Recap by phillip woo

Romantic Laos responded nicely after his one-off-the-fence run better than midfield to post his second win from his past three starts. He is still open to improvement and should hold his own in a higher grade next time. Fearless Fire gave a cheeky sight after leading from gate three and straightening two lengths on top but was no match for the winner. He is pretty honest over this Happy Valley trip. United Endeavors stayed on for third without threatening the top two after his prominent run on the rail. He can produce an odd good run over this course and distance. Palace Pal had his chance but only plodded over the final 100m after travelling on the fence in midfield. He is limited. Blissful Star gradually faded after getting caught wide near the speed for most of the race. Perfect To Great made some ground late without threatening after biding his time two from the rear. Kungfumaster Panda kept grinding away. He needed the run after injuring both of his front fetlocks in February. Choicerus ran on from the rear of the field. He is still lightly raced, and it was an OK effort on his first start both up in trip and at Happy Valley.

Racing Incident Report

Race Two: (665) - TATHONG CHANNEL HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1650Meters

JIANGXI STAMINA, which was standing awkwardly in the barriers, jumped only fairly.

On jumping, PERFECT TO GREAT was hampered when crowded between BLISSFUL STAR and KUNGFUMASTER PANDA which shifted out.

Also on jumping, DARCI LEGEND was bumped heavily by RELIABLE PROFIT which shifted in abruptly.

DARCI LEGEND was then shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Shortly after the start, UNITED ENDEAVORS bumped with JIANGXI STAMINA, resulting in UNITED ENDEAVORS becoming unbalanced.

From the outside barrier, CHOICERUS was shifted across behind runners in the early stages and got its head up when being steadied to do so.

Near the 700 Metres, CHOICERUS commenced to race keenly and shifted in when being steadied away from PERFECT TO GREAT.

After the 700 Metres, RELIABLE PROFIT shifted out, resulting in BLISSFUL STAR being obliged to race wide and without cover thereafter.

Near the 300 Metres, ROMANTIC LAOS (Z Purton) shifted out to improve when not quite clear of RELIABLE PROFIT, resulting in RELIABLE PROFIT being eased away from the heels of ROMANTIC LAOS.

Z Purton was advised to exercise more care when shifting ground.

Passing the 300 Metres, CHOICERUS bumped with JIANGXI STAMINA when improving into a narrow run to the inside of PERFECT TO GREAT.

The performance of JIANGXI STAMINA, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable.

As this was the second consecutive occasion that JIANGXI STAMINA had finished tailed out in its races, the horse will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a series of consecutive barrier trials and be subjected to an official veterinary examination before being allowed to race again.

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

ROMANTIC LAOS and FEARLESS FIRE were sent for sampling.