Racing Integrity Unit

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT

Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayThursday, 15 February 2018


Meeting
Club:	Manawatu 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:		SUNNY BILL, NOVA TIME, DELIGHTFUL KAS, MADIBA, TROUBLE GIERO, BLACK CHEVRON, ATOM HANOVER, RHYTHM N BLUES
Protests:		Nil
Suspensions:	Race 10	S Quill[ARDENT LUSTRE] [Rule 869(2)] - Excessive use of whip (5 days). Suspended from 24/02/2018 until 09/03/2018 inclusive.
Fines:	Race 7	J Abernethy (BLACK CHEVRON) [Rule 869(2)] - Excessive use of whip. Fined $200.
Warnings:		Nil
Bleeders:		Nil
Horse Actions:	Race 1	J CEES CHOICE - Warned Stands
	Race 2	HEZALUCKYGRINNER - Warned Mobiles
	Race 4	OTO INVASION - Veterinary Clearance Required
	Race 5	SAUCHIEHALL - Warned Mobiles
	Race 8	AMARO - Final Warning Racing Manners
Medical Certificates:		Nil
Driver Changes:		Nil
Late Scratchings:		Nil
Scratching Penalties:	Ineligible from 16/02/2018 until 20/02/2018 inclusive (5 days): MEANDER WITH PEGASUS, OHOKA MAXIMUS
	Exceptional Circumstances: GOTTA MOMENT

Race Comments
Race 1	NEXT MEETING MARCH 13TH & 15TH HANDICAP TROT Video
e04BmSxB2C0 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI - delayed the start when becoming fractious. Broke at the start and then went to buck after breaking the crupper and was pulled up. This gear was inspected and found to be in satisfactory condition with Trainer J Abernethy deemed not to be at fault. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
J CEES CHOICE - broke at the start but soon settled. Broke near the 2100 metres when leading and lost considerable ground. A warning was placed on the colt's standing start manners.
T A'S CRACKER - broke at the start and trailed the field throughout.
SUNNY BILL - Driver B Orange advised that he had not activated the sliding blinds due to having the field covered.
FIRA - trotted unevenly throughout the run home and was unable to be driven out.

Race 2	PALMERSTON NORTH CITY FESTIVAL GOLD CUP MARCH 29TH MOB PACE Video
2w_al92ifWQ THE HURRICANE - held up early final turn.
JACK BATES - lay out in the run home when under pressure.
HEZALUCKYGRINNER - broke late in the score-up losing ground before settling. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners.
BALFAST - raced three wide from the 1300 metres.
CONTRACTUAL ISSUES - raced fiercely in the score-up. Paced roughly rounding the first turn. Held up throughout the run home.
STRAWBERRY MOOSE - raced three wide with cover from the 1000 metres.
VOLANDO DENARIO - raced three wide early.

Race 3	SILVESTER CLARK MOBILE PACE Video
6d9EtNsuOiE LADY LIBERTY - raced greenly approaching the 1750 metres when another runner shifted ground to its inside. Junior Driver D Ferguson advised that his filly had over-reacted in this incident due to wearing a murphy blind on the near side.
DELIA MAY - over-raced when leading middle stages.
CHA CHA B - held up until inside the 70 metres.
DELIGHTFUL KAS - back from position at dispatch despite the efforts of Driver B Orange. Raced four wide from the 500 metres.
VIEWFIELD CHATTON - weakened final turn.
TORO DELAGO - raced three wide early before securing a position one out in mid-field and tended to lay in on the bends.

Race 4	T MARKET FRESH TROT (STANDING START) Video
3V_Eqwc2Zeo BURT MUNRO - weakened final stages.
XTRA TIME - broke briefly shortly after the start. Broke near the 500 metres.
OTO INVASION - trotted roughly throughout. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the left hind. A veterinary certificate of fitness is required for the gelding before it resumes.
COMMANDO ONE - tired final stages.
MONARO MIA - broke briefly at the start losing ground.
MEKONG PRINCESS - broke approaching the 2000 metres losing ground before settling at the rear. Trotted roughly throughout the run home and could not be driven out.

Race 5	KEVIN & SHIRLEY FARRIER MOBILE PACE Video
znQZ2yQJzLg CARBONADO - over-raced middle stages.
MASTER OF ESCAPE - commenced to tire passing the 600 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality other than a slow recovery.
EMIRA - lay in final bend when racing wide.
SAUCHIEHALL - broke at dispatch losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the mare's mobile barrier manners.

Race 6	KEN FRASER MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT Video
vinHuo2YeVg SOL INVICTUS - Contacted pylon passing the 2150 metres. Failed to secure clear running throughout the home straight.

Race 7	SPEIGHTS ALE HOUSE MANAWATU CUP (MOBILE PACE) Video
19d9qSryQXU GUNPOWDER - held up over the early stages of the run home.
BLACK CHEVRON - Driver J Abernethy admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) in that he used his whip excessively over the final 200 metres. The JCA imposed a $200.00 fine.
MAX PHACTOR - raced three wide early and middle stages.
IDEAL ROMAN - held up over the early stages of the run home.

Race 8	HARRISONS CARPET MOBILE PACE Video
JMrEGHeNamM BOBBY M - over-raced in the middle stages when in the lead. Weakened rounding the final turn.
AMARO - broke approaching the 2000 metres but soon settled. Paced roughly rounding the final turn when being held up by a weakening runner. Again paced roughly late in the run home. A final warning was placed on this gelding's racing manners record.
TENNYSON INLET - raced three wide from the 1100 metres.
ARCANO - raced three wide from the 1100 metres.
LINCOLN LOVELY - hampered leaving the back straight the final time by a weakening runner.
HOLD ALL BETS - raced three wide from the 1000 metres.
WAS MEANT TO BE - gave ground from the 600 metres.

Race 9	MANAWATU ITM MOBILE PACE Video
CCAElDgeJkM BONNIE BOY - lay in during the score-up and at various stages during the running. Over-raced middle stages.

Race 10	CARTOWN MOBILE PACE Video
Qe-8cCkLOw0 ROYAL JESTER - raced three wide with cover from the 1000 metres.
MISTER HARRIS - raced three wide from the 1300 metres.
FRANCO LENNOX - had difficulty obtaining clear running in the home straight.
ARDENT LUSTRE - Junior driver S Quill admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) in that he used his whip excessively over the final 400 metres. The JCA imposed a suspension of Mr Quill's Junior Driver's licence effective 24 February 2018, at the completion of an earlier suspension incurred at Cambridge on 08 February 2018, up to and including 9 March 2018.