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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Harness Racing Waikato Inc at Cambridge RacewayFriday, 3 February 2017  
Meeting
Club: Harness Racing Waikato Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather: Fine
Track: Fast
Rail: Not applicable
Stewards: S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, B Jones, D Wadley
Veterinarian: Dr L H Smith
 
General
Nil
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing:   SPARE CHANGE, SEXY REXY, BETTER B AMAZED, HOT CHOCOLATE TART, MARK OF INTEGRITY, YOUSHALLNOTPASS, THE LONE RANGER
Protests:   Nil
Suspensions:   Nil
Fines:   Nil
Warnings:   Race 5 S Butcher (ARE YOU READY GIRL)
[Rule 869(4)] - Manner shifted ground.
  Race 5 T Mitchell (RASCHKER)
[Rule 857(7)(g)] - Back off mobile.
Bleeders:   Race 4 MONNAY  - Stood down from 04/02/2017 until 05/03/2017 inclusive and 1 Trial.
Horse Actions: Race 2 THANKS SHANE - Warned Performance
  Race 5 COULD BE GOOD - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 6 JOHNNY PODRES - Warned Racing Manners
  Race 6 MOSSDALE NIGEL - Warned Mobiles
Medical Certificates:   Nil
Driver Changes: Race 2 T Mitchell replaced S Abernethy on MIGHTY SUNNY
    Travel delay
  Race 6 S Phelan replaced S Abernethy on R GEE BEE
Late Scratchings: Race 7 BENJI MAGUIRE - 3pm - satisfactory reason
Scratching Penalties: Ineligible from 04/02/2017 until 07/02/2017 inclusive (4 days):
SHANOCON
  Ineligible from 04/02/2017 until 13/02/2017 inclusive (10 days):
MINSTREL BOY, MAJESTIC ONE
  Exceptional Circumstances:
DROVER'S EYRE, BENJI MAGUIRE
 
Race Comments
Race 1 ALABAR NZ AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
SPARE CHANGE - Amateur Driver W Rich was shown the replay and spoken to advisedly regarding the manner in which he drove the mare out over the final stages.
ELLIOT DANIEL - no claims lodged.
 
Race 2 FAIRVIEW MOTORS CAMBRIDGE MOBILE TROT Video  Video 
THANKS SHANE - lost contact with the field with 900 metres to run. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Driver P Ferguson advised that he considered the gelding may have choked. A warning was placed against the gelding's race performance.
BILLY AT SALSA - broke in the score up and was 20 metres out of position at the start. Broke again approaching the first bend and passing the 1400 metres losing all chance.
SAINT MICHEL - back from position at dispatch. Broke passing the 140 metres and failed to settle.
TANZANITE - weakened inside the 400 metres.
THE SCRUFF - lay in and trotted roughly rounding the final bend losing ground.
MIGHTY SUNNY - broke shortly after the start settling at the rear.
 
Race 3 AUSTRALASIAN CLASSIC YEARLING SALE FEB 20 MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
No racing incidents to report.
 
Race 4 DUNSTAN FEEDS HANDICAP TROT Video  Video 
LITTLE BRO - held up until inside the last 50 metres with Driver H Cullen not activating the deafeners.
DJOKOVIC - broke at the start losing ground.
BLACKGUARD'S CORNER - slow away and broke racing into the first bend losing its chance.
 
Race 5 HARNESS RACING THIS SUNDAY AT TAURANGA MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
PRIME LUSTRE - checked and paced roughly approaching the 100 metres.
BIG MACH - pulled hard during the middle stages and in particular racing down the back straight the final time.
LAMBROS - sulky contacted near the 200 metres and became unbalanced briefly.
COULD BE GOOD - broke inside the 250 metres when trailing the leader and shifted out contacting the sulky of LAMBROS before settling. A warning was placed on the filly's racing manners. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied that there were no grounds for lodging a Protest.
RASCHKER - was back from position throughout the score up. Driver T Mitchell was cautioned for failing to have the gelding fully in position at dispatch as required.
RHYTHM N BLUES - forced four wide near the 900 metres.
ARE YOU READY GIRL - Driver S Butcher was cautioned for the manner in which he shifted ground in the run home which resulted in PRIME LUSTRE being checked for several strides.
 
Race 6 JAMES' WAIKATO TAB'S MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
JANIES GOT A GUN - unsuccessfully contested early lead. Weakened final stages.
JAMM KISS - lost contact with the body of the field middle stages.
ROCK N ROLL PATRON - paced roughly at various stages.
JOHNNY PODRES - broke entering the first turn and soon settled. A warning was placed against this gelding's racing manners. Lay in near the 400 metres.
MOSSDALE NIGEL - broke shortly after the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the mobile barrier manners of this gelding.
 
Race 7 GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND MOBILE PACE Video  Video 
SEM'S DELIGHT - lay out under pressure in the run home.
LUCKY JOHN - held up final turn and early stages of the run home.
UP ALL NITE - raced three wide with cover from the 1350 metres.
THE LONE RANGER - raced three wide without cover from the 1400 metres.