Meeting | |
Club: | Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park |
Weather: | Fine |
Track: | Fast |
Rail: | Not applicable |
Stewards: | J Muirhead (Chairman), S Mulcay, B Van Kan, P Kinsey |
Typist: | S Wilkinson |
General |
Pre race blood testing was carried out. |
Supplementary: |
Nil |
Summary | ||
Swabbing: | JACK'S LEGEND, SPRING CAMPAIGN, SEA EYRE, NO WAY ELSE, SOUL MAN, START DREAMING, ART OF GOLD, LOVELY BUNDY | |
Protests: | Nil | |
Suspensions: | Nil | |
Fines: | Race 4 |
A Donnelly
(NO WAY ELSE) [Rule 849(2)] - Presented with incorrect saddlecloth. Fined $100. |
Warnings: | Nil | |
Bleeders: | Nil | |
Horse Actions: | Race 3 | GEORGE - Cleared From Unruly Stands |
Race 4 | KILLER QUEEN - Veterinary Clearance Required (ECG Required) | |
Race 8 | LAREDO TORPEDO - Warned Racing Manners | |
Race 8 | SAMARITAN - Warned Mobiles | |
Medical Certificates: | Nil | |
Driver Changes: | Nil | |
Late Scratchings: | Race 2 | MASTER OF ESCAPE - 8.30am Veterinary Certificate provided |
Race 4 | DOUBLEODEANO - 11.45 am - Veterinary Certificate provided | |
Scratching Penalties: |
Ineligible from 17/09/2016 until 20/09/2016 inclusive (4 days):
MASTER OF ESCAPE, DOUBLEODEANO, FULL SPEED AHEAD, BIG MACH |
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Exceptional Circumstances:
MEGASPEED |
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Race Comments | |
Race 1 | KIWI PUNTERS CHAMPS 16 & 30 SEPT & 14 OCT MOBILE PACE Video |
EYE LASH having to return to the stabling area to replace the sulky. | The start was delayed by six minutes due to|
OKLAHOMA THUNDER - over-raced when in the trail behind the leader and weakened out inside the last 400 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Driver J Dunn advised the gelding pulled hard and hung and is to be spelled. | |
LINCOLNS SUPERSTAR - paced unevenly for several strides soon after the start. | |
CLASSIE AMERICAN - held up over the initial stages of the run home. | |
EYE LASH - inconvenienced by tiring runner inside the last 400 metres, rounding the final bend. | |
COWBOYS N ALIENS - paced unevenly over the initial stages. Inconvenienced by the tiring runner inside the last 400 metres. | |
Race 2 | DAWSON HARFORD & PARTNERS MOBILE PACE Video |
CHARLESTON BELLE - paced roughly shortly after the start. | |
BILLY BADGER - inclined to lay in round the bends. | |
NGA MIHI NUI - paced roughly when being restrained after the start. | |
SNOW RAKER - hung in the score up, paced roughly when being restrained after the start. | |
STAR GALLERIA - raced one out five back and was improved three wide inside the 600 metres, raced four wide rounding the home bend. | |
Race 3 | JADE'S DREAM TO WALK HANDICAP TROT Video |
MAJESTIC GAL - raced three wide without cover and gave ground quickly with 800 metres to run. | |
GOTTA GO TWINKLE - slow early, broke racing into the first bend, losing its chance. | |
GEORGE - raced three wide early and then four wide around a tiring runner passing the 800 metres. Removed from unruly. | |
THEBESTLOVE - broke shortly after the start, losing its chance. | |
KING OF THE ROSES - raced three wide early and then four wide around a tiring runner passing the 800 metres. Broke passing the 350 metres. Driver A. Herlihy advised that the gelding panicked when racing in tight quarters. | |
MOMENT OF TRUTH - no claims lodged. Raced three wide early and then four wide around a tiring runner passing the 800 metres. | |
Race 4 | SWEET LOU AT WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE PACE Video |
NO WAY ELSE - Trainer A Donnelly issued with a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for presenting with an incorrect saddle cloth. | |
MISS DAISY - hung in the score up and was half a length out of position at the start. | |
MAJOR CHANGE - lay in contacting a pylon rounding the home bend and held up for clear racing room over the early and middle stages of the run home. | |
KILLER QUEEN - began to weaken passing the 900 metres and was taken wider on the track by Driver D. Butcher for safety reasons. A post-race veterinary examination revealed this mare had suffered an atrial fibrillation. A satisfactory ECG and a veterinary clearance is required before the mare resumes racing. Driver D Butcher was spoken to advisedly and warned to exercise greater care in regard to an incident with 1800 metres run. | |
STRIKE THE GOLD - held up over the early stages of the run home. | |
Race 5 | MITAVITE MOBILE PACE Video |
TURNBULLS - lay in rounding the bend and raced erratically when attempting to improve inside the 900 metres losing ground. | |
WAINGARO MARA - held up rounding the bend and the early stages of the run home. | |
STUNNING SHADOW - raced three wide from the 1800 metres to the 500 metres, held up for run rounding the final bend and the early stages of the run home. | |
Race 6 | PEGASUS SPUR TENDER CLOSES 14 OCT HANDICAP TROT Video |
The start was delayed for five minutes due to the St Johns ambulance staff having to attend to an on-course patron. | |
GINTARAS - threw a shoe approaching the 200 metres. | |
WHITNEY - broke briefly passing the 1800 metres, losing ground. | |
MAJESTIC ALI - broke passing the 1900 metres losing ground to settle at the rear of the field, then broke again passing the 1400 metres, losing its chance. | |
COMMANDER PARIS - broke briefly approaching the 1800 metres, breaking again approaching the 200 metres. | |
LUCKY FORTUNE - broke shortly after the start losing ground. | |
MONNAY - no claims lodged. | |
Race 7 | SIMS PACIFIC METALS HANDICAP PACE Video |
IDEAL BELLE - very slow to begin, losing approximately 30 metres. | |
LITTLE RASCAL - held up early on final bend and then again over the final 100 metres when unable to secure clear running. | |
Race 8 | CROMBIE LOCKWOOD MOBILE PACE Video |
ITSOKBEINGBETTER - hampered passing the 1800 metres due to an easing of the pace. | |
SAMARITAN - paced erratically in the score up, broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground and trailed the field. A warning was placed on this gelding's mobile barrier manners. | |
ART OF GOLD - reached lead approaching the 1800 metres and then dropped the bit causing an easing of the pace. | |
MACHINEGUNS N GEMS - Driver K. Marshall was reminded of his obligation to maintain full access to the passing lane throughout the run home. | |
KEEPERS ART - raced one out without cover in the middle stages, weakened approaching the 400 metres. | |
LAREDO TORPEDO - broke approaching the 1600 metres when being eased losing 30 metres. A warning was placed on this colt's racing manners. | |
OCTOBER RUSH - hampered passing the 1800 metres due to an easing of the pace. | |
Race 9 | FASHION AT THE PARK 14 OCTOBER HANDICAP TROT Video |
DEMOISELLE - broke at the start losing ground and broke again approaching the 1900 metres losing its chance. | |
HELEN SHAPIRO - slow away and inconvenienced by a breaking runner after the start. | |
HALLEY'S LAST - broke approaching the 1800 metres losing ground. | |
SPEEDY LAVROS - broke shortly after the start losing ground and broke again passing the 1600 metres losing its chance. | |
GRENADO - broke briefly at the start. | |
ITSNOWORNEVER - lay in round the final bend contacting pylons. | |
PRECIOUS MOMENT - broke briefly shortly after the start, losing ground. | |