Track bias reared its ugly head once again at the Sha Tin meeting on Saturday where the form books could have been thrown out the window and winners for virtually every race either led or were positioned in the box seat on the rail.
There is little doubt that in time the form from the races run last Saturday, and probably for the past six weeks, are not a good guide for future reference, because quite simply, the best horse often is not winning.
The inclement weather made it virtually impossible to make up ground on the leading brigade, although later in the day it became a fraction easier.
There were a few horses that defied the bias to some extent, such as Gold Sandfield, who finished sixth to Master Spirit over 1,400m (race 679). He was almost last on the turn and did cut back quite a few lengths on the leading brigade without ever threatening to hit the frame.
Under the circumstances, it was a decent effort in defeat.
Similarly, Lok Wah Treasure (second) ran on quite strongly without ever looking the winner in the Class Five contest (race 676) over 1,800 metres.