Meeting | |
Club: | Rangiora Harness Racing Club Inc at Rangiora (All weather) |
Weather: | Fine |
Track: | Fast |
Rail: | Not applicable |
Stewards: | S Renault (Chairman), N Ydgren, R Quirk |
Typist: | M Harris |
General |
Pre-race blood testing was carried out. |
Supplementary: | |
NZ Metro TC - Friday, 30th October 2015 | |
Race 1 - JOHN DUNN OWNS A CHEVRON QUALITY CAR MOBILE PACE | |
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Race 10 - CRAN DALGETY OWNS A CHEVRON QUALITY CAR PACE | |
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Kaikoura TC - Monday, 2nd November 2015 | |
Race 5 - VIC & IRENE SMITH MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT | |
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Summary | ||
Swabbing: | SCANRECO BAY, BEG HALL, BETTOR BE A LADY, STAR FANTASY, SEEL THE DEAL, KOWHAI WHIZ, OMAR SHARIF, WANNABET | |
Protests: | Race 1 |
FRANCO CALIPH (4th Placing) vs BILLY JACK (3rd Placing) [Rule 869(4)(6)(b)&(c)] - Alleged breach of the Push Out Rule. Dismissed by the JCA. |
Suspensions: | Race 1 |
A Edge [SCANRECO BAY]
[Rule 869(2)(a)] - Excessive use of whip - admitted. (2 days). Suspended from 05/11/2015 until 27/11/2015 inclusive. Fined $200. |
Fines: | Nil | |
Warnings: | Race 1 |
A Edge (SCANRECO BAY) [Rule 869(4) & Home Straight Regs] - Keep straight in the run home. |
Race 3 |
B Butt (STONEY EYRE) [Rule 857(7)(a)] - Delaying the start. |
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Race 3 |
R Payne (TUAPEKA ART) [Rule 857(7)(a)] - Delaying the start. |
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Race 5 |
C DeFilippi (DREAMY DAMIEN) [Rule 869(3)(b)] - Shifting ground. |
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Race 6 |
B Williamson (STATHAM) [Rule 869(4) & Home Straight Regs] - Keep straight in the run home. |
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Race 7 |
S Golding (UNYIELDING SPIRIT) [Rule 869(2)(c)] - Use of whip outside sulky confines. |
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Bleeders: | Nil | |
Horse Actions: | Race 2 | SEA EYRE - Warned Racing Manners |
Race 3 | SPINYBACK - Warned Stands | |
Medical Certificates: | Nil | |
Driver Changes: | Nil | |
Late Scratchings: | Nil | |
Scratching Penalties: |
Ineligible from 06/11/2015 until 09/11/2015 inclusive (4 days):
LOVE THAT GUEST, DUBONNAY TWIST, DON PIERRE |
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Ineligible from 06/11/2015 until 15/11/2015 inclusive (10 days):
HESA DAZZLER, RAINY RIVER |
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Race Comments | |
Race 1 | BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TAB'S & TAVERN HAREWOOD MOBILE PACE Video |
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN was trapped wide without cover in the early stages. | |
FRANCO CALIPH hung inwards when improving with 1000 metres to run. | |
LIVE JAZZ gave ground from the 600 metres. | |
Driver S Blake briefly dropped her foot from the sulky foot-rest when activating the removable deafeners on SPECIAL DELIGHT when passing the 350 metres. | |
BILLY JACK broke briefly leaving the final bend. | |
VANHALEM paced roughly near the 250 metres. | |
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN was placed in restricted room late in the run home after SCANRECO BAY shifted ground outwards. Driver A Edge (SCANRECO BAY) was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home. | |
Driver R Sissons (FRANCO CALIPH) placed 4th, lodged a protest against the 3rd placing of BILLY JACK (M Hallett) alleging a breach of the Push Out Rule with 1400 metres to run. After viewing the films and hearing evidence, the JCA dismissed the protest. | |
Driver A Edge (SCANRECO BAY) admitted a breach of Rule 869(2)(a) in that he used his whip in an excessive manner in the run home. After hearing submissions on penalty the JCA imposed a suspension of two days up to and including 27 November 2015 and a fine of $200. | |
Race 2 | GUY FAWKES MOBILE TROT Video |
ESPRESSO SHOT and TOPNOTCH TITAN broke in the score up with ESPRESSO SHOT losing all chance. | |
DUSKY EYRE and FRANCO HELIOS broke at the start. | |
BEG HALL and TOPNOTCH TITAN broke after 100 metres. | |
JANA'S WISHES broke racing into the first bend and again with 1450 metres to run. | |
MERLOT trotted roughly on the home bend and in the home straight. | |
SEA EYRE ran wide when leading near the 300 metres losing ground before recovering to finish second. A warning was placed on the racing manners of SEA EYRE. | |
Authorisation of 1st placing being awarded to BEG HALL was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the colt had complied with the Breaking Horse Regulations when breaking in the early stages. | |
Race 3 | CATHERINE WHEEL PACE Video |
SPINYBACK, STONEY EYRE and TUAPEKA ART charging the barrier strand. | The start was delayed due to|
Drivers B Butt (STONEY EYRE) and R Payne (TUAPEKA ART) were warned for delaying the start. | |
A warning was placed on the barrier manners of SPINYBACK. | |
CRIMSON GLORY broke at the start. | |
STONEY EYRE tangled away. | |
SPINYBACK hung inwards in the middle stages. | |
TUAPEKA ART paced roughly in the run home. | |
Driver R May (MAXIMUS PRIME) advised he was unable to activate the removable deafeners due to the cord becoming entangled. | |
Trainer/driver T McMillan advised that CRIMSON GLORY would be restricted to mobile starts where possible in future. | |
Race 4 | CRACKER BOX FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE Video |
The start was delayed by four minutes due to the previous race running late. | |
RR SAND DOLLAR broke after 150 metres and again near the 1400 metres. | |
CULLENS FIRST MEDDLE hung inwards on the final bend crowding BELLA JONES which struck several pylons. | |
JUDY JETSON was held up for clear racing room over the concluding stages. Driver T Chmiel advised that he did not activate the sliding blinds. | |
Race 5 | SPARKLER MOBILE PACE Video |
The start was delayed by three minutes at the request of the TAB. | |
KOMPRESSOR hung inwards when progressing around the field at the 1400 metres. | |
JUDYS MCARDLE (M Edmonds) was placed in restricted room near the 1200 metres for a short distance after DREAMY DAMIEN (C DeFilippi) attempted to improve into the trail. Driver C DeFilippi was warned for the manner in which he drove at this stage. | |
JUDYS MCARDLE and KARANGA SWEET P gave ground on the final bend. | |
STAR FANTASY hung inwards throughout the run home. | |
TIROL'S ROCKET had some difficulty obtaining clear racing room over the concluding stages. | |
Race 6 | TOM THUMB HANDICAP PACE Video |
LIVING LEGEND reared prior to the start. | |
RIGA DOON and SEEL THE DEAL came together as the start was effected with SEEL THE DEAL breaking. | |
THE LION'S ROAR also broke at the start. | |
OHOKA BENSON tangled away. | |
LIVING LEGEND was held up for clear racing room in the early stages of the run home. | |
FAIR DINKUM BROMAC and OHOKA BENSON hung inwards in the early stages of the run home. | |
STATHAM ran outwards in the home straight. Driver B Williamson was shown a replay and warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home. | |
Race 7 | CRACKERJACK MOBILE TROT Video |
FIREMAN broke in the early stages losing its chance. | |
GETAWAY DOUG broke with 500 metres to run after driver N Burton activated the removable deafeners on the gelding. | |
DONSMEDAD hung inwards on the final bend and struck several pylons. | |
Driver S Golding (UNYIELDING SPIRIT) was warned to ensure his whip remains inside the confines of the sulky. | |
When questioned regarding the performance of DANKE, trainer/driver M Jones reported that in his opinion the gelding had not backed up from its last start and it would now be his intention to space the gelding's races. | |
Race 8 | MT VESUVIUS PACE Video |
PERFECT CIRCLE, YOU BETTOR RULE and HARD N FAST broke at the start. | |
DIAMOND RULE was hampered by the breaking PERFECT CIRCLE at the start. | |
BUGSY MALONE paced roughly racing into the first bend and was trapped wide in the early stages when improving. | |
OMAR SHARIF was held up rounding the final bend. | |
CULLEY BACKY hung outwards in the run home. | |
YOU BETTOR RULE had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home. | |
PERFECT CIRCLE struck a pylon near the 150 metres. | |
OMAR SHARIF hung inwards over the concluding stages. | |
When questioned regarding the performance of PERFECT CIRCLE, driver G Smith advised that although the gelding had lost ground in the early stages he had been disappointed with the horse's effort. Stewards will follow up the recovery of the gelding with trainer P Burrows. | |
Race 9 | TAKE CARE WITH FIREWORKS MOBILE PACE Video |
RUMMAGE was trapped wide in the early stages. | |
FINDING NEMO was held up in the early stages of the run home. | |
Driver T Williams advised that he was unable to activate the sliding blinds on SUPRIYA. | |
Driver J Dunn advised that only one deafener had activated on SHANTAHLIA ROMEO. | |