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Additional Veterinary Reports from 15 April 2018 Race Meeting

16/04/2018 17:01

Race 2 – CARRY TO WIN
           
CARRY TO WIN, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said at that time there were no significant findings.  CARRY TO WIN was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer R Gibson this morning.  He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its right front leg.  Before being allowed to race again, CARRY TO WIN will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Race 4 – SUNSHINE UNIVERSE
           
SUNSHINE UNIVERSE, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said at that time there were no significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious.  SUNSHINE UNIVERSE was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer C W Chang this morning.  He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its left front leg.  As previously advised, SUNSHINE UNIVERSE will be subjected to an official veterinary examination before being allowed to race again.

Race 8 – RUTHVEN
           
RUTHVEN, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said at that time an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in its trachea.  RUTHVEN was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer J Moore this morning.  He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its right hind leg.  As previously advised, RUTHVEN will be subjected to an official veterinary examination before being allowed to race again.

The Veterinary Officer reported that examinations conducted this morning of all other horses inspected during yesterday’s racemeeting were shown to have no significant findings.