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STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT


Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu RacewayTuesday, 20 November 2018  
Meeting
Club:Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu Raceway
Weather:Fine
Track:Fast
Rail:Not applicable
Stewards:S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, D Balcombe
Veterinarians:Dr E M Grieves, Dr A I van Bergen
 
General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.
Supplementary:
Nil
Summary
Swabbing: MAJESTIC ONE, AMARO, MAJORCA, SCELTA UNO, STOPPITT, GOTTA MOMENT, HELIX
Protests: Nil
Suspensions: Nil
Fines:   Race 8M House (NERVE OF STEEL)
[Rule 865(2)] - Incorrect gear. Fined $100.
Warnings: Nil
Bleeders: Nil
Horse Actions:Race 1DELESTIC - Final Warning Stands
 Race 2MARRERA - Warned Mobiles
 Race 3IDEAL TIGER - Unruly Mobiles Trainer's Request
 Race 3SHEIKH YABOOTY - Warned Racing Manners
 Race 4SARABI - Warned Racing Manners
 Race 6CHA CHA B - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificates: A Pyers - Medical clearance required.
Driver Changes:Race 4K Marshall replaced A Pyers on SANTANNA LEGEND
  Injured
Late Scratchings: Nil
Scratching Penalties:Ineligible from 21/11/2018 until 25/11/2018 inclusive (5 days):
COOL AND CALCULATING
 Ineligible from 21/11/2018 until 04/12/2018 inclusive (14 days):
MADAM SECRETARY
 Exceptional Circumstances:
MR BILLIARDS, ANNA BARCLAY
 
Race Comments
Race 1PATRONS HANDICAP TROTVideo  Video 
FRENCH AFFAIR - trotted away unevenly and then broke approaching the first bend losing all chance.
MACKALI - broke at the start losing all chance.
HE WAS ROMEO - broke passing the 2200 metres and again at the 1900 metres. Trotted unevenly passing the 800 metres.
SECRETOFTHESEA SMILE - broke rounding the first bend and trailed the field.
ABOVE THE REST - broke after the start losing ground and then broke again approaching the first bend losing considerable ground.
DELESTIC - stood on the mark then broke losing all chance. A final warning was placed on the mare's standing start barrier manners.
NEED LUCK - broke racing into the first bend losing considerable ground.
COMMANDO ONE - inconvenienced by a breaking runner at the start. Locked sulky wheels with WHATABOYZ passing the 300 metres.
WHATABOYZ - locked sulky wheels with COMMANDO ONE passing the 300 metres.
 
Race 2LEVIN WOOL BUYERS MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
MARRERA - broke late in the score up interfering with runners on the second line resulting in a false start being declared. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners. Driver Z Butcher elected to maintain his inside barrier draw for a restart. Inconvenienced by a galloping runner passing the 1400 metres.
PURE DESIRE - held up rounding the final turn.
LIBERAL ARDEN - jumped a shadow when in the lead near the 1400 metres and galloped for approximately 70 metres losing ground before settling to trail the leader.
DANA DAWN - inconvenienced by a galloping runner and was forced to race three wide inside the 1400 metres.
HOLD ALL BETS - broke down passing the 300 metres and was euthanased by the Veterinarian.
EXPRESS PLAY - a length out of position at the start.
CHANGE IS GOOD - failed to get clear racing room over the final stages.
 
Race 3MAD BUTCHER PALMERSTON NORTH MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
IDEAL TIGER - the off-side hopple shortener pin released prematurely shortly after the start and became entangled around the gelding's hind leg resulting in it galloping racing into the first bend. IDEAL TIGER was subsequently declared unruly for mobile starts at the connections' request.
FANCY SCHMANCY - paced roughly on numerous occasions during the running and in particular when prominent early in the run home before galloping for several strides.
SHEIKH YABOOTY - raced greenly in the score up and was out of position at the start. Raced greenly again before galloping passing the 1100 metres losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing manners of the mare.
RECKON IM SMART - paced roughly passing the 200 metres.
GEOFF'S LEGACY - was inclined to throw it's head during the running and lay in rounding the bends giving Junior driver D Ferguson a difficult drive.
 
Race 4LARNOCH STUD MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
IAMTHEDREAM - Stewards investigated a perceived breach of the push out rule near the 1200 metres when DIOS DEL FUEGO raced wider on the track after IAMTHEDREAM shifted ground from the one out running line. It was established that Driver T Macfarlane had commenced the outward shift prior to DIOS DEL FUEGO covering his sulky wheel and no further action was deemed necessary.
LADY JENNY - weakened inside the 400 metres.
ARTY PHARTY - checked by a galloping runner and locked wheels losing ground racing into the first turn. Weakened inside the 400 metres.
ONEDIN PUNTER - held up by a tiring runner rounding the final turn. Lay in momentarily passing the 150 metres with Driver S Phelan taking corrective action.
DIOS DEL FUEGO - raced three wide from inside the 1200 metres but was unable to improve and was then restrained back to the rear.
SARABI - slow to move away in the early stages of the score up before breaking for several strides and as a result was out of position at the start. Broke racing into the first turn causing interference to another runner. Weakened inside the 400 metres. A warning was placed on the mare's racing manners. Subsequent to the event the mare was treated by the Veterinarian for a cut to it's near fore pastern.
LUCAS HOOD - inconvenienced briefly in the middle stages of the score up and was back from the unruly position at the start. Weakened inside the 400 metres.
 
Race 5'CONNIE STEWART SOTHEBYS INTERNATIONAL REALTY' MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
MUSTANG GT - held up early final turn.
WOMENINLEAGUE - raced three wide early.
JAKIRA - held up early final turn.
WESTBURN YIELD - held up final turn then paced roughly over the early stages of the run home.
 
Race 6OSBORNE GROUP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
LYNTON CREEK - had some difficulty obtaining clear running over the final stages.
COMMAND LUSTRE - raced three wide from the 1100 metres before commencing to weaken inside the 400 metres. Inclined to lay in and was then checked and broke approaching the 250 metres.
CHA CHA B - broke approaching the 250 metres checking another runner. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.
 
Race 7PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
GOTTA MOMENT - over-raced middle stages when leading.
 
Race 8POST OFFICE HOTEL PAHIATUA MOBILE PACEVideo  Video 
NERVE OF STEEL - Trainer M House was fined $100.00 for failing to notify a change of gear for the gelding after it was presented with removable deafeners.