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Race Meeting:  17/05/2009   Sha Tin

RACE 6 (617)
Class 4 - 1400M - (60-40) Going : GOOD TO FIRM
HILLWOOD HANDICAP Course : TURF - "C+3" Course
HK$ 625,000 Time : (13.59) (35.73) (59.39) (1:21.94)
Sectional Time : 13.59 22.14 23.66 22.55

Race Replay

Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position		 Finish Time Win Odds
1 5 AASHIQ (CK175) D Dunn P O'Sullivan 128 1135 11 -
1
1
1
1
1:21.94 9.1
2 2 SOHNA (CG183) Z Purton S Woods 133 1077 2 2-1/4
4
4
4
2
1:22.31 12
3 11 SUPER SURVEYS (CJ306) D Whyte J Size 127 1130 10 5
3
2
2
3
1:22.72 2.3
4 7 HIGH RETURN (CK164) W C Marwing C H Yip 127 1121 4 5-1/2
5
5
5
4
1:22.83 5.8
5 12 FLORAL PICASSO (CJ225) M Chadwick A S Cruz 119 1067 8 6
2
3
3
5
1:22.89 12
6 1 KEEP ME (CJ079) C K Tong K W Lui 130 1106 3 7
10
7
6
6
1:23.05 27
7 3 PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) M L Yeung A Lee 121 1089 14 7
14
13
12
7
1:23.06 45
8 9 SEVENS HEAVEN (CE175) K T Yeung A T Millard 124 1108 13 7-3/4
11
12
10
8
1:23.18 34
9 10 SUPER (CD036) M Du Plessis C W Chang 127 1110 12 8-1/4
13
11
9
9
1:23.24 45
10 13 ENCOSTA DON (CH305) J Winks D J Hall 124 1052 5 9
7
8
8
10
1:23.36 12
11 6 ANIMATION (CJ035) K L Chui C S Shum 125 1087 6 9-3/4
12
14
14
11
1:23.49 12
12 14 MYSTERIOUS (CJ276) P H Lo D Cruz 111 1046 1 14-1/4
8
6
7
12
1:24.20 99
13 4 MY SMARTIE (CJ139) H W Lai Y S Tsui 128 1069 9 14-1/2
9
10
11
13
1:24.24 74
14 8 PERPETUAL DELIGHT (CK200) O Doleuze A Schutz 127 1022 7 26-1/2
6
9
13
14
1:26.17 16

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 5 91.50
PLACE 5 32.00
2 29.50
11 12.50
QUINELLA 2,5 466.00
QUINELLA PLACE 2,5 154.00
5,11 67.00
2,11 58.00
TIERCE 5,2,11 4,279.00
TRIO 2,5,11 421.00
FIRST 4 2,5,7,11 631.00
5TH DOUBLE 4/5 994.50
4/2 171.50
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Racing Incident Report

Apprentice M L Yeung (PRECISION MAGIC) explained just prior to the start being effected, other runners became fractious. He said because of this the stalls handler who was assisting him replaced the blindfold which had previously been removed on the head of PRECISION MAGIC. He said momentarily after he had done this, the start was effected and the blindfold was immediately removed when the gates commenced to open. He said as a consequence PRECISION MAGIC was slow to begin. After being boxed, PERPETUAL DELIGHT became fractious and then was slow into stride. MY SMARTIE was slow into stride and then took time to muster. In the early stages, SUPER was taken back, then after the 1200 Metres having been ridden along to make up ground was steadied away from the heels of ANIMATION. Near the 400 Metres, FLORAL PICASSO became unbalanced and was steadied when bumped by SUPER SURVEYS which got its head on the side and shifted in. After this, SUPER SURVEYS continued to hang in for the remainder of the race. Near the 300 Metres, MY SMARTIE was steadied away from the hindquarters of PRECISION MAGIC which when improving into a run on the outside of MYSTERIOUS got its head up and shifted out after initially being carried out by MYSTERIOUS. No action was taken. For the major part of the race, HIGH RETURN hung out and travelled without cover. Throughout the race, PERPETUAL DELIGHT travelled wide and without cover and in the Straight gave ground. The performance of PERPETUAL DELIGHT, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, PERPETUAL DELIGHT will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. K T Yeung (SEVENS HEAVEN) said from a wide barrier he was asked to ride the horse in a midfield position with cover if possible as has been the case when drawn wide previously. He said SEVENS HEAVEN began well, he immediately took hold of his mount and commenced to take it back in the hope of obtaining a position as instructed. He said when a number of horses held a midfield position on his inside, he then elected to take SEVENS HEAVEN further back after the 1200 Metres to ensure he obtained a position with cover. When questioned regarding the poor performance of ANIMATION, K L Chui said in the initial stages his mount travelled satisfactorily, however, near the 1300 Metres dropped the bit and seemed to lose interest. He said he continued to ride ANIMATION along to ensure it did not become detached from the field. He said on straightening ANIMATION did not quicken in the manner in which it did at its most recent start. He was not able to offer any explanation for the performance of the horse. ANIMATION was sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of ANIMATION after the race did not show any significant findings. When questioned, Mr P O’Sullivan, the trainer of AASHIQ, reconfirmed that when the horse was disappointing at its last start, the intention had been to have it ridden in a position with cover from its wide draw. He said in the lead up to that race the stable had been very satisfied with the work of AASHIQ when it had been ridden quietly and allowed to quicken past its workmate. He acknowledged immediately following that race he advised the Stewards it would be his intention to try and have AASHIQ settle in its races in the immediate future. He said subsequent to AASHIQ’s last start, he believed the tempo of the race caused the horse to prove difficult to settle when being ridden quietly and he added AASHIQ was disadvantaged by being pushed wider on the track to a position without cover. He said when AASHIQ again drew a wide barrier today in a race which he anticipated would be run at a slower tempo than the horse’s most recent start, it was decided that the horse should go forward and endeavour to obtain a position one off the rail. He said accordingly he today instructed D Dunn to go forward and endeavour to obtain a position with cover, however, if he was left racing wide, it would be acceptable to continue to press forward. He said because of the make-up of today’s field, he felt should AASHIQ again be taken back in the early stages, due to its inexperience and the anticipated slow tempo of the race, the horse would not settle and as a consequence would not be able to finish the race off. He added AASHIQ is still a lightly raced, immature type which will improve its racing manners with experience. Mr O’Sullivan said as he was satisfied with the riding by D Whyte on AASHIQ at the horse’s most recent start, he again sought his services for today’s race. He said however D Whyte had a prior commitment to another runner and he therefore engaged D Dunn to ride AASHIQ today. Mr O’Sullivan was told his explanation would be reported. SUPER SURVEYS, AASHIQ and SOHNA were sent for sampling.

Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
AASHIQ

Sire: Viking Ruler

Dam: Join The Fun

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