Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Won ld duel,pressured bell,hdd 300m

ALWAYS B MISTY - weakened leaving the final bend. When questioned regarding the performance driver J Dickie advised that he was not disappointed with the effort considering that it is her first start back from a spell and he expects the filly to derive benefit from the race.

8th inr,4-bk bell,couldn't quicken

ALWAYS B MISTY - over-raced middle stages.

Wd cvr,prkd,cvr,3-bk bell,gone 350m

ALWAYS B MISTY - raced wide early. Weakened final turn.

4th inr,off,1x1 1150,off,bttld away

ALWAYS B MISTY - paced roughly rounding the final turn losing ground.

Eased,6bk otr,wd rear tn,battled

Prkd,up,trld 450,honest,wiltd inr

Beaut trip otr,peeled top,too sharp

8th inr,4-bk.3-bk,off,angled,strong

Ld out,trld 1850,thru,too many guns

7th otr,3-bk bell,rough,no pick-up

PRINCESS GRACY - paced roughly rounding the final bend.

8th otr,5-bk,wd rear 600,5w,belated

Wd,brk,wd rear,prkd bell,ld,cut dwn

PRINCESS GRACY - broke briefly racing into the first turn losing ground.

4th,1x1,brk 450,wd 5th,bold late wd

PRINCESS GRACY - broke near the 500m checking a trailing runner but soon settled. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly.

Eased,6th otr,wd rear,posted,wilted

DEBBIE LINCOLN - raced wide without cover from the 1150m when unable to secure the position outside the leader which was being held by TWO JULES. Weakened rounding the final bend.

4th inr,4-bk,on retreat 450m out

DEBBIE LINCOLN - weakened final turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.

Eased,chkd,rear otr,failed to stick

DEBBIE LINCOLN - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1200m. Weakened from the 700m. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Eased,rear otr,never a serious hope

DEBBIE LINCOLN - weakened final turn.

Wd,prkd,into ld 1150,too tenacious

DEBBIE LINCOLN - raced wide early.

Left prkd throut,bttld away soundly

Eased,6th inr,1x1 1300,off,bold fin

Ld out,trld 1500,thru,fght well inr

SWEET MAGGIE MAE - raced greenly when leading near the 1500m.

5th otr,1x1 1400,off,ran on stoutly

Speared to ld,set terms,cut bk 100m

Eased,rear inr,off,blkd,belated wd

SWEET MAGGIE MAE - held up final turn and until near the 100m.

Wd,eased,10th otr,wd rear 600,plggd

Speared across to ld,hdd top,wilted

SWEET MAGGIE MAE - weakened in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance driver J Dickie advised the filly had been challenged for the lead through the middle stages with the effort taking its toll.

Fired to ld,set terms,too tenacious

SWEET MAGGIE MAE - lay inwards racing into the first bend briefly crowding an inside runner. Again lay inwards rounding the final bend.

Wd,up prkd 2300,fierce,pulled up

SWEET MAGGIE MAE - raced fiercely early and middle stages before being taken up the track and retired from the event near the 1400m. When questioned Driver J Dickie advised that the filly had commenced to choke down, so he took her clear of the field for safety reasons. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. A warning was placed on the filly's racing manners.

Left prkd thru'out,ld top,crunched

Gun run mrks,off,reeled ldr in late

IM SANDRA DEE - hung outwards rounding the final bend.

Soon 3wd,stuck there,fading 400

IM SANDRA DEE - raced wide throughout. Hampered final bend when weakening.

3wd,5bk otr,3wd,short bid wd-mid

IM SANDRA DEE - raced wide early.

Prkd,no cvr,never gave up,brave

Wd 8th,left posted,3rd top,stuck on

IM SANDRA DEE - raced wide throughout when unable to secure the position outside the leader which was being held by the over-racing MUSIC MISTRESS. Placed in restricted room by an outside runner late in the run home.

Wd,eased,wd rear 450,wdst,bold late

Trld,off,ld 1700,dictated,too tough

Held ld,dictated,chopped down late

AMAZING CAPTAIN - Driver J Dickie was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

6th otr,1x1,wd 600,prkd,fght gamely

1x1,3-bk bell,wd 500,closed boldly

AMAZING CAPTAIN - lay in under pressure on several occasions in the run home having to be straightened by driver J Dickie.

Prkd,into ld 1400,reeled in 50m out

AMAZING CAPTAIN - shifted out on straightening for the run home but was corrected by Driver J Dickie. Shifted out further near the 80m hampering PRINCESS LISA and was again corrected.

Cut breeze thru'out,stuck on gamely

Eased,5-bk inr,held up rear,no hope

AMAZING CAPTAIN - held up throughout the run home.

Prkd,into ld 1800,dictated,too game

ALWAYS B MAGIC - required the assistance of a Starting Attendant prior to the score-up. A warning was placed on the filly's barrier manners.

4th inr,3-bk,off,no gaps,had more

MIKI MIRAGE - over-raced early when being restrained towards the rear. Had to be steadied off the back of ALWAYS B MAGIC approaching the 1600m. Paced roughly entering the back straight the final time.

4th inr,4-bk,off,wd rear top,strong

ALWAYS B MAGIC - over-raced middle stages.

Wd cvr,up prkd 1400,bttld on nicely

ALWAYS B MAGIC - raced wide early and middle stages. Hampered by an inside runner and had to be steadied late in the run home.

Wd,up prkd thru'out,chall 125,tough

ALWAYS B MAGIC - required the assistance of a starting attendant prior to the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly.

Lobbed trail,held up,off,strong bid

ALWAYS B MAGIC - lay inwards near the 1800m striking a track marker.

Cut breeze thru'out,fght resolutely

Nice trip otr,pshd wd 800,drppd out

ALWAYS B MAGIC - forced to race wide from the 800m.

9th otr,wd cvr rear,posted,plggd on

ALWAYS B MAGIC - raced wide from the 1250m.

4th inr,4-bk bell,off,tidy thru mid

ALWAYS B MAGIC - lay in contacting a track marker near the 1300m.

Chkd,7th,3-bk otr 1800,wd top,stout

PRINCESS LISA - checked by a breaking runner approaching the first turn and contacted the sulky of CLOUDING OVER, losing ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the filly to have a minor laceration to the near fore pastern which was treated. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance prior to resuming.

Wd,1x1,prkd bell,ld 450,gunned down

MURTLE THE TURTLE - unsuccessfully contested for the early lead. Driver J Abernethy was warned for the manner in which he shifted ground approaching the 1000m which resulted in PRINCESS LISA being momentarily hampered. Weakened final turn and lay in contacting a track marker near the 250m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Mr Abernethy was issued a charge under Rule 869(3)(g) alleging that he drove in a manner which diminished his mare's chances of winning by persisting with a challenge for the lead over the initial 550m. The matter was opened and adjourned sine die by the Adjudicative Committee.

3rd inr,3-bk,off,held up,stout mid

Trld,3-bk 1350,strong late bid mrks

PRINCESS LISA - lay in contacting a track marker near the 300m.

9th otr,rear,held up,late thru mid

PRINCESS LISA - held up early final turn. Driver C Hackett was shown the replay and spoken to advisedly for the manner in which she shifted ground outwards late in the run home hampering an outside runner.

5th,5-bk inr,off 800,1x1,wd,ran clr

3rd inr,3-bk 1800,off 350,chkd,late

PRINCESS LISA - hampered by a breaking runner near the 250m.

5th inr,4-bk 1800,off,fght mid,blkd

PRINCESS LISA - co-trainers S & A Telfer were issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for presenting the filly to race without the notified blinds. Held up rounding the final bend and over the concluding stages.

Eased,3-bk inr,held up,bold fin inr

PRINCESS LISA - lay inwards near the 1800m striking a track marker. The off hind bandage came adrift early in the run home. Co-trainers S & A Telfer were issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for failing to affix this gear so as not to come adrift.

Nice trip otr,peeled 400,no pick-up

PRINCESS LISA - Co-Trainers S & A Telfer were warned for presenting the filly to race without the notified blinds. Weakened in the run home.

1x1-3bk otr,4bk 700,big bid wd

BLAZING KNUCKLES - raced wide early.

Bk otr,last,3w drag bell,slick work

BLAZING KNUCKLES - raced wide throughout.

Gate spd,ld,trld 1300,waitd,tight

BLAZING KNUCKLES - raced greenly in the run home and was momentarily placed in restricted room and raced inside a track marker near the 100m. Continued to race greenly when hanging out over the concluding stages placing driver S Ottley in some difficulty with the sliding blinds not being activated in consequence.

Bk otr,3w,parkd 800,strong work

BLAZING KNUCKLES - raced wide early.

Gate spd,prkd,drifting from 400

BLAZING KNUCKLES - weakened final bend hampering trailing runners.

Wd,prkd,cvr bell,wd top,fght nicely

BLAZING KNUCKLES - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages.

3-bk otr,1x1 1950,held up,4w,no fin

11th otr,6-bk,wd cvr 600,sound wdst

Prkd,into ld 2100,atckd,cut bk late