Recap by phillip woo

Ka Ying Master kept finding after driving to the front along the inside 250m out following a box-seat run to land a plunge in betting for a second straight run. He's racing well. Winning For All finished well to edge Roman Turbo for second after a wide with cover run worse than midfield. He's run well in back-to-back runs and can bob up shortly. Newcomer Roman Turbo wouldn't go down without a fight after tracking the favourite Scores Of Fun one-off in second. It was a solid effort carrying top weight. Sensationallybacked Yee Cheong Pegasus stayed on well to just miss a placing after ducking back to the inside for a clear run passing the 200m following a midfield run. Classic Posh ran on late to pick up some prize money following a patient ride second from the rear. He'll be hard to beat if he finds his way back into Class Four. Scores Of Fun didn't have much when headed for the lead 200m out after clearing to the front from a wide draw 900m.

Racing Incident Report

Race Nine: (156) - CAMELLIA HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1200Meters

On arrival at the barriers, it was noted that TRANSCENDENT had blood at its mouth.

TRANSCENDENT was examined by the Veterinary Officer and found to be suitable to race.

INNER FLAME and BEAUTY KOBE were crowded for room on jumping between FLYING ON THE TURF which shifted out after being bumped on the hindquarters by INNER FLAME and DUBLIN STAR which shifted in.

LIKE THAT was steadied to obtain cover in the early stages.

From wide barriers, CLASSIC POSH and TRANSCENDENT were also shifted across behind runners to obtain cover in the early stages.

After being ridden along for a short distance after the start, PAKISTAN FRIEND was shifted across behind runners in the early stages from the outside barrier.

BEAUTY KOBE travelled keenly approaching and passing the 800 Metres and then after the 800 Metres was left racing wide and without cover.

At the entrance to the Straight, LIKE THAT was shifted in away from the heels of TELECOM FIGHTERS to improve.

Passing the 100 Metres, LIKE THAT was directed to the outside of SCORES OF FUN to continue improving.

Close to the finishing line, TRANSCENDENT raced tight inside CLASSIC POSH which lay in under pressure.

When questioned, A Badel (YEE CHEONG PEGASUS) stated that rounding the Home Turn he was following KA YING MASTER and at the entrance to the Straight commenced to shift out to obtain clear running.

He said he anticipated that BEAUTY KOBE would be a strong chance in the race and therefore he positioned YEE CHEONG PEGASUS to the outside of ROMAN TURBO with a view to following BEAUTY KOBE into the race after the 400 Metres.

He said when BEAUTY KOBE did not quicken as he anticipated, he believed that he would have had to make some contact with that horse in order to improve into tight running between BEAUTY KOBE and ROMAN TURBO.

He said whilst there was space between those horses, he believed that it was a tight run and given the position of YEE CHEONG PEGASUS and BEAUTY KOBE near the 350 Metres, he did not believe he was in a position to be pushing BEAUTY KOBE wider to ensure that there was sufficient room to improve between that horse and ROMAN TURBO.

He added for this reason he elected to shift back to the inside of ROMAN TURBO to obtain clear running passing the 300 Metres.

He said he was able to ride YEE CHEONG PEGASUS out fully until very close to the finishing line at which stage he was awkwardly placed close to the heels of KA YING MASTER which drifted in under pressure.

He said because of this he was not able to ride YEE CHEONG PEGASUS out close to the finishing line.

When questioned regarding the performance of SCORES OF FUN, J Moreira stated that he had to do more work in the early stages to obtain a forward position from the wide barrier.

He said after initially racing outside KA YING MASTER leaving the 1000 Metres, he then allowed SCORES OF FUN to improve into the lead as KA YING MASTER was being steadied by its rider.

He said SCORES OF FUN relaxed nicely in the middle stages and whilst he anticipated that the early work that he had to do on SCORES OF FUN to cross runners may have made it difficult for the horse to finish off the race strongly over the concluding stages, he was disappointed with the fact that SCORES OF FUN came under pressure so quickly after the 300 Metres when headed by KA YING MASTER.

He added SCORES OF FUN was finishing off the race one-paced until near the 100 Metres at which stage it then came under heavy pressure.

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

After the race, Apprentice C L Chau (INNER FLAME) stated that after being fractious in the barriers and then being crowded for room on jumping, he was not able to obtain as forward a position as had been anticipated on the horse.

He said he had to ride INNER FLAME along for a considerable distance in the early stages to obtain as close a position as possible and after obtaining a position in advance of midfield after the 1000 Metres, INNER FLAME then travelled only fairly in the middle stages.

He said he placed INNER FLAME under pressure after the 400 Metres when able to obtain clear running outside FLYING ON THE TURF, however, INNER FLAME did not quicken and then was disappointing in its failure to finish off the race.

A veterinary inspection of INNER FLAME immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

A veterinary inspection of BEAUTY KOBE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

SCORES OF FUN, KA YING MASTER and WINNING FOR ALL were sent for sampling.