Recap by phillip woo

Favourite Ten Flames settled worse than midfield along the fence, stayed near the inside upon straightening and quickened nicely to snatch victory from Harbour Alert in the shadows of the post. Harbour Alert cornered a length on top after leading as expected and went down fighting. Red Kynam settled second from the rear, straightened one off the fence, pulled off a tiring All The Best at the 120m and closed off nicely to finish in a dead-heat for third with newcomer Otouto who was getting to the line nicely four deep after making his run fourth from the rear. Grace Heart was hard ridden to eventually sit one off in second, cornered four deep and was only plodding over the final 150m. All The Best grudgingly gave way over the final 100m following a one off run in third. All My Gain was handy in the run without cover, cornered with three wider out and only held his ground over the final 200m. Pearl Win weakened following a handy run. Debutant Flying Force had four behind him rounding the final bend and was never a factor when asked for a response despite money for him late.

Racing Incident Report

Race Eight: (261)-ALBATROSS HANDICAP (Sec1) - Class 3 - 1200Metres

TEN FLAMES shifted out at the start and bumped OTOUTO.

From wide barriers, MASSIVE MILLENNIUM and RED KYLIN were shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Despite being ridden along in the early stages, SECRET AGENT failed to muster speed.

Making the turn after the 600 Metres, TEN FLAMES momentarily raced tight inside SALSA BROTHERS which shifted in when racing in restricted room inside PEARL WIN.

At the entrance to the Straight, OTOUTO dipped.

At the 50 Metres, RED KYLIN and OTOUTO raced tight as OTOUTO shifted to the inside of HARBOUR ALERT to obtain clear running when finishing off the race strongly.

Passing the winning post, RED KYLIN and OTOUTO raced tight between TEN FLAMES and HARBOUR ALERT which shifted in marginally under pressure.

Throughout the race, ALL MY GAIN travelled wide and without cover.

When questioned, U Rispoli stated that FLYING FORCE, which was having its first race start in Hong Kong tonight, proved very difficult to settle in the early and middle stages and was checked away from the heels of PEARL WIN for a considerable distance approaching and passing the 1000 Metres.

He said because of the manner in which FLYING FORCE raced, the horse was then not able to finish off the race.

A veterinary inspection of FLYING FORCE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

TEN FLAMES and HARBOUR ALERT were sent for sampling.

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GENERAL:

1.

Additional Veterinary Reports from Sha Tin Racemeeting on 13 December 2015 Subsequent official veterinary inspections (without endoscopy) of JOLLY JOLLY, PEOPLE' S KNIGHT, SERGEANT TITANIUM, HAPPILABABY, GOLD DRAGON, WINSTON' S LAD, LAND GRANT, HIGHLAND REEL, FLINTSHIRE, PENIAPHOBIA, GOLD-FUN, VICTORY MAGIC, WERTHER, APOLLO' S CHOICE, ABLE FRIEND, MAURICE, GIANT TREASURE, DESIGNS ON ROME, A SHIN HIKARI, NUOVO RECORD, SUN JEWELLERY, MULTIVICTORY, FABULOUS ONE and AMAZING KIDS revealed no apparent abnormality.



2.

Racing Laboratory tests of EASY HEDGE, CORAL LUCKY STAR, HURRY HURRY UP, ORIENTAL FANTASIA, MIGHTY GAINS, COMMANDANT, SUPER SILKS, WHO ELSE BUT YOU, LONDON MASTER, GRAND PLUS, LOVELY NAUGHTY, EVERYONE' S CHOICE, SURE PEACE, ENTRUSTING, HAPPY CHAPPY, SILLY BUDDIES, HIT THE BID, LUCKY CELEBRITY, DRAGON GENERAL, MY LITTLE FRIEND, DEHERE' S THE LOVE, PABLOSKY, SO FAST, MIDNIGHT RATTLER, TIAHHUANG, NOBLE ALPHA and EXECUTIVE MANDATE (6.12.15) proved negative.

SUMMARY:

1.

Fine Race 7: C K Tong (ROYAL PARTNER): $15,000 for a breach of Rule 100(2).



2.

Reprimand Race 5: N Rawiller (FAIRY EAGLE) for shifting in for some distance after the 700 Metres.



3.

Suspension Race 6: K C Ng (SIR JOHN) for careless riding at about the 1150 Metres (28 December 2015-14 January 2016 on which day he may resume race riding-4 Hong Kong racedays).