Recap by phillip woo

Mister Monte kept finding to score an upset win after hitting the front passing the 400m following a pace-stalking run. He didn't do much in his opening two runs but did have fitness on his side. Daily Charm ran on well from behind midfield to make it close on the wire. He's made a good impression in back-to-back runs at this level. Jolly Forever ran on well near the outside to finish a close third travelling two deep fifth from the rear. He had caught the eye in one of his opening two runs this term. Viva Popcorn was ridden cold from a wide draw but finished strongly furthest out to nearly place. He's a winner waiting to happen. Diamond Star made headway late from the second half of the field but was never getting to the top four. It was a typical performance but isn't far off a bottom. Favourite Figures Two was held up from the 400m until the 200m after biding his time second last from the widest draw. He should have finished closer with unimpeded running. Jimmu came up one-paced travelling wide without cover in midfield. Righteous Win came up one-paced after getting blocked for a run behind the tiring leader Cigar Buddies until the 200m following a box-seat run. He had an excuse.

Racing Incident Report

Race Four: (68) - SHENYANG HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1800Meters

AMAZING LUCK began awkwardly.

DAILY CHARM began very awkwardly, resulting in its rider, C Y Ho, becoming unbalanced and DAILY CHARM losing ground.

In this incident, C Y Ho lost the use of his left stirrup iron which he was able to regather approaching the 1700 Metres.

After this, DAILY CHARM was ridden along for some distance to improve its position.

From the outside barriers, JOLLY FOREVER, DIAMOND STAR, VIVA POPCORN and FIGURES TWO were all shifted across behind runners in the early stages to obtain cover.

SMILING FACE was also steadied shortly after the start and shifted across behind runners.

Near the 1750 Metres, AMAZING LUCK got its head on the side and shifted in towards the heels of RIGHTEOUS WIN.

After the 1400 Metres, JIMMU was left racing wide and without cover.

Passing the 500 Metres, FIGURES TWO was shifted in away from the heels of SMILING FACE which shifted out.

FIGURES TWO was then unable to obtain clear running from passing the 400 Metres until after the 300 Metres.

K C Leung (AMAZING LUCK) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that approaching and passing the 200 Metres he permitted his mount to shift in when not clear of RIGHTEOUS WIN, resulting in that horse being hampered and taken in across the rightful running of CIGAR BUDDIES which was unnecessarily hampered and lost the running to which it was rightfully entitled.

K C Leung was suspended from riding in races for a period to commence on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 and to expire on Monday, 25 October 2021 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays).

In assessing penalty, the Stewards took into account Jockey Leung's good race riding record.

Rounding the Home Turn, RIGHTEOUS WIN raced close to the heels of MISTER MONTE.

SMILING FACE had some difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the Straight.

Over the concluding stages, DAILY CHARM shifted out under pressure.

A veterinary inspection of FIGURES TWO and RIGHTEOUS WIN immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

FIGURES TWO, MISTER MONTE and DAILY CHARM were sent for sampling.