Recap by phillip woo

Firming favourite Lucky Bubbles showed a good turn of foot to win going away 160m out after a prominent run outside Frederick Engels. He's stamped himself as a quality sprinter. Key Witness travelled deep near the back, swung the final bend widest out and finished well to snatch second in a blanket finish for the minors. Strathmore settled one off the fence behind midfield, worked to second four deep 80m out and was nipped on the wire. Country Melody travelled third from the rear, peeled into the open with two wider out at the 300m and finished well to just miss a placing by a bob of heads. Rad stayed on reasonably well after turning the final bend near five deep to finish on the bottom of a four-horse photo after saving ground in midfield. Go Baby Go rolled forward to lead passing the 900m, cornered just over a length on top and was stopping 100m out. Secret Sham came up one-paced in the final 100m after tracking the leader in second. Frederick Engels had no excuse after travelling underneath the eventual winner. I'm In Charge did not lift following a one-off run in midfield.

Racing Incident Report

Race Seven: (496)-VENGEANCE OF RAIN HANDICAP - Class 1 - 1200Metres

STRATHMORE and RAD were crowded for room on jumping between GOLDEN HARVEST which shifted out and I'M IN CHARGE which was taken in by COUNTRY MELODY which began awkwardly.

This resulted in STRATHMORE losing ground.

After beginning awkwardly, GO BABY GO was ridden along to obtain the lead.

GO BABY GO then proved very difficult to settle in the middle stages.

COUNTRY MELODY got its head up on a number of occasions when proving very difficult to settle in the early stages.

I'M IN CHARGE lost its right hind plate near the 900 Metres.

Making the first turn after the 900 Metres, RAD commenced to prove very difficult to settle and shifted out abruptly when being checked away from the heels of FREDERICK ENGELS, resulting in STRATHMORE being hampered.

COUNTRY MELODY, which was following STRATHMORE, clipped the heels of that horse in consequence approaching the 800 Metres and blundered.

RAD then continued to prove very difficult to settle and was awkwardly placed close to the heels of LUCKY BUBBLES for some distance.

Passing the 500 Metres, FREDERICK ENGELS shifted out and bumped LUCKY BUBBLES.

B Shinn (FREDERICK ENGELS) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 200 Metres he permitted his mount to shift out when not clear of RAD, causing that horse to be hampered and taken out onto COUNTRY MELODY which was also hampered and taken out across the rightful running of I'M IN CHARGE which was checked and lost the running to which it was rightfully entitled.

B Shinn was suspended from riding in races for a period to expire on Friday, 1 April 2016 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays).

The commencement of the suspension was deferred until after the Rosehill Gardens racemeeting on Saturday, 26 March 2016.

A veterinary inspection of I'M IN CHARGE immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

LUCKY BUBBLES and KEY WITNESS were sent for sampling.