Meeting | |
Club: | Kumeu District Trotting Club at Avondale Racecourse |
Weather: | Fine |
Track: | Good |
Rail: | Pylons fitted 4 metres from true. 200 metre passing lane. |
Stewards: | S Mulcay (Chairman), P Kinsey, B Van Kan |
Typist: | S Wilkinson |
General |
Race start times for races 7 and 8 were amended at the request of the TAB to 2.55pm and 3.30pm respectively. |
Supplementary: |
Nil |
Summary | ||
Swabbing: | EASY FOR CULLEN, ART PLEASER, SOUL MAN, OUR SUPER RAM, WESTBURN COURAGE, SIMPLY STUNNING | |
Protests: | Nil | |
Suspensions: | Nil | |
Fines: | Nil | |
Warnings: | Nil | |
Bleeders: | Nil | |
Horse Actions: | Race 3 | CELTIC WARRIOR - Warned Racing Manners |
Race 8 | LEROY BROGDEN - Warned Mobiles | |
Medical Certificates: | Nil | |
Driver Changes: | Race 6 | D Butcher replaced S Cruickshank on TOMMIRAY |
- Unwell | ||
Race 7 | S Abernethy replaced M McKendry on IMAJOLLYWALLY | |
- Office error | ||
Late Scratchings: | Nil | |
Scratching Penalties: |
Ineligible from 25/02/2015 until 28/02/2015 inclusive (4 days):
MISS LARA, BRO FAWKES S, RANGI RANGDU, TIGER TAMER, ALEXANDRA LEAVING |
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Ineligible from 25/02/2015 until 06/03/2015 inclusive (10 days):
SILVER WHISP, BRAVE STRANGER, A CHANCE TO DREAM, TARN |
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Race Comments | |
Race 1 | TIM VINCE SUPPORTS KUMEU TROTTING CLUB MOBILE PACE Video |
BETTORS CARD paced roughly for several strides near the 600 metres when racing in restricted room. | |
LISA'S LAWYER was badly held up for clear running until inside the 100 metres. | |
DREAMY VICTOR, which had led up, tired badly over the final stages. Trainer J Abernethy advised that DREAMY VICTOR would not be persevered with as a racing proposition. | |
Race 2 | FEED DIRECT KUMEU HANDICAP TROT Video |
SUNOVA broke on the first turn losing considerable ground. | |
SUNDONNA was held up until inside the final 200 metres. | |
BURT MUNRO was held up briefly in the middle stages of the run home. | |
Race 3 | JOHN DAVIS MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE Video |
EXTREME CARAT broke near the 1700 metres after becoming unbalanced racing over the crossing with the trailing runners having to take evasive action. | |
CELTIC WARRIOR broke passing the 1400 metres and settled at the rear before then being taken forward to race outside the leader near the 1000 metres. A warning was placed against this gelding's racing manners. | |
Race 4 | TERRY WALKER CELEBRATES HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH MOBILE PACE Video |
CHARLIE HARPER paced roughly racing over the crossing near the 1700 metres and lay in forcing LIVING BLUE CHIP over several track markers. | |
FOREVER AN ANGEL and BRYDON JET both became unbalanced racing over the crossing and broke with FOREVER AN ANGEL losing considerable ground. | |
R J BOPPER paced roughly inside the 300 metres. | |
G J SEELSTAR paced roughly for several strides when being shifted wider on the track by STAR ELECT near the 300 metres. | |
BLUE BIRD broke passing the 100 metres. | |
Driver P Ferguson advised he did not activate the removable deafeners of the winner SOUL MAN. | |
Race 5 | ANDREW GRANT RACING STABLES PH 021-070-1852 MOBILE PACE Video |
WONDER ANVIL broke early in the score up but recovered to be in position at the start. | |
CHARMING DESIRE paced roughly over the crossing near the 1700 metres contacting several track markers. | |
RED SKY NIGHT contacted several track markers near the 1500 metres. | |
HEART'S DELIGHT gave ground inside the final 800 metres. A post race veterinary examination revealed that the filly was displaying a slow recovery along with early symptoms of a respiratory infection. | |
CHARMING DESIRE was held up for clear running until inside the 200 metres. | |
Race 6 | AUCKLAND TROTTING OWNERS ASSOCIATION HANDICAP TROT Video |
TOMMIRAY due to the listed driver S Cruickshank being unwell. | D Butcher was approved as a late change of driver for|
SILVER STREAM and MOMENT OF TRUTH were not claimed from this event. | |
GINGER BERTHA lay in contacting pylons near the 800 meters. | |
YALDY BOYZ (favourite) broke passing the 400 metres and lost ground before settling at the rear. YALDY BOYZ then finished on strongly into sixth place. | |
Driver R Brosnan (GINGER BERTHA) reported that he did not activate the ear plugs as he thought that they had released prematurely earlier in the running. | |
Driver S Abernethly (OUR SUPER RAM - winner) reported that he had not activated the deafeners. | |
Race 7 | HUAPAI TAVERN 2015 KUMEU COUNTRY CUP (HANDICAP PACE) Video |
IMAJOLLYWALLY due to an office error. | S Abernethy was approved as a late driving change for|
MAJOR OUCH tended to over race when outside the leader during the middle stages. | |
BRYDON DELIGHT obtained an inside run early in the home straight the final time when PRICILLAS GIRL (leader) shifted out under pressure. | |
HOWZAT and IMAJOLLYWALLY were unable to obtain clear racing room until inside the final 150 metres. | |
PRICILLAS GIRL (favourite) improved forward to lead near the 1600 metres but was run down over the final stages into 6th place. When questioned regarding the performance driver S Butcher stated that he was not disappointed with the run given the distance of the event and that this was the mare's first race for a month. | |
Race 8 | GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND MOBILE PACE Video |
OUR SOUTHERN MAN in this race. | No claims were lodged for|
LEROY BROGDEN broke in the score up losing its chance. A warning was placed against this gelding's barrier manners from the mobile. | |
OUR SOUTHERN MAN pulled hard during the middle stages when towards the rear. | |
LAMBRUSCO shifted out under pressure early in the run home which resulted in PUREORA PAREE obtaining an inside run. LAMBRUSCO then locked wheels briefly with CLASSIEGENT near the 150 metres. | |
MAJOR CLASSIC was held up for clear running until near the 100 metres. | |