Recap by phillip woo

Marvel Tribe eventually slotted in with cover one off in midfield, cornered five deep, ducked in sharply hampering Circuit Star at the 300m for a clear run and quickened well to take control 150m out for an overdue win at his 10th outing with a switch to the Valley. Outsider Entrusting settled second from the rear near the rails from a wide gate, stayed to the inside upon straightening and finished willingly to grab second 100m out. Odds-on choice, Happy Rocky settled third from the rear without cover three deep, swung the final bend with one wider out and finished nicely to grab a placing 50m out. Lucky Hammer was prominent without cover, moved to second 600m out and grudgingly gave way over the final 150m. Ride With The Wind settled at the tail of the field from a wide gate and was doing his best work late on the far outside. Circuit Star settled midfield along the rails and ran on steadily when recovering from a sharp bump at the 300m. Wah May Baby was coming back to the field over the final 150m despite being gifted an easy lead. Ka Ying Kid was disappointing when giving ground 200m out following a box-seat run. Golden Addiction eased back to settle fifth and one off the rails mid-race, swung the final bend with three wider out and was stopping 250m out.

Racing Incident Report

Race Eight: (318)-CLUB STREET HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1650Metres

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GRIFFINDOR was withdrawn on 13.1.15 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame left fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter CIRCUIT STAR (K C Leung).

Before being allowed to race again, GRIFFINDOR will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

As the start was effected, CIRCUIT STAR lifted its front feet off the ground and began fairly and then shortly after the start was checked when crowded for room between KA YING KID which got its head on the side and shifted out and WAH MAY BABY which was taken in by GOLDEN ADDICTION.

MIDNITE PROMISE was slow to begin.

From wide barriers, BUDDY BUDDIES, RIDE WITH THE WIND and ENTRUSTING were shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Near the 1350 Metres, KA YING KID was checked after getting its head on the side and shifting out towards the heels of GOLDEN ADDICTION.

After the 1100 Metres, SILVER GATSBY was left racing wide and without cover and near the 800 Metres was allowed to improve its position to race outside the lead.

Making the turn after the 600 Metres, GOLDEN ADDICTION shifted in and bumped the hindquarters of KA YING KID which became unbalanced.

Passing the 600 Metres, LUCKY HAMMER was awkwardly placed inside the heels of SILVER GATSBY.

Approaching the 400 Metres, GOLDEN ADDICTION hung in and was checked away from the heels of LUCKY HAMMER.

Making the Home Turn, CIRCUIT STAR was awkwardly placed close to the heels of KA YING KID.

At the entrance to the Straight, SILVER GATSBY lost its right hind plate.

At the 300 Metres, CIRCUIT STAR was hampered when taken in by MARVEL TRIBE (N Callan) which shifted to the inside of SILVER GATSBY to obtain clear running.

ENTRUSTING, which was following, was shifted in away from the heels of CIRCUIT STAR in consequence.

N Callan was severely reprimanded and advised to exercise more care when shifting ground in future.

Approaching the 200 Metres, ENTRUSTING raced tight inside KA YING KID when improving into narrow running inside that horse.

Over the concluding stages, CIRCUIT STAR raced in restricted room between WAH MAY BABY and LUCKY HAMMER which shifted in.

Close to the finishing line, RIDE WITH THE WIND got its head on the side and shifted in.

Also close to the finishing line, KA YING KID was steadied away from the heels of WAH MAY BABY.

In the Straight, HAPPY ROCKY hung in under pressure.

A veterinary inspection of KA YING KID immediately following the race found that horse to have sustained a superficial wound to the left hind leg.

A veterinary inspection of GOLDEN ADDICTION immediately following the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, GOLDEN ADDICTION will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

HAPPY ROCKY, MARVEL TRIBE and ENTRUSTING were sent for sampling.

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GENERAL:.

1.

10 January 2015 Sha Tin Racemeeting - Race 10 (310) The Stewards tonight questioned Mr A T Millard, the trainer of SUPREME FLIGHT, regarding the instructions he provided to M Guyon in this race.

Mr Millard said he anticipated that the race may be run at a good tempo and as SUPREME FLIGHT had not been finishing off its races of late when ridden for speed, he felt that the opportunity was available to obtain cover on SUPREME FLIGHT as the horse had previously raced well when ridden in this manner.

He said SUPREME FLIGHT had previously run second in one of its races when ridden at the rear of the field and the horse had also been successful when ridden with cover behind the speed.

He said therefore it was hoped that the race would be run at a good tempo which would allow the horse to obtain a position with cover forward of midfield.

He added he did not anticipate that SUPREME FLIGHT would prove difficult to settle in this race as the horse had previously raced tractably when positioned behind horses..



2.

Additional Veterinary Reports from Sha Tin Racemeeting on 10 January 2015 Subsequent official veterinary inspections (without endoscopy) of CITY POWER, LOVELY NAUGHTY, HAPPY MOMENTS, DASHING SUPER, YO-YO DA, BEAR RAPPER, KEY WITNESS, PRECISION KING, SOUL ACHIEVER, UNIQUE HAPPIEST, WINNAM, FIGHTING BOY, MAC ROW, MASTER KOCHANWONG, ACCESS YEARS, JETWINGS, LUCKY DAY, TRAVEL FIRST, RED DANCER, FLYING UNICORN, CONTENTMENT and UNIVERSAL UNION revealed no apparent abnormality..



3.

Racing Laboratory tests of HEAR THE ROAR, TELEPHATIA, NAMJONG TURBO, CHARITY JOY, SIGHT BELIEVER, IDYLLIC WIND, OPTIMIZATION STAR, JUN HAO, TRENDY WORLD, WHY WHY, JOYEUX, CHARITY KINGDOM, UNIQUE HAPPIEST, REBORN TO WIN, HEALTH WISE, WINNING NOVEL, SUPER TALENT, ADDOLE, DANE PATROL, COUNTRY MELODY, REWARDING HERO, ALL YOU WISH, DA VINCI, OVETT, WORLD CITY, CELESTIAL SMILE, ISHVARA (1.1.15) and TRILLION TREASURE, JOYFUL LUCK, TRIUMPHANT DRAGON, COOL PAL, KIM GLORY, EASY SUCCESS, CHEERS VICTORIES, CHARTER VICTORIA, SOLAR KINGDOM, HURRY HURRY UP, GRAND PLUS, YOUNG TALENT, REAL FIT, GRAND HARBOUR, GOLDEN SCALPEL, ROCK THE TREE, LONGWAH AMBER, EROICO, STARTLING POWER, SIGHT BELIEVER, BIG FOUR, KYNAM, REAL SUPREME, GIANT TREASURE, FLAME HERO, WINNING LEADER (4.1.15) proved negative.

SUMMARY:.

1.

Withdrawals Race 5: SOUTHERN SPRINGS on 14.1.15 by order of the Stewards.

Race 8: GRIFFINDOR on 13.1.15 on veterinary advice..



2.

Riding Changes As W M Lai was indisposed, permission was granted for the following riding substitutions on 13 January 2015:- Race 1: M Demuro on PERFECT TRIUMPH Race 8: C K Tong on MIDNITE PROMISE.



3.

Severe Reprimand Race 7: N Callan (MARVEL TRIBE) for shifting in at the 300 Metres..



4.

Reprimands Race 5: N Rawiller (ENDORSING) for shifting in approaching the 200 Metres.

Race 7: K Teetan (SILLY BUDDIES) for shifting in after the 1000 Metres.

M Guyon (GORGEOUS DEBUT) for shifting out passing the 100 Metres..



5.

Warning Race 6: D Whyte (WINFULL PATROL) re the manner in which he rode his mount out over the concluding stages..



6.

Suspension Race 6: N Callan (FUN 'N' GAMES) for careless riding for some distance approaching the 200 Metres (26 January 2015 - 5 February 2015 on which day he may resume race riding - 3 Hong Kong racedays)..



7.

Adjourned Inquiry Race

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8.

Stalls Tests Race 1: WIN CHANCE Race 4: NAVEL ORANGE.



9.

Official Barrier Trials Race 1: DRAGON BACHELOR Race 2: ULTIMATE WINNERS Race 5: MANIPULATION.



10.

Official Veterinary Examinations Race 8: GRIFFINDOR.