Recap by phillip woo

Firming favourite La City Blanche responded nicely under Zac Purton to edge stablemate Majestic Victory over the final 100m after getting a lovely run one off with cover from midfield. He relished a switch to the Valley after showing hints of ability in his opening five local runs at Sha Tin. Majestic Victory did everything but get the win after poking his head in front 100m out after a prominent run one off the fence from a wide draw. He keeps promising without delivering on a win line this term. Smiling Time ran on nicely to fill a placing after making his run five back on the fence. He continues to race well this season. Specked late, Round The Earth made good ground late to fill the frame after fading back from the widest gate. He'll be a force to be reckoned with if he finds his way into Class Four. Savvy Kingman kept on one paced after a box-seat run. He had no excuse but it was his best run of the campaign. Tianchi Monster ran on all right without the clearest of runs near the inside over the final 150m after a patient ride at the rear of the field early on. He should have finished closer.

Racing Incident Report

Race Six: (612) - THE KOREA RACING AUTHORITY TROPHY (HANDICAP) - Class 3 - 1800Meters

TURIN MASCOT was withdrawn on 24.4.23 by order of the Stewards (stable transfer) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter MAJESTIC VICTORY.

CELESTIAL POWER jumped only fairly and shortly after the start was crowded by SMILING TIME which shifted in and away from BULLETPROOF.

TIANCHI MONSTER was crowded for room shortly after the start between FLYING SILVER and YOUNG BRILLIANT which shifted in.

TIANCHI MONSTER was then shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

From the outside barrier, ROUND THE EARTH was also shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Over the final 150 Metres, BULLETPROOF was held up for clear running and could not be fully tested to the finish of the event.

Near the 125 Metres, V Borges (YOUNG BRILLIANT) dropped his left rein for a short distance.

Near the 100 Metres, TIANCHI MONSTER improved into a narrow run between SATIRICAL GLORY and YOUNG BRILLIANT and then raced in restricted room thereafter to the finish of the event.

In this incident, TIANCHI MONSTER and YOUNG BRILLIANT made contact on a number of occasions.

After the race, A Badel (CELESTIAL POWER), which tailed out and was eased down from the event, reported that his mount was making an abnormal breathing noise during the race.

A veterinary inspection of CELESTIAL POWER immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

The performance of CELESTIAL POWER was considered unacceptable.

Before being allowed to race again, CELESTIAL POWER will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination which must include additional diagnostic assessments.

Also after the race, M F Poon (FLYING SILVER) reported that, in his opinion, his mount may not have appreciated the step-up in class for tonight's event.

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

A veterinary inspection of SATIRICAL GLORY immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

SATIRICAL GLORY, LA CITY BLANCHE and MAJESTIC VICTORY were sent for sampling.