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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Marlborough Harness Racing Club Inc at Waterlea RacewayFriday, 24 June 2016  
Meeting
Club: Marlborough Harness Racing Club Inc at Waterlea Raceway
Weather: Fine
Track: Easy
Rail: Not applicable
Stewards: N Ydgren (Chairman), S Wallis, P Lamb
Typist: H Taylor
 
General
Selected horses underwent pre-race blood testing. The track was upgraded to Good prior to Race 6.
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing:   WOT UP, GLENFERRIE CLASSIC, DANCING IN THE DARK, HOPEFUL HARRIET, HYPERVELOCITY, FRANCO CRISTIANO, COURAGE TO LIVE
Protests:   Nil
Suspensions:   Race 3 K Gill [GOTTA TICKET]
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving causing own horse to break.
Suspended from 27/06/2016 until 14/08/2016 inclusive.
Fines:   Nil
Warnings:   Nil
Bleeders:   Nil
Horse Actions: Race 1 WOT UP - Cleared From Unruly Stands
  Race 7 DANA DAWN - Warned Mobiles
  Race 8 BANK RAIDER - Warned Stands
Medical Certificates:   Nil
Driver Changes:   Nil
Late Scratchings:   Nil
Scratching Penalties: Ineligible from 25/06/2016 until 04/07/2016 inclusive (10 days):
MR PRESTON, ANTIOCH, EJA PATRON
 
Race Comments
Race 1 CRAFAR CROUCH CONSTRUCTION MAIDEN TROT Video  Video 
CARIBBEAN FIZZ tangled briefly at the start and trotted roughly through the early stages.
SUNNY BILL paced shortly after the start having to be checked back into its gait by driver R Close.
ROSETTA STONE was slow through the early stages causing the mare to concede a considerable distance on the field.
CARIBBEAN FIZZ hung inwards under pressure throughout the run home.
SUNNY BILL trotted roughly through the early and middle stages of the run home and then broke with about 100 metres remaining.
ONE NIGHT OUT hang outwards and raced roughly throughout the final straight with driver B Weaver not willing to activate the removable deafeners in consequence.
B Orange reported he had not activated the deafeners on the winning WOT UP with this mare also being removed from the Unruly at the request of trainer M Howard.
 
Race 2 THE HITS & WAIRAU COVERS MAIDEN MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
Near the 600 metres BALLYMORE BOY hung outwards and made contact with the sulky wheel of A BETTER DANCER which consequently deflated. BALLYMORE BOY continued to hang outwards on the final bend and through the early stages of the run home which caused some tightening to A BETTER DANCER for a short distance.
FREAK LIKE ME had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the early and middle stages of the run home.
 
Race 3 SPEIGHTS MAIDEN MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
PRADAS IDEAL DAHLING raced greenly through the early stages and was inclined to hang inwards throughout the running.
Near the 900 metres MR MEGABUCKS broke. Driver S Anderson reported the gelding had been striking the wheel discs. Mr Anderson also reported that the offside hopple shortener cord had broken during the running.
ITSA LEGGY LASS hung inwards on the final bend causing driver J Best some difficulty. Soon after the right hopple broke with ITSA LEGGY LASS galloping and losing its chance. Stewards inspected the gear and found it to be of good order.
Near the 400 metres GOTTA TICKET was shifted outwards to improve and became poorly positioned between the sulkies of DONEGAL CARRICKFIN and EL DANCER causing the gelding to break and hamper TRIXIE BROMAC. Stewards, after speaking with drivers B Orange (EL DANCER) J Dunn (DONEGAL CARRICKFIN) and K Gill (GOTTA TICKET), issued Miss Gill with a charge under rule 869(3)(b) alleging she had attempted to improve into a run where sufficient room did not exist. Miss Gill admitted the breach and had her junior horseman's licence suspended form the conclusion of racing on Sunday the 26th June 2016 up to and including the 14th August 2016.
ART I AM raced fiercely on the final bend.
 
Race 4 TYRE GENERAL HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
BOURBON AND DRY and INSIGNIFICANT broke as the start was effected.
GEE GEES INVASION broke just prior to the first bend.
INSIGNIFICANT again broke on the first bend.
DOCTOR BONES was inclined to hang inwards when improving to race parked through the middle stages.
REDWOOD INVASION trotted roughly on the final bend and in the early stages of the run home.
NO BACARDI DAMIT trotted roughly over the final stages.
 
Race 5 BARRY OSBORNE MEMORIAL FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
JUDY JETSON weakened on the final bend and compounded soon after to finish a considerable distant last. When questioned regarding this filly's performance driver and co-trainer T Chmiel could offer no explanation. A post race veterinary check including an endoscopic examination revealed no clinical abnormalities with Mr Chmiel advising he would be having blood test taken in the coming days and notify Stewards of these results.
JULIA LADY over raced in the middle stages.
 
Race 6 MATAMATA INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY IMPORTS LTD MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
ILDIVO broke shortly after the start when positioned between ATOMIC FALCON and MARKIM which both shifted ground marginally. Notwithstanding this R Holmes (MARKIM) was reminded to exercise care when in similar circumstances in future.
ILDIVO hung inwards on the first turn.
ATOMIC FALCON tired rounding the final bend.
GOING GOING GONE weakened near the 300 metres. When questioned regarding the run of the mare T Chmiel was unable to offer an explanation. A post race veterinary examination showed no clinical abnormalities with Mr Chmiel advising he would be having blood tests taken in the coming days and notify Stewards of the results.
 
Race 7 LEE & LAURIE WILDE MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
DANA DAWN raced greenly in the score up and lost several lengths in consequence. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier record.
ATCHOO was inclined to hang inwards when racing around the final bend.
 
Race 8 YEALANDS FAMILY WINES WINTER CUP PRELUDE (HANDICAP PACE) Video  Video 
ARCANO broke as the start was effected and shifted outwards affecting IDEAL ARDEN.
EXPRESSIVE VICTOR broke at the start.
BANK RAIDER broke at the start losing ground with a warning placed on its standing start manners.
 
Race 9 GILL CONSTRUCTION & HYNDS MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
MIGHTY AMERICAN had some difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the early stages of the run home.