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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra ParkFriday, 5 February 2016  
Meeting
Club: Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park
Weather: Overcast/Showery
Track: Fast
Rail: Not applicable
Stewards: J Muirhead (Chairman), S Mulcay, B Van Kan
Typist: S Wilkinson
 
General
Nil
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing:   TORBJORN, SNOW RAKER, ALTA LAS VEGAS, NORVIC RUBY, RARE OPPORTUNITY, NO DOCTOR NEEDED, ROBERT THE BRUCE, TAIMATE SUCCESS, SIKORA
Protests:   Nil
Suspensions:   Nil
Fines:   Race 6 C & J Kennett (VALMAGNE)
[Rule 452(2)] - Colour Fee. Fined $25.
  Race 9 A Donnelly (THE CROWN JEWELS)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving, striking a wheel - admitted. Fined $200.
Warnings:   Nil
Bleeders:   Nil
Horse Actions: Race 1 ROYAL WILLIE - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 4 KD COMMANDO - Unruly Stands Trainer's Request
  Race 4 STAR FILLY - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 9 GIN - Unruly Stands Trainer's Request
Medical Certificates:   Nil
Driver Changes:   Nil
Late Scratchings: Race 8 POCKET MAJOR - Veterinary advice - prior to race start
Scratching Penalties: Ineligible from 06/02/2016 until 09/02/2016 inclusive (4 days):
ROBBIE BURNS, MAJESTIC JOHN, CULINARY DELIGHT
  Ineligible from 06/02/2016 until 15/02/2016 inclusive (10 days):
EMERSON MARGARET, CUT IT IN HALF
  Exceptional Circumstances:
LUSTY MAC
  Ineligible from 06/02/2016 until 04/03/2016 inclusive (28 days - Scratched Claimer):
THATSHOWIE ROLL
 
Race Comments
Race 1 WINGER GROUP FASHION AT THE OAKS 4TH MARCH TROT Video  Video 
VENTIMIGLIA broke at the start losing considerable ground.
SILVER WHISP was slow away.
ROYAL WILLIE broke 100 metres after the start failing to settle for over a lap. Driver M. McKendry took the horse inside the pylons, improving in a gallop, taking the horse forward of the field to enable him to then shift wider on the track and clear of the field. A warning was placed on this colt's racing manners record.
SAN DIEGO LOVE was held up rounding the final bend and over the early stages of the run home and when shifting ground inward off the back of the tiring PRINCESS MACKENDON became unbalanced and broke passing the 100 metres.
 
Race 2 CANAM CONSTRUCTION MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
COUNT LANDECK lay in racing into the first bend momentarily placing WITHOUT PREJUDICE in tight quarters.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE over-raced in the middle stages.
COUNT LANDECK lay in rounding the bend passing the 900 metres.
IN FULL FLIGHT shifted ground outward approaching the 100 metres with Driver J. Dickie taking corrective action.
 
Race 3 JACOBSEN HEADSTONES MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
ALTA LAS VEGAS, when in the lead, shifted outward a cart width prior to the passing lane, early in the run home.
 
Race 4 DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
No claims were lodged for this event.
KD COMMANDO was fractious prior to the start causing a delay.
KD COMMANDO broke at the start losing considerable ground and its chance. This horse was declared unruly for standing starts at the trainers request.
LUCKY FORTUNE broke at the start settling at the rear.
CHOSEN PATH broke approaching the first bend losing its chance.
ROCK TONIGHT broke racing into the first bend recovering at the rear of the field.
STAR FILLY broke approaching the 900 metres causing interference to ROCK TONIGHT and LUCKY FORTUNE with all three runners losing their chance. A warning was placed on the racing manners record of STAR FILLY.
COMMANDER PARIS broke passing the 400 metres losing its chance.
 
Race 5 LINCOLN FARMS MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
IDEAL EAGLE (favourite) raced one out without cover until the 1000 metres. When this filly received cover it appeared to pace unevenly rounding the final bend and failed to run on finishing 8th, 10.2 lengths in arrears of the winner. A post-race veterinary inspection found no abnormalities. Stable representative Z. Butcher advised that the filly would be further vetted subsequent to the meeting and undertook to advise Stewards should anything surface which would explain the disappointing performance.
BETTORS POCKET paced roughly and broke under pressure inside the 100 metres, recovering its gait quickly.
 
Race 6 CROMBIE LOCKWOOD HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
Trainers C and J. Kennett were charged a colour fee of $25.00 for VALMAGNE.
ITS OSCAR broke at the start and added to its 20 metre handicap, settling at the rear.
KD HALL was slow away.
REVENUE MAKER, which improved to lead during the middle stages, commenced to tire near the 400 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the presence of mucous in the trachea. Trainer D. McGowan is to follow up with treatment with his own veterinarian.
KD HALL broke under pressure approaching the 100 metres.
An investigation was held into an incident near the 1100 metres where VALMAGNE raced four wide after SCARRYMCLEARY shifted out from the one out running line. It was established that Driver J. Dickie had commenced to improve SCARRYMCLEARY outwards prior to VALMAGNE covering his sulky wheel and no further action was deemed necessary.
 
Race 7 SIMS PACIFIC METALS HANDICAP PACE Video  Video 
BETTER B AMAZED broke briefly at the start.
 
Race 8 NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
There was a four minute delay to the start of this race due to POCKET MAJOR rearing and falling to the track prior to the start and being late scratched on veterinary advice. The gelding sustained superficial grazes to its right knee and hock.
VEGA STAR which led the field in for the run home was inclined to shift up the track under pressure.
ANNATTO failed to get clear racing room late in the run home.
 
Race 9 MITAVITE TROT Video  Video 
LUNDQVIST broke 100 metres after the start and again with 1400 metres to run.
GIN broke 150 metres after the start. This filly was declared unruly for standing starts at the trainer's request.
LEMOND trotted erratically rounding the first bend losing ground.
ARANNALEA broke under pressure late in the run home.
An information was lodged alleging that Horsewoman A. Donnelly drove THE CROWN JEWELS carelessly contacting the wheel of the sulky of ANGUS BOLT and puncturing the tyre. The charge was admitted and the J.C.A. imposed a $200 fine.
 
Race 10 THE ALEX BAR & EATERY MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
PUREORA PAREE was claimed from this event by the Em Bee Racing Syndicate.
ELLIOT DANIEL and CELTIC WARRIOR contested for a position three wide on the back of SIKORA entering the back straight for the final time.
Trainer T. Vince reported that ATOMIC FALCON had sustained a punctured sulky tyre over the early stages with the tyre and tube coming off the rim near the 500 metres placed ATOMIC FALCON at a considerable disadvantage.