Recap by phillip woo

Sun Jewellery found cover at the 800m, advanced to the front at the 200m and held on. Runner-up Werther had to await a run but closed well to make it close on the wire. Blizzard bided his time and finished willingly. Lucky Bubbles settled one off in third, hit the front 300m out and found a few too good. Thewizardofoz travelled one off beyond midfield and made some ground without looking a threat. Giovanni Canaletto made ground following a patient ride. It was a nice debut. Consort made some ground from near the rear. Dashing Fellow yielded ground 200m out.

Racing Incident Report

Race Ten: (355)-THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE - Hong Kong Group One - 1600Metres

As the start was effected, RICKFIELD lifted its front feet off the ground, shifted out and bumped the hindquarters of HERO LOOK which became unbalanced.

Near the 1200 Metres, THEWIZARDOFOZ shifted in and bumped WERTHER.

Approaching the 1100 Metres, BLIZZARD travelled keenly and was awkwardly placed close to the heel of THEWIZARDOFOZ.

Passing the 1000 Metres, THEWIZARDOFOZ was awkwardly placed close to the heels of HERO LOOK.

Rounding the Home Turn, WERTHER raced tight between SUN JEWELLERY and BASIC TRILOGY which shifted out before being directed back in.

In this incident, WERTHER bumped the hindquarters of SUN JEWELLERY, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced.

Approaching the 200 Metres, WERTHER was shifted to the outside of SUN JEWELLERY to obtain clear running.

The performance of KING GENKI, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable.

Before being allowed to race again, KING GENKI will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

When questioned, S de Sousa stated that he had been instructed to ride HERO LOOK in about 6th or 7th position if possible.

He said in the early stages his mount raced keenly amongst other runners He said approaching the 1300 Metres he had SUN JEWELLERY to his outside and in an endeavour to help HERO LOOK settle, he attempted to steady his mount and allowed SUN JEWELLERY to shift in in advance of HERO LOOK so that he would not have another runner to his outside.

He added he did this in an endeavour to help HERO LOOK settle better, however, passing the 900 Metres after SUN JEWELLERY crossed HERO LOOK, HERO LOOK continued to prove difficult to settle and consequently could not finish off its race.

S de Sousa was advised that his explanation would be reported, however, he must ensure that he rides his mounts competitively and maintains advantageous positions wherever circumstances permit.

A veterinary inspection of HERO LOOK immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

THEWIZARDOFOZ, SUN JEWELLERY and WERTHER were sent for sampling.