Acting under Rule 12(43) which provides the Stewards with the power to "investigate, inquire into, and determine any matter or incident arising from a barrier trial or during track work”, the Stewards today inquired into an incident which occurred in batch 4 of the barrier trials conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday, 7 October 2022. Interviewed were Jockeys A Badel (JUNEAU FLASH), L Ferraris (TOGEPI), C Wong (ARMOUR EAGLE) and Z Purton (HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE). After considering the evidence and having regard to the severity of the interference suffered by JUNEAU FLASH during the aforementioned barrier trial, the Stewards determined that C Wong should answer a charge of careless riding in respect of his handling of ARMOUR EAGLE at the relevant stage. Subsequently C Wong was found guilty of careless riding in that passing the 400 Metres he improved his position inside HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE where there was insufficient room and after doing so failed to make sufficient endeavour to alert riders around him that he had improved between HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE which lay in and TOGEPI. This resulted in TOGEPI shifting in across the rightful running of JUNEAU FLASH which was severely checked. After considering all the circumstances to this matter, the Stewards believed the appropriate penalty was for C Wong’s licence to ride in races to be suspended for the racemeeting to be conducted at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. As such, C Wong is eligible to resume race riding on Thursday, 20 October 2022.