NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

3bk otr,flat,1x1 900,weakend 600

PACIFIC THUNDER - weakened passing the 400m.

Soon trld,waited,thru,battled

4-6bk otr,3wd cvr,off,dashed wd

PACIFIC THUNDER - lay inwards under pressure over the concluding stages.

Slow,4bk otr,3wd cvr rear,no threat

PACIFIC THUNDER - broke at the start losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Hampered near the 600m by a weakening runner.

1x1-3bk otr 1400,4wd tn,pluggd

Brk,3bk otr-1x1,held up tn,smart wd

PACIFIC THUNDER - broke at the start losing ground.

Trld,gear prob 1600,pulld up

MASTERLOU - retired from the race rounding the first bend after the near side hopple carrier came adrift. Trainer T Yesberg was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for failing to affix this gear so as not to come adrift.

4-5bk inr,buried tn,whackd away inr

1x1,1x2 bell,peeld 400,steady

5-4th,prkd 1100,fght,bested 150

WHOSDREAMINGNOW - raced wide early.

Prkd,ld,trld 1400,thru,useful inr

4-5-4bk otr,3wd cvr,honest mid

WHOSDREAMINGNOW - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start. Hampered again by a breaking runner near the 900m.

Led,trld 1200,held up,sound inr

4th,4bk inr,held up tn,imprvd inr

MILLWOOD GODDESS - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1000m. Held up leaving the final bend.

1x1,prkd 2000,ld 500,brave,cght

MILLWOOD GODDESS - driver J Dunn advised the mare had raced greenly at various stages so he elected not to activate the hopple shorteners.

Chkd,5bk otr,up,prkd 1200,flat,wltd

MILLWOOD GODDESS - checked by a breaking runner shortly after the start losing ground. Weakened leaving the final bend.

Prkd,3-4bk inr,thru,cheeky inr

MILLWOOD GODDESS - driver J Dunn was spoken to advisedly for the manner in which he drove passing the 1100m when attempting to correct his mare which briefly raced greenly. Mr Dunn advised he did not activate the hopple shorteners due to the horse pacing more fluently today than at its last start on Friday.

Trld-3bk,brk 1450,dist 8th,imprvd

MILLWOOD GODDESS - broke near the 1450m losing ground. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 500m. Paced roughly passing the 100m having to be steadied. Driver J Dunn advised the mare had paced roughly throughout. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a slow recovery. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare.

Brk,3-4bk otr,angld,no threat wd

MILLWOOD GODDESS - broke when negotiating the crossing near the 1750m hampering trailing runners and losing ground.

4th,prkd,no cvr,askd tn,stuck on ok

3wd,prkd,1x1,3wd cvr tn,handy wd

SPIRITED LOU - raced wide early.

1x1-4bk otr,shuffld,3wd cvr,steady

Prkd,ld 1400,kickd hard,bestd 100

5-7bk otr,wd cvr rear tn,battled

Trail,3pegs,off trn,nice bid wider

4bk otr,angld wdst tn,useful wd

Fractious/brk start,distant after

PIONEER - reared as the start was effected and broke losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

4bk otr,3wd 500,cheeky,promotd

I SPY DIAMONDS - over-raced through the middle stages when leading. Shifted inwards into the passing lane despite the efforts of driver S O'Reilly crowding PIONEER before locking wheels with that runner passing the 150m and again near the 50m. A protest was lodged against 2nd placing being awarded to the mare under Rule 869A(2) by driver J Morrison (PIONEER) placed 3rd, alleging interference in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing evidence from all parties the Adjudicative Committee upheld the protest and I SPY DIAMONDS was relegated to 3rd placing. When questioned driver S O'Reilly advised the mare had proved difficult to drive throughout placing her at a disadvantage. A final warning was placed on the racing record of I SPY DIAMONDS.

4bk inr,3bk otr-1x1,chkd,off,tidy

PIONEER - fractious prior to the start. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 900m.