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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra ParkFriday, 18 November 2016  
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
Typist: S Wilkinson
 
General
Pre race blood testing was carried out.
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing:   IDLE BONES, IMAJOLLYWALLY, KING OF THE ROSES, HUGHIE GREEN, JO'S DREAM, KAITLYN, BIG MACH, GOTTA GO DALI QUEEN
Protests:   Nil
Suspensions:   Nil
Fines:   Race 2 S Reid & S McMullan (BOOMING JET)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented without notified blinds. Fined $100.
Warnings:   Race 7 T Mitchell (RASCHKER)
[Rule 869(7A)(a) and (b)] - Contacting pylons.
Bleeders:   Nil
Horse Actions: Race 4 MOTOWN - Warned Mobiles
  Race 6 HEZALUCKYGRINNER - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 6 MARK OF INTEGRITY - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificates:   Nil
Driver Changes:   Nil
Late Scratchings:   Nil
Scratching Penalties: Ineligible from 19/11/2016 until 22/11/2016 inclusive (4 days):
BOURBON STREET, SPOOKY, THREE KISSES
  Ineligible from 19/11/2016 until 28/11/2016 inclusive (10 days):
TE KOUKA BREEZE, GRENADO
 
Race Comments
Race 1 SIMS PACIFIC METALS MOBILE TROT Video  Video 
GEORGE - broke passing the 1300 metres losing considerable ground. Contacted a track marker rounding the final bend.
BLACKGUARD'S CORNER - broke under pressure passing the 100 metres but soon settled. The 5th placing was withheld until such time as it was confirmed the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation.
 
Race 2 ADSEL SOLUTIONS MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
HEY KNOWCHANGE - over-raced over the early and middle stages and weakened from inside the 400 metres.
BOOMING JET - Co-Trainer S. Reid was issued with a $100.00 Minor Infringement Notice for presenting the mare without the notified blinds. Held up passing the 500 metres and then inconvenienced by the tiring CHARLIE HARPER.
 
Race 3 HARAS DES TROTTEURS HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
CIRCUS BOY - broke at the start losing ground. Broke passing the 200 metres.
LOVELY BUNDY - stood on the mark then broke losing considerable ground.
BLOOD AND WHISKY - contested a position with TORBJORN rounding the first bend.
KING OF THE ROSES - raced without cover and when eased to a trail at the 1100 metres proceeded to over-race.
TORBJORN - contested a position rounding the first bend with BLOOD AND WHISKY.
 
Race 4 MITAVITE MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
MOTOWN - fractious early in the score up going into a gallop and was a considerable distance behind the field at the start. The gelding was eventually pulled up. A warning was placed on its mobile barrier manners record. Trainer J. Dickie advised the gelding had trialled well leading into tonight's race and that he would be getting his veterinary surgeon to do a thorough examination of the horse and would report anything amiss to Stewards.
IDEAL BELLE - over-raced when being restrained from the lead to take a trail.
ROCKER BAND - inclined to lay in throughout the running.
 
Race 5 IRT MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
BETTOR THINK QUICK - held up rounding the final bend and over the initial stages of the run home.
VASARI - briefly inconvenienced near the 1500 metres when obliged to race four wide after SIR RICHIE commenced to shift outwards to a three wide position.
 
Race 6 BRANDSPANKING MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
HARPER FRANCO - inconvenienced by a weakening runner rounding the final bend and held up for clear racing room passing the 100 metres.
HEZALUCKYGRINNER - hung in score up, hung badly passing the 1300 metres and again rounding the final bend contacting several markers. A warning was placed on this gelding's racing manners record.
MARK OF INTEGRITY - after reaching the lead passing the 1500 metres, over-raced when being restrained to take a trail and then paced erratically passing the 1200 metres veering outwards before re-establishing itself in the trail. The gelding pulled fiercely passing the 1000 metres. A warning was placed on its racing manners record.
 
Race 7 CRUISEABOUT PARNELL AND PONSONBY MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
IDEAL ROMAN - inclined to lay in rounding the bends.
SHADOW PASS - held up rounding the final bend and did not get clear racing room until inside the last 100 metres.
RASCHKER - authorization of the payment of 2nd placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied that this gelding did not gain an advantage when Driver T. Mitchell improved inside of the leader BIG MACH contacting a pylon passing the 80 metres and travelling over the winning post marker. Driver T. Mitchell was cautioned under Rule 869 (7A)(a) and (b).
 
Race 8 AUCKLAND CUP DEC 31 NOMS CLOSE 25 NOV MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
TURBULENT FLOW - help up briefly at the entrance to the run home.
 
Race 9 NATIONAL TROT DEC 31 NOMS CLOSE 25 NOV TROT Video  Video 
ANZAC - broke at the start and settled at the rear. Tired over the final stages.
PEGASUS GEM - slow away. Trotted unevenly throughout.
SERTORIUS - slow away. Raced greenly passing the 200 metres, entering the straight for the run home.
ANGUS BURGA - broke at the start losing all chance.
I'M A SPECIAL - broke near the 600 metres losing all chance.