04/06/2023  Shatin  Race 8

KA YING MASTER made contact with the left side of its barrier on jumping. ADIOS and MAJESTIC STAR knuckled over on jumping. At the start, GOKO WIN was crowded by CAMPIONE which shifted in. LUCKY WITH YOU jumped awkwardly and then from a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. In the early stages, EXPLOSIVE WITNESS raced keenly and near the 800 Metres got its head up when positioned behind KA YING MASTER. After the race, H Bentley (GOKO WIN) reported that his mount hung out in the middle stages whilst making the turn from the 800 Metres. When questioned regarding MAJESTIC STAR racing in a forward position, Z Purton stated that from the outside barrier he was asked to hold an on-pace position. He said despite riding his mount along in the early stages, MAJESTIC STAR was caught wide and when CAMPIONE, which was racing to his inside, was unable to cross runners to its inside, he was obliged to race wide and without cover for the majority of the event. Trainer C S Shum confirmed the instructions issued. After the race, Apprentice Y L Chung (CAMPIONE) reported that his instructions were to go forward and endeavour to cross runners to his inside. He said CAMPIONE failed to show sufficient pace to do so and as a result was left racing wide and without cover for the majority of the event before giving ground in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection of CAMPIONE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. A veterinary inspection of GOKO WIN immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. YOUTHFUL DEAL and CHANCHENG PRINCE were sent for sampling.