Recap by phillip woo

Favourite Metro Warrior kept finding to just salute for his new trainer David Hayes after surging to the front 250m out chasing the leader Allied Agility to his outside on the stands side. The writing had been on the wall in two late-season runs and there's likely more in store. Allied Agility wouldn't go down without a fight after getting his own way in front. He doesn't know how to run a bad race over this Sha Tin trip. Plunged late Take What You Need ran on well to grab a placing near the wire after making his run worse than midfield in the centre of the course. He keeps promising but has yet to deliver on a win line. Baltic Success gradually faded after stalking the leader from a middle draw. The big weight took its toll. Trust Me made some ground without menacing from behind midfield on the far side. Wait for a return to Class Four. Heart Conquered had his chance travelling fore of midfield but came up flat over the last 100m.

Racing Incident Report

Race Seven: (7) - LANTAU PEAK HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1000Meters

KA YING MASTER bounded in the air at the start and began only fairly.

SUNNY LAD was slow to begin.

TELECOM JAC was crowded for room on jumping between METRO WARRIOR and PRINCE OF FROG, both of which shifted ground.

Passing the 750 Metres, CHANCHENG PRINCE shifted out abruptly away from the heels of TAKE WHAT YOU NEED which shifted out.

Near the 50 Metres, TELECOM JAC was shifted in away from the heels of TAKE WHAT YOU NEED after being awkwardly placed behind that horse.

Then close to the finishing line, TELECOM JAC was awkwardly placed between TAKE WHAT YOU NEED and TRUST ME and consequently was not able to be ridden out all the way to the end of the race.

When questioned regarding the performance of CHANCHENG PRINCE, J Moreira stated that it was intended for the horse to be ridden behind the speed if possible.

He said however that CHANCHENG PRINCE lifted its front feet off the ground as the start was effected, began only fairly and was then bumped shortly after the start by TRUST ME.

He said because of these circumstances CHANCHENG PRINCE was then required to race further back in the field than had been anticipated.

He said CHANCHENG PRINCE, which was graduating from griffin grade today, travelled fairly in the middle stages and, in his opinion, finished off the race satisfactorily given the fact that the horse had had to race further back in the field and amongst runners.

A veterinary inspection of CHANCHENG PRINCE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

After the race, C Schofield was not able to offer any excuse for the disappointing performance of WAR OF COURAGE.

He said the horse did not show as much early speed as anticipated and then did not travel as strongly as it had when he had ridden it previously.

He said WAR OF COURAGE came under heavy pressure prior to the 400 Metres and then was disappointing in its failure to finish off the race.

A veterinary inspection of WAR OF COURAGE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

A veterinary inspection of KA YING MASTER immediately following the race found that horse to be a "roarer??which had previously been reported.

METRO WARRIOR and ALLIED AGILITY were sent for sampling.