Recap by phillip woo

In a thrilling three-horse finish, late-fancied Valiant Dream just got up to score by a whisker after a box-seat run. He was able to raise his game up in grade over a longer trip after a victory last start in Class Four over the straight 1,000m. Favourite Lockheed took a while to wind up but finished well over the final 100m to make it very tight on the wire after a midfield run on the fence. Flying Bonus did everything right but get the win after racing to a narrow lead 80m out following a one-out, one-back run. Shining Gem came up a head short after a one-off run in midfield. He ran well in defeat carrying co-top weight following victories in two of his past three starts. Cool Team ran on steadily to go close from behind midfield. He's run well in defeat in his past two starts following a move to blinkers. Team Spirit grudgingly gave way after getting pestered for the lead to his outside by Diamond Brilliant. He ran well in defeat.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (347) - BEAUTY FLASH HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1200Meters

CALIFORNIA GUNGHO began very awkwardly, resulting in its rider, B Shinn, becoming unbalanced.

DIAMOND BRILLIANT shifted out at the start, resulting in SEVENTH SEA being hampered.

From wide barriers, MORE THAN A HORSE, GOOD BEAUTY and SUPER FAST were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages to obtain cover.

Making the turn after the 900 Metres, SEVENTH SEA and SUPER FAST raced tight.

Near the 800 Metres, PING HAI GALAXY was left racing wide and without cover.

When questioned, H W Lai stated that he was not given any firm instructions on how to ride FENRIR other than to be aware that the horse has a history of hanging out and he should be mindful of this during the race.

He said after the 1100 Metres FENRIR commenced to travel keenly and immediately got its head on the side and lay out.

He said passing the 1000 Metres he was following SHINING GEM and had hoped to maintain this position, however, he had to apply heavy pressure to his right rein to prevent FENRIR from hanging out and because of this he was not able to maintain his position behind SHINING GEM.

He added making the turns FENRIR hung out and proved awkward to ride and it was not until after entering the Home Straight that the horse commenced to race more truly.

After the race, an endoscopic examination was conducted on FENRIR at the request of Trainer K H Ting.

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

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

VALIANT DREAM and LOCKHEED were sent for sampling.