Racing Integrity Unit

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT

Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayThursday, 14 December 2017


Meeting
Club:	Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu Raceway
Weather:	Fine
Track:	Fast
Rail:	Not applicable
Stewards:	S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, M Austin
Veterinarian:	Dr W Labuschagne

General

Nil

Supplementary:

Nil

Summary
Swabbing:		PRETORIUS, OUR WICKLOW, MOLLY SIMS, BLACK CHEVRON, LINCOLN LOVELY, ONE NIGHT OUT
Protests:		Nil
Suspensions:		Nil
Fines:		Nil
Warnings:		Nil
Bleeders:		Nil
Horse Actions:	Race 1	CLIFDEN CLOWERS - Veterinary Clearance Required
	Race 1	MAJESTIC ONE - Veterinary Clearance Received
	Race 2	BURNING REIGN - Warned Performance
	Race 3	AMARO - Warned Mobiles
	Race 3	ARTANNE - Warned Mobiles
	Race 5	BETTOR HAVE COURAGE - Warned Racing Manners
	Race 5	LINCOLN STREET - Warned Racing Manners
	Race 6	CLASSIE AMERICAN - Warned Mobiles
Medical Certificates:		Nil
Driver Changes:		Nil
Late Scratchings:	Race 6	PAUL'S VERDICT - 6.30 pm - Dual acceptor - started in Race 3
	Race 7	MAJESTIC ONE - 5.40 pm - Dual acceptor - started in Race 1
	Race 8	CLASSIC WESTERN - 9.00 am - on Veterinary advice
Scratching Penalties:	Ineligible from 15/12/2017 until 19/12/2017 inclusive (5 days): POPPY DRAYTON, CLASSIC WESTERN

Race Comments
Race 1	MERRY XMAS FROM MANAWATU HRC HANDICAP TROT Video
Ud7QNCRe1gA HERE WE ARE - trotted roughly then broke with 60 metres to run.
T A'S CRACKER - broke with 2100 metres to run.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI - broke at the start losing considerable ground.
COMMANDO ONE - held up rounding the final bend.
IMNOTQUITESURE - broke at the start losing considerable ground.
XTRA TIME - broke with 300 metres to run.
CLIFDEN CLOWERS - slow away. Compounded badly from inside the final 1000 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding had suffered an atrial fibrillation. A veterinary certificate of fitness is required before the gelding resumes.
MAJESTIC ONE - the required veterinary clearance was provided. Inclined to lay in on the bends and trotted roughly. Gave ground final stages.
MEKONG PRINCESS - Driver B Orange advised that he had been unable to drive the mare out fully due to it trotting roughly over the final stages.

Race 2	HENRY'S PLUMBING LTD MOBILE PACE Video
_luG-MPG9sM BURNING REIGN - lost contact with the field during the running and failed to race competitively. A warning was placed on the performance record of the gelding.
ATOM HANOVER - broke approaching the 400 metres when reacting to a shadow on the track when in the lead. A post race veterinary examination revealed that the gelding had sustained an injury to the heel of its right front hoof.
OUR WICKLOW - improved three wide middle stages to race outside the leader approaching the 800 metres.
DASHING DANE - broke briefly approaching the 250 metres when at the rear.

Race 3	OUTBACK TRADING MOBILE PACE Video
lOuRRdirUq0 AMARO - paced roughly late in the score up and was a length out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners.
STRAWBERRY MOOSE - broke after jumping a shadow passing the 1600 metres losing its chance.
RORY MCILROY - weakened from inside the final 400 metres.
BORN AGAIN DELIGHT - improved three wide to reach the lead with 1400 metres to run.
MYCHRISTIAN - eased wide on the track rounding the final bend.
ARTANNE - was approximately two lengths out of position at the start despite the efforts of Driver P Ferguson. A warning was placed on the mare's mobile barrier manners record. Lay in and weakened rounding the final bend.

Race 4	CARTOWN MOBILE PACE Video
uT7J07NSyDk No racing incidents to report.

Race 5	FAR NORTH SISTERS MOBILE PACE Video
k--DYwa1zXc BETTOR HAVE COURAGE - lay in rounding the first bend causing a check to LINCOLN MOMENT which galloped losing several lengths. Lay in and weakened rounding the final bend. A warning was placed on the mare's racing manners record.
LINCOLN STREET - broke inside the 400 metres losing its chance. A warning was placed on the colt's racing manners record.
LINCOLN MOMENT - checked and galloped losing several lengths inside the 1700 metres.

Race 6	RS FLOOR COATINGS MOBILE PACE Video
UEF04GYKBhU PAUL'S VERDICT - dual acceptor and a starter in Race 3 was a late scratching a 6.30 pm.
CLASSIE AMERICAN - broke at the start and galloped a considerable distance. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners. The authorisation of third placing was withheld to enable Stewards to view the replay footage of the early stages. However after having viewed this it could not be determined as to whether the gelding had galloped in excess of 150 metres and the all clear was given on the Judge's placings. This matter was addressed with the TAB's Oncourse Operations Manager.

Race 7	"AAA" FENCING HANDICAP TROT Video
voHMQjWwbH0 ABOVE THE REST - broke approaching the 2000 metres and trailed the field.
MAJESTIC ONE - dual acceptor and a starter in Race 1 was a late scratching at 5.40 pm.
INSIGNIFICANT - broke at the start and trailed the field throughout.
SIR HENRY CASTLETON - broke at the start losing considerable ground.
CLOVER KATE - broke entering the first turn losing ground before settling towards the rear. Authorisation of fourth placing was withheld until it was established that the mare had not galloped in excess of 150 metres when in a break on the first turn.
WILLIAM LANCE - broke near the 1200 metres and settled before breaking again shortly after, settling at the rear

Race 8	WENHAM GRAIN & SEED MOBILE PACE Video
XbnzgakBpvo GOD'S SPIRIT - raced greenly early in the run home and shifted down into the passing lane. Driver N Chilcott was spoken to in relation to this incident and reminded of her obligations in similar circumstances in the future.
MARRERA - was taken wide on the track over the early stages and retired from the event after breaking the front near hopple loop. This gear was inspected and found to be in satisfactory condition.