STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra ParkThursday, 31 August 2017
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra ParkThursday, 31 August 2017
| 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 |
| Veterinarian: | Dr P J A Stegehuis |
| General |
| Pre race blood testing was carried out. |
| Supplementary: |
| Nil |
| Summary | ||
| Swabbing: | BRO FAWKES S, BOPPER JET, FORFEATHERS, INNER LIGHT, GRENADO, OHOKA MAXIMUS, THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSON, AMERICAN BRAVE | |
| Protests: | Race 5 | ALL AMERICAN (5th Placing) [Rule 870(3) & Breaking Horse Regs] - Broke in excess of 50 metres over last 200 metres. Disqualified. |
| Suspensions: | Race 6 | T Herlihy[FRANCO HAMILTON] [Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving (1 day). Suspended from 31/08/2017 until 07/09/2017 inclusive. |
| Fines: | Race 3 | K Sefonte (ANGUS BURGA) [Rule 452(2)] - Colour Fee. Fined $25. |
| Warnings: | Nil | |
| Bleeders: | Nil | |
| Horse Actions: | Race 2 | ATOM HANOVER - Warned Mobiles |
| Race 2 | ATOM HANOVER - Warned Racing Manners | |
| Race 2 | WILLEDU - Warned Racing Manners | |
| Race 5 | A GLASS OF TANQUERAY - Unruly Stands Trainer's Request | |
| Race 5 | PUMA ROAD - Unruly Stands Trainer's Request | |
| Race 7 | WAYTOGO BRUNO - Unruly Mobiles | |
| Race 9 | ROCK N ROLL PATRON - Warned Racing Manners | |
| Medical Certificates: | Nil | |
| Driver Changes: | Nil | |
| Late Scratchings: | Race 4 | MY GENERATION - 8.10 am - Veterinary Certificate supplied |
| Race 7 | JACK NICHOLSON - 7.47 am - Veterinary certificate to be provided | |
| Scratching Penalties: | Ineligible from 01/09/2017 until 05/09/2017 inclusive (5 days): MY GENERATION, MY KIWI LADY, JACK NICHOLSON | |
| Exceptional Circumstances: CHAL SHOCKED | ||
| Race Comments | |
| Race 1 | GRAND HARBOUR TROT Video |
| HE'S LIKE THE WIND - broke passing the 100 metres losing its chance. | |
| DANKE - held up late in the run home. | |
| BLOOD AND WHISKY - raced three wide early. | |
| SPEEDY LAVROS - slow away. | |
| Race 2 | HE'S WATCHING TENDER CLOSES TONIGHT AT 8PM MOBILE PACE Video |
| RUSSIAN ALSU - lay in and paced roughly approaching the first bend causing checks to trailing runners. Checked by a tiring runner inside the 400 metres. | |
| CIMARRON - checked racing into the first bend. | |
| BALFAST - broke in tight quarters passing the 300 metres. Driver A. Poutama explained that he had shifted marginally outward to give room to a runner on his inside which was being impeded by another runner and he was momentarily placed in tight quarters resulting in the mare breaking. No one driver was found to be at fault. | |
| ATOM HANOVER - paced roughly shortly after the start and broke. Over-raced approaching the 1200 metres and broke. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Warnings were placed on the mobile and racing manners of this gelding. | |
| KATE JACKSON - raced three wide from inside the 1200 metres. | |
| WILLEDU - checked racing towards the first bend. Paced erratically when racing one out without cover, lay in and gave ground quickly from inside the final 400 metres causing checks to trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing manners of the gelding. | |
| BOPPER JET - shifted in under pressure near the 50 metres and had to be corrected, losing momentum. | |
| Race 3 | UNITED CLEANING SERVICES HANDICAP TROT Video |
| THE CROWN JEWELS - galloped a distance at the start and broke again at the 150 metres losing its chance. | |
| SHARDON'S PEARL - broke approaching the 2000 metres losing considerable ground. | |
| GEORGE - Driver T. Macfarlane was questioned in regard to his drive over the latter stages of the run home. He explained that the gelding had worked hard racing one out without cover and the field had run the last quarter in 28.4 seconds and that he felt it was doing its best. He had encouraged the gelding by tapping it with the whip for the majority of the run home. Stewards accepted his explanation but reminded him of his obligation to drive the horse out to the end of the race. GEORGE was placed 5th in a tight finish between 4th and 5th placing. | |
| TORBJORN - broke passing the 50 metres. | |
| FORFEATHERS - Driver J. Stormont advised he did not activate the removable deafeners on the winner. | |
| GINTARAS - held up rounding the final bend. | |
| ANGUS BURGA - Trainer K. Sefonte was charged a $25.00 colour fee. Lay in over the latter stages of the run home with Driver P. Ferguson being unable to drive the gelding out to full advantage. | |
| Race 4 | BELMONT LINEN HIRE MOBILE PACE Video |
| TAHLIA FRANCO - inconvenienced, when over-racing, by a tiring runner inside the 300 metres. | |
| RICHARD LE FORT - over-raced when trailing the leader racing into the back straight the final time. | |
| ROMANITE - checked by a tiring runner inside the 300 metres, breaking for a stride. | |
| LINCOLNS DELIGHT - after racing for the majority of the race one out without cover, weakened inside the final 300 metres impeding trailing runners. | |
| Race 5 | MCGREGOR BAILEY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS HANDICAP TROT Video |
| PUMA ROAD - broke at the start losing all chance. This gelding was placed on the unruly for future standing starts at the trainer's request. | |
| SUNNY MOUNTAIN GIRL - broke shortly after the start losing all chance. | |
| ALL AMERICAN - broke approaching the 1800 metres losing considerable ground. Broke near the 130 metres and failed to settle. A Protest was lodged into 5th placing under Rule 870(3) and the Breaking Horses Regulation on the grounds that this runner galloped in excess of 50 metres in the final 200 metres. The Protest was not contested and ALL AMERICAN was disqualified from 5th placing by the JCA. | |
| A GLASS OF TANQUERAY - broke at the start losing considerable ground. Lay in and contacted marker pegs near the 1250 metres. The mare was placed on the unruly for future standing starts at the trainer's request. | |
| SECRETOFTHESEA SMILE - over-raced middle stages when trailing the leader. | |
| Race 6 | MARCONEE SEAFOODS MOBILE PACE Video |
| MINSTREL BOY - held up for clear racing room over the latter stages of the run home. | |
| SPRING CAMPAIGN - checked into a gallop approaching the 1900 metres, losing approximately three lengths. | |
| FRANCO HAMILTON - an Information was lodged alleging that Driver A. Herlihy drove FRANCO HAMILTON carelessly (Rule 869(3)(b)) when shifting from a three wide position to a two wide position causing interference to SPRING CAMPAIGN (A. Poutama) approaching the 1900 metres. The charge was admitted and the J.C.A. imposed a one day suspension up to and including 7th September 2017. | |
| CMEEROCK - failed to get clear racing room throughout the run home. | |
| Race 7 | GRAND PARK RESTAURANT MOBILE PACE Video |
| WAYTOGO BRUNO - broke shortly after the start losing at least seven lengths when recovering at the rear of the field. The gelding pulled fiercely from inside the 1600 metres until improved by Driver J. Dickie round the field approaching the 600 metre mark. The authorization of the payment of the gelding's first placing was withheld until such time that it was established that a breach of the Breaking Horses Regulation did not occur in regard to its gallop over the initial stages of the race. WAYTOGO BRUNO was declared unruly for mobile starts. | |
| LINC'S BUTE - the left hand sulky wheel tyre deflated and came off the rim rounding the first bend with Driver Z. Butcher retiring the gelding from the race. Driver Z. Butcher advised that the tyre deflated without any contact. | |
| Race 8 | MAN AND MACHINE MOBILE TROT Video |
| ROYAL WILLIE - slow away over the early stages. | |
| SUNSET PEAK - broke at the start losing considerable ground and its chance. | |
| DJOKOVIC - inclined to lay inwards in the score up. | |
| YAGUNNAKISSMEORNOT - settled towards the rear before improving forward to race outside the leader down the back the final time and fought on into 3rd place beaten 1.2 lengths. Driver M McKendry advised that the mare had received every opportunity but only battled the last bit. | |
| Race 9 | PAUL LOWTHER RACE NIGHT STEWARD AT ATC MOBILE PACE Video |
| SCHERGER CHIEF - held up rounding the final bend. | |
| EXPRESS PLAY - Co-trainer T. Hopkins advised that the filly had cast an off hind shoe. | |
| ROCK N ROLL PATRON - broke free of interference approaching the 400 metres. A warning was placed on the mare's racing manners record. | |