Recap by phillip woo

Circuit Land was posted deep in midfield without cover, worked to the front from leader Access Years at the 320m and was all out to hold that one for a nose success in his first try on the surface. Access Years crossed to the lead from Majestic Anthem 1,300m out, straightened a length on top and fought back when headed to make it a thriller on the wire. Majestic Anthem ran on steadily following a box-seat run to finish a non-threatening third. Winnie's Horse swung the final bend five deep after travelling two off the fence with cover beyond midfield and was closing the gap. Verdane settled fore of midfield along the fence and made some ground along the inside. Mr Gnocchi was getting going late down the outside after settling third from the rear from a wide gate. Santa Fe Sun rallied without menacing.

Racing Incident Report

Race Ten: (271)-WATERLOO HANDICAP - Class 2 - 1650Metres

As a result of A Suborics being stood down from his riding engagements earlier in the meeting, there were only two riders available to ride HYPERSONIC in this race, namely D Whyte and Apprentice H N Wong.

As Stewards' Instruction 17(1) preclude a 7 or 10 lb claiming apprentice jockey from replacing a senior rider, only D Whyte was available to ride HYPERSONIC.

After riding CHEVALIER STAR in Race 8, D Whyte advised the Stewards that he was not feeling well and as such was unfit to ride HYPERSONIC.

As there was not a rider available to ride HYPERSONIC, that horse was withdrawn by order of the Stewards.

Shortly after the start, VERDANE was crowded for room between ACCESS YEARS and AMBER DRAGON which shifted out.

MR GNOCCHI and SICHUAN VIGOUR were crowded for room on jumping between HIGH AND MIGHTY and FULL TALENT which shifted out abruptly at the start.

Then passing the winning post on the first occasion SICHUAN VIGOUR, when racing wide, was steadied and shifted across behind runners to obtain a position with cover.

Despite being ridden along in the early stages, WINNIE'S HORSE failed to muster speed.

Near the 1300 Metres, SICHUAN VIGOUR got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of WINNIE'S HORSE.

After the 1200 Metres, CIRCUIT LAND was left racing wide and without cover.

For some distance approaching and passing the 1000 Metres, SANTA FE SUN proved very difficult to settle and got its head up on a number of occasions when being checked away from the heels of LORD SINCLAIR.

Passing the 600 Metres, SANTE FE SUN and SICHUAN VIGOUR raced tight and made contact on a number of occasions as SANTE FE SUN attempted to shift out from behind LORD SINCLAIR.

Then passing the 550 Metres, SICHUAN VIGOUR was checked away from the heels of WINNIE'S HORSE after improving to be racing behind that horse.

For some distance after this, SICHUAN VIGOUR and SANTE FE SUN continued to race tight.

For some distance passing the 200 Metres, BIG FOUR raced in restricted room inside VERDANE.

Close to the finishing line, SANTE FE SUN and SICHUAN VIGOUR again raced tight.

When questioned, U Rispoli (FULL TALENT) stated that in pre-race discussions it had been felt that were FULL TALENT to be ridden in a forward positon from barrier 10 the horse may be left racing very wide and therefore it was felt that it would be best for the horse to be ridden patiently in the early stages in order for it to save ground closer to the rail.

He said the tempo of the race in the middle stages was slow but despite this, in his opinion, FULL TALENT closed off the race very well in the Straight.

When questioned regarding the performance of HIGH AND MIGHTY, J Moreira stated that he had been asked to ride the horse in about midfield with cover if possible from the outside barrier.

He said HIGH AND MIGHTY began well and he immediately looked to his inside with a view to obtaining a midfield position, however, as there were a number of horses racing immediately to the inside of HIGH AND MIGHTY, he did not believe it was possible for the horse to obtain this position, therefore he allowed HIGH AND MIGHTY to continue forward to obtain a position closer to the rail.

He said due to the circumstances of the race HIGH AND MIGHTY was required to race outside the leader ACCESS YEARS and then in the Straight was not able to close off the race.

He added, in his opinion, HIGH AND MIGHTY is better suited by being able to obtain cover which was not able to be achieved in this race.

A veterinary inspection of HIGH AND MIGHTY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

HIGH AND MIGHTY, CIRCUIT LAND and ACCESS YEARS were sent for sampling.

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GENERAL:

1.

Races 7-10 were each put back 5 minutes.



2.

Additional Veterinary Reports from Happy Valley Racemeeting on 16 December 2015 Subsequent official veterinary inspections (without endoscopy) of OXFORD CHARLEY, VIVA GUY, KEEN TACTICS, LUCKY PROFIT, FOREVER FUN, HELLA HEDGE, GOLDEN CHOPSTICKS, SUPER SILKS, TOWERING STORM, PACKING DRAGON, DIAMOND MASTER, AMAZING FEELING, SPINNING DANCER, PEARL WARM WARM, STRONG FOUNDATION, LUCKY HAMMER, TEN FLAMES and HARBOUR ALERT revealed no apparent abnormality.



3.

Racing Laboratory tests of FUNNY FORTUNE, MR VANILLA, KYNAM, HAYMAKER, HANG'S DECISION, ACCEPTED, E-SUPER, VARA PEARL, HAPPY SPIRIT, GO-GETTER, HAPPY AND HEALTHY, TRUE COMMENT, SOLAR HEI HEI, LUCKY YEAR, POPPING CANDY, JOLLY POSH, MR RIGHT, ST YAZIN, SUPEROI, SPARKLING SWORD, ANTICIPATION, GOODHEART SUCCESS and HORSE OF FORTUNE (9.12.15) proved negative.

SUMMARY:

1.

Withdrawals Race 2: MAJOR CONNECTION on raceday morning on veterinary advice.

Race 5: DYNAMIC VOYAGE on 18.12.15 on veterinary advice.

Race 6: MY LEGEND on 18.12.15 on veterinary advice.

Race 7: SEA RUBY on raceday morning on veterinary advice.

Race 9: PACKING GO GO on raceday morning on veterinary advice.

Race 10: HYPERSONIC prior to Race 9 by order of the Stewards.



2.

Riding Changes After riding in Race 4, A Suborics became indisposed and was stood down by the Club's medical officers.

As such, permission was given for the following riding substitutions:- Race 6: K C Ng on FLYING CAPTAIN Race 7: V Cheminaud on NO MONEY NO TALK Race 9: K C Leung on CHARITY KINGDOM

3.

Fines Race 5: M L Yeung (UNIQUE JOYOUS): $10,000 for breaching Stewards' Instruction 22(3).

Race 9: R Fourie (MCQUEEN): $2,000 for double declaration.



4.

Severe Reprimand Race 7: Y T Cheng (TRILLION TREASURE) re his riding in the early stages.



5.

Reprimand Race 2: A Suborics (PEACE COMBINATION) for shifting out near the 950 Metres.



6.

Warnings Race 2: A Suborics (PEACE COMBINATION) for shifting out near the 850 Metres and again passing the 750 Metres.

Race 5: M L Yeung (UNIQUE JOYOUS) re using the whip to excess on horses when they are clearly out of contention.

Race 6: J Moreira (RAGING BULL) for shifting in at the 400 Metres.



7.

Suspension Race 6: Apprentice H N Wong (BOLD STITCH) for careless riding near the 250 Metres (2-14 January 2016 on which day he may resume race riding-3 Hong Kong racedays).



8.

Irregular Heart Rhythms Race 5: SUNNY PEARL (2nd time) Race 6: THORS BOLT

9.

Bleeders Race 2: EXCITABLE BOY (2nd time) Race 3: PROFIT KEEPER

10.

Stalls Tests Race 2: NOBLE BUDDIES Race 6: HARBOUR VICTORY

11.

Barrier Trials Race 1: HEY PRANCER Race 5: SUNNY PEARL Race 6: THORS BOLT Race 8: DASHING SUPER GLOBE TROTTER

12.

Official Veterinary Examinations Race 1: HEY PRANCER Race 2: MAJOR CONNECTION Race 5: DYNAMIC VOYAGE SUNNY PEARL Race 6: MY LEGEND THORS BOLT INVENTION MASTER Race 7: SEA RUBY EXCELLENCE Race 8: DASHING SUPER GLOBE TROTTER Race 9: PACKING GO GO