Racing Integrity Unit

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORT

Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge RacewayFriday, 28 December 2018


Meeting
Club:	Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather:	Fine
Track:	Fast
Rail:	Not applicable
Stewards:	S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, B Van Kan
Veterinarian:	Dr M K Brightwell

General

Nil

Supplementary:

Cambridge Harness - Thursday, 20th December 2018

Race 6 - WILLOW FASHION BOUTIQUE MOBILE PACE

Trainer R Villiger advised Stewards on 27 December that BUBBLES O'LEARY has recovered well since its fresh up run at Cambridge last week with blood tests revealing no abnormalities. Mr Villiger added that it his intention to take the mare to workouts prior to resuming.

Summary
Swabbing:		MRS ZIPPY, GO TODDY, SPIRIT OF LOVE, POCKET MISS, THE LAST GAMBLE, DELIGHTFUL ZEN, SAINT MICHEL
Protests:		Nil
Suspensions:	Race 1	J Kriechbaumer (HIGHVIEW JUSTICE) [Rule 868(2)] - Failed take all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure horse given full opportunity. Suspended from 05/01/2019 until 31/07/2019 inclusive.
Fines:		Nil
Warnings:	Race 1	S Phillips (ARMSTRONG) [Rule 869(3)(b) & Home Straight Regs] - Maintain straight course in run home.
Bleeders:		Nil
Horse Actions:	Race 3	RAINBOW WIRI - Warned Racing Manners
	Race 3	VIEWFIELD GNAT - Warned Racing Manners
	Race 4	IMASPORTSSTAR - Warned Mobiles
	Race 6	GREY STOKE - Warned Racing Manners
	Race 8	COOL SON - Warned Stands
Medical Certificates:		Nil
Driver Changes:		Nil
Late Scratchings:		Nil
Scratching Penalties:	Ineligible from 29/12/2018 until 02/01/2019 inclusive (5 days): SCANRECO BAY, BLAKE, WHATCHAGOT, CATCH THE DREAM, STARRY STAR, PRETORIUS

Race Comments
Race 1	GRASS TRACK RACING @ TE AROHA 12TH JAN MOBILE PACE Video
oZALZQ_dIm4 LOUD AN PROUD - inclined to lay in during the running.
HIGHVIEW JUSTICE - held up in the run home and locked sulky wheels with a tiring runner just short of the finishing line. Amateur Driver J Kriechbaumer admitted a breach of Rule 868(2) in that he failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure his gelding was given full opportunity to win the race or to obtain the best possible position and/or finishing place by failing to take the run that had become available in the passing lane early in the run home. After hearing submissions on penalty the JCA suspended Mr Kriechbaumer's Amateur Driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 4 January 2019 up to and including 31 July 2019.
ARMSTRONG - shifted out rounding the final turn when leading and continued to shift up the track throughout the run home. Locked sulky wheels when weakening late in the run home. Amateur Driver S Phillips was cautioned under the Home Straight Regulations to maintain a straight course throughout the run home.

Race 2	WAIKATO KIDZ KARTZ 3 DAY COURSE 7,8,9 JAN MOBILE PACE Video
IiZCE_tfN8U COURAGE TO FIRE - lay in on the bends when trailing on the outer. Weakened inside the 400 metres.
JAMIE FRASER - impeded by a weakening runner rounding the final bend.
OUTLANDER - broke early in the score up before recovering to take its position at the start. Raced erratically at various stages.

Race 3	DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS MOBILE PACE Video
G5LBmOHWHUA ALLONBLACK - raced keenly in the middle stages. Improved three then four wide from inside the 400 metres.
VIEWFIELD GNAT - broke free of interference passing the 250 metres losing all chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.
RAINBOW WIRI - pulled hard middle stages. Broke free of interference passing the 250 metres losing all chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

Race 4	GRASS TRACK RACING @ TE AWAMUTU 19TH JAN MOBILE PACE Video
IPuDiqCkryA POCKET MISS - checked momentarily inside the 500 metres.
LUCAS HOOD - improved from the rear three wide inside the 1300 metres to race outside the leader at the 900 metres. Weakened inside the 500 metres.
IMASPORTSSTAR - broke at the start and settled at the rear. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners.
PHILLYDOTCOM - lay in and paced roughly inside the 500 metres checking a trailing runner.

Race 5	11TH JAN CENTENARY RACE MEETING MOBILE PACE Video
GnQ01sFs0jc AFORTUNADO - tended to shift out over the final stages of the run home when clear of other runners.

Race 6	CAMBRIDGE CROQUET CLUB HANDICAP TROT Video
Hmoz39bS42I ABOVE THE REST - weakened from the 400 metres and lay in contacting track markers rounding the final turn.
GREY STOKE - broke approaching the 1750 metres and galloped for the remainder of the event despite the efforts of Driver N Chilcott. A warning was placed in the gelding's racing manners.
GERSHWIN - trotted roughly for a stride inside the final 50 metres.

Race 7	GRASS TRACK RACING @ ROTORUA 27TH JAN MOBILE PACE Video
PhBFf3BLl8w MACHBRAD - raced three back on the marker line, improved to race outside the leader at the bell and weakened inside the final 250 metres finishing 7th place, beaten 7.6 lengths. Driver T Cameron advised that after improving at the 1000 metres to race outside the leader that the gelding had dropped the bit and disappointed when showing little over the final stages. A post race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality.
ALLY MAE - paced roughly for a distance after the start.
GOTTA MOMENT - over-raced badly passing the 1700 metres when surrendering the lead to DELIGHTFUL ZEN.

Race 8	HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY HCP TROT Video
jZIqjdzdpFk TE KOUKA DAWN - broke near the 600 metres inconveniencing a trailing runner and lost its chance.
TE KOUKA SUN RISE - broke at the start but soon settled. Broke again approaching the first turn losing ground and settled at the rear.
MY BOY BOO - broke at the start and then checked by a galloping runner shortly after losing considerable ground.
AWA CATHRINE - inconvenienced by a breaking runner passing the 600 metres.
COOL SON - became fractious and delayed the start when called forward by the Starter. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Broke at the start and shifted in checking a galloping runner before trailing the field throughout.