Recap by phillip woo

Secret Command settled worse than midfield along the rails, pulled out four deep at the 250m and finished nicely to run down favourite New Asia Sunrise 30m out for a first win at his 13th start after promising on numerous occasions. New Asia Sunrise travelled second on the fence, advanced to the front 400m out and found one just too good in the end. Smart Declaration stayed on well near the inside after a handy run along the rails for a placing. Pure Momentum had only one beaten when steadied rounding the final bend, then was short of room at the 250m and ran on steadily with clear running over the final 200m in a much-improved third outing. Lucky Ever made some ground with two wider out after travelling outside Secret Command in the run. Hasta La Vista weakened over the final 150m following a one-out, one-back run. Love Chunghwa made some ground from the rear of the field in an encouraging debut. Beauty Prince had his momentum badly checked at the 350m by the eventual winner.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (155)-ELIZABETH ARDEN HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1200Metres

On jumping, BEAUTY PRINCE bumped the inside of its gate and consequently lost ground.

NEW ASIA SUNRISE shifted out at the start and hampered SECRET COMMAND.

Shortly after the start, LUCKY EVER and ALWAYS WIN bumped.

From a wide barrier, SWEET HOME was steadied in the early stages and shifted across behind runners.

Passing the 800 Metres, BEAUTY PRINCE got its head up and lost ground after shifting out towards the heels of PURE MOMENTUM.

For some distance after the 800 Metres, LUCKY EVER proved difficult to settle and got its head up when racing close to the heels of HASTA LA VISTA.

After the 600 Metres, LUCKY EVER got its head on the side and hung out, resulting in LUCKY DAY being inconvenienced.

J Moreira (SECRET COMMAND) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that at the 400 Metres he permitted his mount to shift in when not clear of BEAUTY PRINCE, causing that horse to be checked and to lose the running to which it was rightfully entitled.

J Moreira was suspended from riding in races for a period to expire on Thursday, 3 December 2015 on which day he may resume race riding (3 Hong Kong racedays).

The commencement of the suspension was deferred until after the Sha Tin racemeeting on Saturday, 21 November 2015.

Passing the 300 Metres, after being brushed by SECRET COMMAND, HASTA LA VISTA became unbalanced and shifted out, resulting in ALWAYS WIN being taken out onto LUCKY EVER which was in turn taken out onto LUCKY DAY which was inconvenienced.

Passing the 200 Metres, C Y Ho (LUCKY EVER) dropped his whip.

Approaching the 100 Metres, LOVE CHUNGHWA was held up for clear running and then passing the 100 Metres shifted out away from the heels of HASTA LA VISTA to obtain clear running, resulting in ALWAYS WIN being inconvenienced.

LOVE CHUNGHWA continued to have difficulty obtaining clear running until over the concluding stages.

Throughout the race, ALWAYS WIN travelled wide and without cover.

After the race, an endoscopic examination was conducted on SWEET HOME at the request of Trainer D J Hall.

The Veterinary Surgeon reported that this examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

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

A veterinary inspection of LUCKY DAY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

SECRET COMMAND and NEW ASIA SUNRISE were sent for sampling.