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Race 5 - THE CONGHUA CUP (HANDICAP)
Saturday, March 23, 2019, Conghua, 16:30
Turf, "A" Course, 2200M
Prize Money: $920,000, Rating: 60-40, Class 4
Horse No. Brand No. Horse Name Race Date Race Index Description
1 V149 YOU HAVE MY WORD 06/03/2019 475 YOU HAVE MY WORD (V149) when questioned regarding his riding in the Straight, rider stated that at the entrance to the Straight he shifted his mount in to follow the winner through as he expected it would finish off the race. He said after riding his mount hard after the 200M, it commenced to shift out towards a runner which was positioned to the outside of his mount. He said for that reason he put the whip away on the horse and straightened it before resuming riding it out over the final 100M - Race 475.
2 B137 CLEMENT LEGEND 17/02/2019 424 CLEMENT LEGEND (B137) near the 50M shifted out under pressure - Race 424.
3 S147 HAPPY ROCKY 27/02/2019 453 --
4 V039 GARLIC YEAH 17/02/2019 424 --
5 A333 GOOD DAYS 27/02/2019 453 GOOD DAYS (A333) when questioned, rider stated that he was asked to shift his mount across behind runners and obtain cover in the early stages from the wide barrier. He said he was also asked if the pace of the race steadied in the middle stages to attempt to improve his position as it is one-paced and would not be suited by being held up and left flat-footed when the pace of the race quickened. He said in the early stages he was left racing wide as he was unable to obtain a position with cover. He said after the 1300M he allowed his mount to improve forward of a runner to race in about midfield but without cover. He said whilst the pace of the race was fair in the middle stages, he rode his mount along after the 900M to improve to obtain a more forward position closer to the rail. He said when he did that another runner was ridden to maintain its position to the outside of the leader and inside his mount which required him having to ride it along for further than he had hoped in order to clear that horse to race outside the leader after the 600M - Race 453.
6 S015 ISHVARA 17/02/2019 424 ISHVARA (S015) at the start made contact with a runner, shifted in and bumped another runner. After the race lost its left front plate - Race 424.
7 B345 ABOVE 10/03/2019 479 --
8 V369 LE PANACHE 27/02/2019 453 --
9 B146 WHAMPOA STAR 24/02/2019 446 WHAMPOA STAR (B146) in the early part of the Straight was held up then approaching the 300M was shifted out away from heels - Race 446.
10 A249 THE JOY OF GIVING 10/03/2019 479 THE JOY OF GIVING (A249) near the 400M was awkwardly placed - Race 479.