the 700 Metres, KAHOLO ANGEL commenced to race keenly when awkwardly placed behind SUPER BONUS. When the pace of the event steadied soon after, KAHOLO ANGEL, which continued to race keenly, was checked to avoid the heels of SUPER BONUS and then shifted out, resulting in GALLANT VALOUR being bumped and taken wider, causing GALLANT VALOUR to become unbalanced. The Stewards found that the pace steadying during that section of the race and the inexperience of KAHOLO ANGEL were the principal cause for the incident and therefore no action was taken against any rider. After the race, GALLANT VALOUR was found to have sustained a minor laceration to the right front leg. When questioned regarding the performance of KAHOLO ANGEL, C Y Ho reported that his mount raced keenly throughout the event and when placed under pressure in the Straight shifted ground and raced greenly. He added that it was not until HOLY LAKE improved to his outside near the 100 Metres that KAHOLO ANGEL commenced to race truly which he attributed to the horse appreciating racing to the inside of HOLY LAKE. A veterinary inspection of KAHOLO ANGEL immediately following the race found that horse to have blood at the right nostril. An endoscopic examination conducted on KAHOLO ANGEL found that there was no blood in its trachea and therefore the horse was deemed not to have bled. Near the 250 Metres, SONIC BOOM endeavoured to obtain clear running to the outside of HOLY LAKE but became held up on the heels of HOLY LAKE when that runner shifted out and away from GALLANT VALOUR which in turn shifted out slightly to avoid KAHOLO ANGEL which also shifted out. In this incident, GREAT DAYS was hampered and taken wider by SONIC BOOM. Approaching the 250 Metres, HAPPIHOOD was bumped by JOYFUL PROSPERITY when both runners shifted ground, resulting in HAPPIHOOD being steadied and directed to the inside of GREAT DAYS to secure clear running when GREAT DAYS shifted out. A veterinary inspection of E GLORY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. CHANCHENG GLORY, SUPER BONUS and HOLY LAKE were sent for sampling.