28/04/2024  Shatin  Race 9

TELECOM FIGHTERS (D482): Noted to have sustained a laceration to the right hind pastern. THE GOLDEN SCENERY (E379): Jumped only fairly. ATULLIBIGEAL (G173): Jumped only fairly and from a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. FANTASTIC TREASURE (E269): A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. DROMBEG BANNER (H117): After the race, K Teetan advised that he had expected to lead the event. He said despite riding his mount along in the early stages DROMBEG BANNER failed to show sufficient pace to hold a more forward position. LUCKY ENCOUNTER (H274): Noted to have bled from both nostrils after the race. Before being allowed to race again, LUCKY ENCOUNTER will be required to perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. WONDER KIT (G455): When questioned regarding his riding in the early part of the Home Straight and the reason he shifted to the outside of TELECOM FIGHTERS, L Hewitson stated that after following TELECOM FIGHTERS, his initial decision was to improve to that runner’s inside. He said as he commenced to do so near the 400 Metres, WONDER KIT did not immediately respond to his riding and when he then was concerned that TELECOM FIGHTERS would shift in, crowding his running and halting his momentum, he then elected near the 350 Metres to shift to the outside of TELECOM FIGHTERS and LUCKY ENCOUNTER to obtain clear running. He added that when being shifted to the outside of LUCKY ENCOUNTER, his mount brushed SUPREME LUCKY before finishing the race off well. Whilst L Hewitson conceded that the run had remained open to the inside of TELECOM FIGHTERS in the Home Straight, the Stewards found the tactics adopted by Jockey Hewitson in the circumstances were reasonable having regard to the explanations he provided. Sent for sampling post-race. BLUE MARLIN (H078): No report. OUTGATE (H113): After the race, Apprentice Y L Chung reported that his mount travelled only fairly throughout the event and, in his opinion, did not appreciate today’s "Yielding” track conditions. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Sent for sampling post-race. SUPERB BOY (G335): A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. KEEFY (G306): No report. SUPREME LUCKY (G457): Raced keenly in the early stages and near the 1100 Metres got its head up when being steadied away from KEEFY. Sent for sampling post-race. MIGHTY STRIDE (G346): A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse’s trachea. Before being allowed to race again, MIGHTY STRIDE will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.