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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayTuesday, 21 November 2017  
Meeting
Club:Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu Raceway
Weather:Fine
Track:Fast
Rail:Not applicable
Stewards:J Muirhead (Chairman), S Mulcay, M Austin
Veterinarian:Dr W Labuschagne
 
General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing: XTRA TIME, EDAMFAST, WILLEDU, DIAMOND PRINCE, LAMBROS, BLACK CHEVRON, DANKE
Protests: Nil
Suspensions: Nil
Fines:   Race 2R Green (LINCOLN LOVELY)
[Rule 452(2)] - Colour Fee. Fined $25.
  Race 8N Chilcott (JUICE BROGDEN)
[Rule 452(2)] - Colour Fee. Fined $25.
Warnings:   Race 4A Pyers (TOLL GATE)
[Rule 857(7)(g)] - Maintain position on mobile gate.
Bleeders: Nil
Horse Actions:Race 1ABOVE THE REST - Warned Racing Manners
 Race 4GOTTA KEEPASECRET - Warned Mobiles
 Race 5KATE JACKSON - Cleared From Unruly Mobiles
 Race 6JOHNNY PODRES - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificates: Nil
Driver Changes: Nil
Late Scratchings: Nil
Scratching Penalties:Ineligible from 22/11/2017 until 26/11/2017 inclusive (5 days):
P TOMADO
 Ineligible from 22/11/2017 until 05/12/2017 inclusive (14 days):
MCLEOD'S DAUGHTER
 
Race Comments
Race 1POST OFFICE HOTEL PAHIATUA HANDICAP TROTVideo  Video 
PEEP O DAY - weakened inside the 400 metres and trotted unevenly over the latter stages of the race.
MONARO MIA - broke at the start and trailed the field throughout.
IMNOTQUITESURE - broke at the start settling at the rear. Checked and broke near the 2100 metres losing ground.
ABOVE THE REST - trotted roughly approaching the first turn. Broke near the 2100 metres checking a trailing runner and settled at the rear. A warning was placed on the mare's racing manners.
 
Race 2CONNIE STEWART - BAYLEYS - WAIRARAPA MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
BETTOR BABE - Driver J Abernethy reported that the filly had cast its off-fore shoe during the running.
KUNDANA GOLD - raced greenly in the score-up. Paced roughly early stages.
LINCOLN LOVELY - Trainer R Green was charged a $25.00 colour fee. Paced roughly for several strides leaving the home bend.
BRUCELLE - held up over the early stages of the run home.
 
Race 3LARNOCH SHEEP STUD MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
EMIRA - lay in passing the 400 metres tightening an inside runner.
SANTANNA MACH - Driver B Orange reported that the offside sulky tyre had punctured shortly after the start.
BEJEWELLED - placed in restricted room passing the 400 metres.
COTTONWOOD - tended to lay out final turn.
 
Race 4MASTERTON RACING CLUB - MARCH MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
DELIA MAY - held up early final turn.
TOLL GATE - Driver A Pyers was warned in regard to maintaining his position on the mobile gate until the start.
BORN AGAIN DELIGHT - held up early final turn.
GOTTA KEEPASECRET - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on this mare's mobile barrier manners.
JACK BATES - paced roughly under pressure in the run home.
 
Race 5WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
DIAMOND PRINCE - Driver S Phelan reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners.
R GEE BEE - settled back in mid-field. Improved four wide with cover from the 500 metres and finished on strongly for third place.
COLLECTION - raced fiercely near the 1300 metres when a runner improved to its outside.
DASHING DANE - held up rounding the final bend and the early stages of the run home.
OUR WICKLOW - lay out in the score-up and was out of position at the start by two lengths. Inconvenienced briefly when forced wider passing the 1300 metres.
KATE JACKSON - held up rounding the final bend. The mare was removed from the unruly list for mobile starts.
 
Race 6PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
KAMWOOD KID - held up early final turn behind a weakening runner.
NAYA - weakened final bend.
RORY MCILROY - Driver S Phelan advised that the gelding pulled a flat tyre from inside the final 400 metres.
MADIBA - over-raced when caught three wide over the early stages before attempting to work forward. Forced four wide passing the 900 metres. Held up rounding the final bend and the early stages of the run home.
DANA DAWN - held up early final turn.
JOHNNY PODRES - over-raced early. Broke near the 1800 metres losing several lengths before settling. Drivers P Ferguson (KAMWOOD KID) and A Poutama (DANA DAWN) were questioned regarding this incident and it was established that the gelding broke after momentarily contesting for a position in the one out running line and broke free of interference. A warning was placed on JOHNNY PODRES's racing manners record.
LAMBROS - Junior Driver J MacKinnon advised that he did not activate the sliding blinds.
 
Race 7OSBORNE GROUP MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
WAINGARO MARA - raced keenly approaching the 1200 metres with Junior Driver D Ferguson taking hold when trailing BRAINSTORMER which was eased to allow a runner to improve to the lead.
BRAINSTORMER - Junior Driver T Lethaby eased the pace approaching the 1200 metres to allow VANHALEM to improve to the lead which resulted in the trailing runner WAINGARO MARA, which was racing keenly, to take hold. The sulky wheel tyre came adrift during the running with Junior Driver T Lethaby shifting the gelding inside the marker line over the final 200 metres. Junior Driver T Lethaby reported that he felt no contact with his wheel and that he thought the sulky wheel tyre had deflated rounding the first bend.
PAUL'S VERDICT - raced three wide early.
VANHALEM - raced three wide early and middle stages.
WHALE RIDER - paced roughly in the initial stages of the score-up. Raced three wide from the 1000 metres.
CERBERUS - raced three wide early and middle stages. Commenced to give ground passing the 600 metres. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities other than a slow recovery.
CAPTAIN KIRK - over-raced racing into the first bend and contacted the sulky of WHALE RIDER pacing roughly for a few strides. Raced three wide from the 1000 metres. Paced roughly near the 700 metres and then again early in the run home. Driver J Curtin advised that the gelding over-raced early and paced roughly on the bends and that he would be recommending gear changes to the connections.
 
Race 8LEVIN WOOL BUYERS MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
FRANCO LENNOX - paced roughly on the home bend.
JUICE BROGDEN - Trainer N Chilcott was charged a colour fee of $25.00.
IMAJOLLYWALLY - Junior Driver A Harrison advised Stewards that she dropped her whip in the latter stages of the run home.
MARSHAL STAR - failed to maintain contact with the field over the latter stages.
 
Race 9KURIPUNI SPORTS BAR HANDICAP TROTVideo  Video 
A false start was declared when the front tape failed to clear the front line runners.
RARANGI OPAL - broke near the 1200 metres and again passing the 600 metres. Broke approaching the 200 metres.
LORD ROYDON - broke near the 1350 metres inconveniencing a trailing runner. Broke again passing the 1100 metres losing considerable ground.
DANKE - inconvenienced 1350 metres.
SOL INVICTUS - broke approaching the 2000 metres losing all chance.