Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Soft trip mrks,off,stout effort mid

ABMAN - briefly placed in restricted room near the 200m.

5th otr,3-bk,wd 600,fght on in gap

1x1,3-bk 1550,1x1,held up,fght mid

ABMAN - had difficulty obtaining clear racing room throughout the run home.

3-bk mrks,held up,bold late,no gaps

ABMAN - held up final turn and late the run home.

Eased,rear inr,off,held up,bttld on

Eased,rear,4-bk inr,3-bk,plggd away

Soft trip mrks,under pressure 450m

ABMAN - weakened from the 500m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Eased,rear otr,left prkd,wilted out

ABMAN - over-raced middle stages when being restrained to attempt to take up a position at the rear.

Trld,3-bk 1700,unable to quicken up

ABMAN - when questioned regarding the performance Driver D Butcher stated that he was satisfied with the gelding's performance given the calibre of the field.

Prkd,into ld 1150,dictated,run down

4th inr,off 400,wd,closed strongly

LOVEABLE ROGUE - shifted outwards near the 600m forcing TUAREG wider.

Eased,wd cvr rear 550,tidy fin wdst

Eased,rear,imp inr,3-bk,1x1,wd,bold

6th otr,3-bk,wd 500,loomed,game fin

Wd,3-bk otr 1700,wd top,plggd away

LOVEABLE ROGUE - raced wide early.

6th otr,3 & 4w 400,brk 200m,history

LOVEABLE ROGUE - broke near the 200m losing all chance with the near hind and then off fore hopple loops breaking whilst in the gallop. This gear was inspected and found to have been in satisfactory condition with Trainer D Erickson deemed not to be at fault. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

Eased,wd cvr rear 600,5w,strong fin

Wd,8th otr,3-bk 1700,wd 500,fdd out

LOVEABLE ROGUE - raced wide early. Weakened in the run home.

Prkd,ld 1700,dictated,hdd 250,faded

TIPSTAR - weakened early in the run home.

5th,4bk inr,4bk otr,held up,fair

TIPSTAR - hung on various occasions during the running.

Trld out,4-bk,off,wd cvr,bttld well

A false start was declared when TIPSTAR broke in the score up checking trailing runners. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Driver C DeFilippi elected to remain in his allocated barrier position for the restart.

Chkd,8th otr,chkd 550m,whacked away

TIPSTAR - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend. Again hampered by a breaking runner near the 600m.

1x1,prkd,1x1 900,off,no extra str

8th otr,3-bk,wd 1050,prkd,ld,cut bk

TIPSTAR - shifted inwards marginally after 200m.

3bk otr,3wd cvr tn,no threat

TIPSTAR - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

3-4bk otr,3wd 900,up,stout,cght 70

TIPSTAR - raced wide without cover from the 900m.

4th,4-bk inr,prkd 1500,trld tn,fght

Botched the dispatch,out of action

TIGHT LINES - broke at the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the colt's barrier manners.

5th,wd,prkd,lost ld dig,outfinished

CALORIEFREE - Stewards investigated a possible breach of the Push Out Rule near the 1750m when this runner appeared to force TIGHT LINES to race wider on the track, however after the viewing replays it was established that Driver T Macfarlane (CALORIEFREE) had commenced his outwards movement prior to TIGHT LINES (T Herlihy) reaching his sulky wheel and simultaneously raced greenly causing Mr Macfarlane some difficulty. Stewards elected not to take the matter any further other than to place a warning on the gelding's racing manners. Paced roughly rounding the final turn and lay inwards when being shifted wider on the track early in the run home. Again paced roughly throughout the run home.

8th inr,off 600,fght nicely on mrks

4th inr,4-bk,1x1 1400,wd 450,fin on

Ld,atckd,trld 1400,prkd 550,brk 450

ENZO - paced roughly for several strides near the 1500m. Broke and shifted out near the 400m checking outside runners. Stood down to trial on one occasion to the satisfaction of Stewards prior to resuming.

Wd,8th otr,wd 550,wdr,fght nicely

ENZO - commenced to improve wide from the 500m but was then forced four wide by an inside runner. Paced roughly rounding the final turn. When questioned regarding the tactics he adopted in the middle stages Driver Z Butcher advised that he had initially commenced to follow DIXIELAND DELIGHT when that runner improved forward three wide near the 1150m but that his gelding had paced roughly so he elected to steady back down into the running line before then attempting to improve racing down the back the last time. Stewards noted Mr Butcher's comments.

Trld,3-bk,prkd 1550,rough,outkicked

ENZO - paced roughly passing the 100m and then broke briefly before shifting out hampering LA MIKI with MOENUI MISS being checked and breaking. Authorisation of this runner's 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation and also that the interference to the 5th placed LA MIKI had not affected the placings. A final warning was placed on the racing manners of ENZO. A hopple middle carrier came adrift inside the final 20m and Stewards were satisfied that this was not the cause of the break but may have occurred as a result so took the matter no further.

4th,4-bk inr,prkd 1450,stuck gamely

Eased,wd cvr rear 600,brk,out of it

ENZO - broke near the 500m losing all chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.