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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Harness Racing Waikato Inc at Cambridge RacewayThursday, 6 August 2015  
Meeting
Club: Harness Racing Waikato Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather: Showery
Track: Fast, Easy, Slushy
Rail: Not applicable
Stewards: S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, B Jones, B Van Kan
Typist: P Laboyrie
 
General
Nil
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing:   SPRINGFIELD HUGH, FOUR STARZZZ SHIRAZ, HARTOFDIXIE, CHOSEN PATH, HU R U, SPARE CHANGE, SILVER STREAM, ZAKSPATROL
Protests:   Race 6 COULD A DUNIT (5th Placing) vs MURPHY BROWN (4th Placing)
[Rule 869A(2)] - Upheld and relegated.
Suspensions:   Nil
Fines:   Race 7 A & L Neal (VENTIMIGLIA)
[Rule 865(2)] - Incorrect gear. Fined $100.
Warnings:   Nil
Bleeders:   Nil
Horse Actions: Race 2 EARTHBOUND - Warned Stands
  Race 5 RANFURLY BROGDEN - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 6 MURPHY BROWN - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 8 ARES - Warned Mobiles
  Race 8 ELLIOT DANIEL - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 8 HADRIAN - Warned Performance
Medical Certificates:   Nil
Driver Changes:   Nil
Late Scratchings: Race 5 THE KEYSTONE KID - 9.15am - Veterinary certificate provided
Scratching Penalties: Ineligible from 07/08/2015 until 10/08/2015 inclusive (4 days):
LUNDQVIST, CULLIES DELIGHT, UNMISSUBLE, THE KEYSTONE KID, MEYER LANSKY
  Exceptional Circumstances:
MOKOSUN, STUEY D, LE LUA INVASION
 
Race Comments
Race 1 ANDOVER HALL AT NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
ROCKY SIX broke at the start losing considerable ground.
ISAE broke shortly after the start.
GEORGIES SMILE broke approaching the 1700 metres and again passing the 1300 metres losing all chance.
ISAE trotted roughly near the 1000 metres.
 
Race 2 CHANGEOVER AT NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP PACE Video  Video 
EARTHBOUND broke at the start losing its chance. A warning was placed on the the standing start manners of this gelding.
MALOO was slow to begin.
FOUR STARZZZ SHIRAZ paced roughly on several occasions in the run home.
SIMPLY STUNNING (2nd favourite) raced one out without cover over the final 800 metres before failing to run on to finish in 5th place. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Trainer T Macfarlane advised that the mare would be retired to stud.
Co-trainer/driver J Dickie (FOUR STARZZZ SHIRAZ) reported that although the deafener hood activated the off-side ear plug failed to release.
 
Race 3 CHRISTIAN CULLEN AT NEVEL R STUD FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
Driver M Teaz (ARMS OF AN ANGEL) reported that she lost her whip on straightening for the run home after it became entangled with the whip of K Marshall (CAPITAL EL).
 
Race 4 MUSCLES YANKEE AT NEVELE R STUD MOBILE TROT Video  Video 
SAPPHIRE CASTLETON commenced to give ground passing the 800 metres.
Driver S Phelan (CHOSEN PATH - winner) reported that he did not activate the deafeners.
 
Race 5 GOLD ACE AT NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
STARS DELIGHT hung out shortly after the start and paced roughly before settling towards the rear.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE shifted out entering the first turn and had to be corrected.
RANFURLY BROGDEN commenced to give ground approaching the 700 metres with EMERSON MARGARET being unable to avoid that runner and as a result was checked and broke losing all chance. A veterinary examination of RANFURLY BROGDEN revealed no abnormality with the filly displaying a normal recovery. Trainer/driver N Chilcott advised that she was of the opinion that RANFURLY BROGDEN had choked down after over-racing during the middle stages. A warning was placed against this filly's racing manners.
WYNBERG COURAGE was held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE weakened over the concluding stages.
EMERSON MARGARET received veterinary attention following the running for a laceration to the off-side knee.
 
Race 6 LIVE OR DIE AT NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
SOLDIER (favourite) lacked early gate speed and settled four deep on the running line before being shuffled five deep during the middle stages and failed to get clear racing room finishing in 11th place beaten 9 lengths.
SUPPOSING hung in entering the first turn.
SOUVENIR GLORY raced three wide before being restrained back to the rear of the field near the 1400 metres.
MASTER OF ESCAPE was inconvenienced when held up on the final turn before finishing on strongly into 3rd place when clear.
GOLDEN BILLION was held up briefly on the final turn.
Driver S Abernethy reported that MURPHY BROWN pulled a flat tyre from the middle stages.
A Protest was lodged against the 4th placing of MURPHY BROWN (S Abernethy) on the grounds that this horse caused interference to the 5th placed COULD A DUNIT (J Abernethy) approaching the 150 metre mark in the home straight when MURPHY BROWN ducked in sharply after driver S Abernethy activated the removable deafeners. The official margin was 0.6 of a length. The JCA upheld the Protest and relegated MURPHY BROWN to 5th placing in behind COULD A DUNIT. A warning was placed on the racing manners of MURPHY BROWN.
 
Race 7 CR COMMANDO AT NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
There were no claims lodged for DRAGON LADY or SILVER STREAM.
Co-trainers A and L Neal were issued with a Minor Infringement Notice and fined $100 for presenting VENTIMIGLIA with fixed deafeners rather than the notified removable deafeners.
YOGI JOHNSON trotted roughly over the early stages.
 
Race 8 TINTIN IN AMERICA AT NEVELE R JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
ARES broke early in the score-up losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the mobile barrier manners of this gelding.
ZAKSPATROL and ART I SPECIAL were restrained to the rear early and lost contact with the body of the field rounding the first bend.
ELLIOT DANIEL raced fiercely over the early stages when being restrained to allow HADRIAN to cross. ELLIOT DANIEL then continued to over-race during the middle stages when outside the leader before compounding from the 700 metres to finish towards the rear. A subsequent veterinary examination of the gelding revealed no abnormality. A warning was placed on the racing manners of ELLIOT DANIEL.
HADRIAN, after working forward to lead near the 1600 metres, gave ground passing the 400 metres. A subsequent veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. A warning was placed on the gelding's performance.
Junior driver S Grayling (THE FAITHFUL - favourite) was queried regarding the tactics he adopted during this event; firstly in relation to his decision to hand up the lead to HADRIAN entering the back straight the first time and then as to whether he would have been better served to have shifted out from the trail behind HADRIAN entering the back straight the final time to secure clear running. Mr Grayling, assisted by senior driver A Matthews, stated that he had been given no driving instructions by connections and that after working early to hold the lead he elected to hand up to HADRIAN given that gelding's recent form line, and in particular as it had won recently on 17 July at Alexandra Park when leading. Mr Grayling further stated that he was mindful that this was THE FAITHFUL's first race for over two months and that he felt that this was his best option to take a trail on HADRIAN as THE FAITHFUL had raced well when driven with a trail previously. He further explained that he had been content to remain in the trail when ELLIOT DANIEL commenced to give ground passing the 800 metres as HADRIAN had been able to ease the tempo during the middle stages and appeared to be travelling comfortably under restraint, however passing the 700 metres when LOFTY BROGDEN improved to be racing forward of THE FAITHFUL, HADRIAN then commenced to give ground which placed THE FAITHFUL in restricted room for some distance before he was able to work into clear running on the final turn. After considering the matter, Stewards noted Mr Grayling's explanation as it was felt that the manner in which he had driven was not so unreasonable given the circumstances as to be deserving of penalty.