STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT
Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayThursday, 3 May 2018
Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayThursday, 3 May 2018
| 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 E M Grieves |
| General |
| Nil |
| Supplementary: |
| Nil |
| Summary | ||
| Swabbing: | DREAM BIG, DRUM WITHERS, RANGI RANGDU, FOUR STARZZZ LEGEND, MOGUL, FOUR STARZZZ LEGEND, MOLLY SIMS | |
| Protests: | Nil | |
| Suspensions: | Nil | |
| Fines: | Nil | |
| Warnings: | Race 6 | S Doody (ARCANO) [Rule 857(7)(g)] - Maintain barrier position. |
| Race 6 | G Martin (FOUR STARZZZ LEGEND) [Rule 869(4) & Home Straight Reg] - Maintain a straight course in run home. | |
| Bleeders: | Nil | |
| Horse Actions: | Nil | |
| Medical Certificates: | Nil | |
| Driver Changes: | Nil | |
| Late Scratchings: | Nil | |
| Scratching Penalties: | Ineligible from 04/05/2018 until 08/05/2018 inclusive (5 days): PROUD BROMAC | |
| Ineligible from 04/05/2018 until 17/05/2018 inclusive (14 days): NOVA TIME | ||
| Race Comments | |
| Race 1 | BRAIG & RAYDON HANDICAP TROT Video |
| BEG FOR CHEVRON - lay in contacting pylons passing the 800 metres. | |
| ABOVE THE REST - broke approaching the first bend losing ground. | |
| AWA CATHRINE - inclined to lay in rounding the bends. | |
| BET'S COMMANDO - broke at the start. Broke briefly passing the 250 metres. Trainer D Kessell advised that the mare would trial prior to resuming. | |
| CAITLIN'S SURPRISE - broke racing into the first bend losing ground. | |
| Race 2 | RIVER FIELD MOBILE PACE Video |
| UNCLE DREW - Junior Driver B Laughton reported that he had been unable to active the deafeners due to the cord becoming entangled. | |
| IT'S ME - paced roughly over the initial stages and proceeded to lay in rounding the bends. Driver D Butcher confirmed the gelding hung badly and that it would be returned to its South Island owner. | |
| J BEE - the front plates were removed prior to the start. Locked wheels late in the run home when in restricted room. | |
| WYNBERG DELIGHT - back from position throughout the score up. | |
| ARTY PHARTY - lay in and was back from position during the score up. | |
| DRIZELLA - back from position throughout the score up. | |
| CHOICE LUSTRE - locked wheels late in the run home when in restricted room. | |
| TACTICAL CHANGE - weakened over the final stages. A post race veterinary examination revealed an elevated respiratory rate. Trainer M House advised he would monitor the geldings recovery over next few days and report to Stewards if anything surfaces that would explain this disappointing run. | |
| Race 3 | TE KAWAU MOBILE PACE Video |
| AMARO - failed to get clear racing room until late in the run home. | |
| JJ'S DELIGHT - raced without cover before receiving a trail approaching the 900 metres. Attempted to improve three wide from the 400 metres but only battled to finish in eighth place beaten 3 lengths. When questioned regarding the performance Driver B Orange advised that he had pulled a flat tyre from the 400 metres but felt that the mare had not backed up from its first day run. | |
| CHELSEA ELLA - required a sulky wheel change which delayed the start by two minutes. | |
| RACKETEERS BOY - held up rounding the final bend and in the early stages of the run home. | |
| Race 4 | CAMBERLEY OCTANE MOBILE PACE Video |
| FRANCO EMPIRE - over-raced middle stages. | |
| MARRERA - over-raced when being restrained early. | |
| MOGUL - raced three wide early. | |
| Race 5 | BLOSSOM LADY MOBILE PACE Video |
| NERVE OF STEEL - improved to race outside the leader from inside the 1300 metres and weakened in the run home finishing in sixth place beaten 8.5 lengths. | |
| Race 6 | ASHCOTT EL MOBILE PACE Video |
| FOUR STARZZZ LEGEND - Driver G Martin was cautioned in regard to allowing the gelding to shift wider on the track during the course of the run home. | |
| APOCALYPSE - raced three wide without cover inside the last 1100 metres. | |
| HANNAH EXTREME - over-raced middle stages. Weakened inside the final 400 metres. A post race veterinary examination revealed a poor recovery. Trainer M House advised that HANNAH EXTREME had not been suited by the longer distance of tonight's event and felt that the mare had not backed up from its first day run. | |
| OUR WICKLOW - lay out during the score up. | |
| ARCANO - back from position at the start. Driver S Doody was warned to maintain his position until dispatch in the future. | |
| Race 7 | MISTER D G MOBILE PACE Video |
| PORT DELIGHT - held up rounding the final bend. | |
| SAUCHIEHALL - tended to shift out under pressure over the final stages. Driver B Orange advised that the offside sliding blind failed to activate. | |
| HEZALUCKYGRINNER - inclined to lay out over the early and middle stages. | |