Thank you and yes, he must have behaved or there would be a mention and he wouldn't allowed to be enteed on the final day. Whew!
I believe that 10th place gets a 4 point deduction so it's all good..... he's still a Class 2 boy!
AWFUL ride by lai. Must email Dennis Yip again!
RACE 7(714)
Race Class: 2 - 1000 Metres - (095-075)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP)
HK$ 1,000,000.00
Going : Good
Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (12.70) (33.8) (57.0)
Sectional Time : 12.70 21.10 23.20
Placing Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw Length
Behind
Winner Finishing
Time
1 8 ISLAND SPEED(G202) A Delpech 122 10 - 0.57.00
2 4 BOOM(H225) Y T Cheng 116-2 1 N 0.57.00
3 1 FIFTY FIFTY(D131) G Mosse 131 2 3/4 0.57.10
4 6 BEAR MACHO(G152) D Whyte 125 12 1-1/4 0.57.20
5 3 BLUE GENES(G055) B Prebble 127 5 2-3/4 0.57.40
6 9 GOLDEN CARE(D188) K T Yeung 119-7 4 3 0.57.40
7 10 CLASSA FOR EVER(D085) H W Lai 118-5 3 4-1/4 0.57.60
8 2 NOBLE MAN(C099) O Doleuze 130 8 5-3/4 0.57.90
9 5 STRONG GAIN(E317) F Coetzee 127 9 6-3/4 0.58.10
10 7 BULLDOZER(G062) W M Lai 125-2 6 7 0.58.10
11 12 THUNDER FLASH(G270) K L Chui 113-7 11 8 0.58.30
12 11 NOBLE CRUSADER(D286) D Nikolic 116+1 7 10-1/4 0.58.60
Racing Incident Report
EASY was withdrawn on 26.6.07 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (lame right fore) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter BOOM (Y T Cheng). Before being allowed to race again, EASY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. Prior to leaving the holding stables, CLASSA FOR EVER had its right front plate which it had cast re-plated. The horse was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race. STRONG GAIN began awkwardly and bumped with ISLAND SPEED. After this, STRONG GAIN lost ground. Shortly after the start, BLUE GENES and BULLDOZER were crowded for room between GOLDEN CARE which was carried out by CLASSA FOR EVER and NOBLE CRUSADER which shifted in. After the 700 Metres, FIFTY FIFTY hung in and shifted to the fence. As THUNDER FLASH shifted across to race outside FIFTY FIFTY (G Mossé), that horse was bumped as G Mossé endeavoured to shift FIFTY FIFTY away from the rail. Making the turn at the 600 Metres, FIFTY FIFTY was steadied away from the heels of CLASSA FOR EVER which lost some ground after being crossed by ISLAND SPEED. Making the turn after the 600 Metres, BULLDOZER hung out. The declaration of weighed-in was deferred as the Stewards were of the belief that incidents occurred in the Home Straight which cast doubt on whether ISLAND SPEED ought be declared the winner of the race. After reviewing the official videos, the Stewards did not believe this was an appropriate case for a formal hearing to be held. In their opinion near the 250 Metres ISLAND SPEED shifted in and bumped BOOM, 2nd placegetter, then near the 100 Metres BOOM and ISLAND SPEED bumped due to both horses shifting ground. In relation to the first bump, the Stewards considered had this interference not occurred, BOOM would not have finished in front of ISLAND SPEED and the second bump was not attributable wholly to ISLAND SPEED. Therefore the matter was not proceeded with. While it did not influence the decision of the Stewards, Y T Cheng also viewed the official videos of the race to ascertain whether he had sufficient grounds to lodge a protest/objection against ISLAND SPEED. After doing so, no protest/objection was lodged. Throughout the race, NOBLE CRUSADER travelled wide and without cover. B Prebble (BLUE GENES) reported after beginning only fairly his horse did not at any stage travel as he thought it should and as a consequence was much further back than anticipated. He said BLUE GENES only finished the race off fairly. BLUE GENES was sent for an official veterinary inspection and sampling. A veterinary inspection of BLUE GENES after the race did not show any significant findings. ISLAND SPEED and BOOM were sent for sampling.
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Pre-entered for the final day.....
02/07/2007 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 78 Course : "B" Course
Race Name : THE HONG KONG RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP) Distance : 1400m
Race Class : 2 Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 100-080
Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
SANZIRO (E208)
C Fownes 133 - 99 0 1 *
RIVER JORDAN (G194)
J Moore 130 - 96 0 1
GREAT GUY (H112)
A S Cruz 127 - 93 9 2
LASER POWER (E129)
D J Hall 127 - 93 1 1
ROYAL PERICLES (H050)
T K Ng 123 - 89 8 1 +
ELEGANT WIN (G297)
P O'Sullivan 122 - 88 1 1
BULLDOZER
(G062)
C H Yip 121 - 87 0 1
CHEERFUL MASTER (E309)
A Lee 121 - 87 0 1
REGENCY DRAGON (H001)
A S Cruz 121 - 87 1 1
SUPER TRAVELLER (H275)
A Schutz 120 - 86 0 1
HARB (H209)
P F Yiu 118 - 84 -1 1
MARIBEAU (H213)
J Size 117 - 83 6 1 +
JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (D274)
C W Chang 115 - 81 0 1
NOBLE HEART (C355)
K L Man 115 - 81 -1 1 *
Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 WHATABOB (D213)
J Moore 130 - 96 0 2 -
2 IMPERIAL APPLAUSE (G209)
P O'Sullivan 128 - 94 -1 2 -
3 BOOM (H225)
A S Cruz 112 5 83 -2 3 -