Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Brk run-up,tacked on,bt stragglers

HEY MIKI - broke in the score up and was well back from position at dispatch. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners.

4th,1x1 1900,wd 400,closed strongly

Trld,3-bk 1550,rough,bfk 250m out

HEY MIKI - paced roughly near the 1750m. Lay out rounding the final turn and broke near the 250m losing ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a deep laceration to the left fore medial caudal heel which required treatment. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance.

4th,prkd,5bk inr,off,tidy late wdst

HEY MIKI - hampered near the 1500m.

Gun run mrks,thru lane,too slippery

Wd cvr,chkd,8th,held up 8th tn,fair

HEY MIKI - had difficulty obtaining clear running in the middle stages of the home straight.

9th otr,3bk bell,4w 400,tidy effort

BUDDY GOOD - briefly locked wheels with an outside runner leaving the final bend.

Prkd,ld,trld 1400,over-raced,wilted

BUDDY GOOD - over-raced when being restrained to take cover near the 1400m. Continued to over-race for a period thereafter. Weakened final bend and lay inwards contacting track markers hampering trailing runners. When questioned regarding the performance driver B Orange confirmed the gelding had over-raced which had taken its toll.

Wd,3-bk otr,wd cvr 600,breezed past

Wd cvr,prkd,cvr,prkd 1300,wknd out

BUDDY GOOD - raced wide early. Weakened leaving the final turn.

Trld,off to ld 1150,dictated,cut bk

Prkd,3-bk inr,prkd 900,dug deepest

Wd cvr,posted 1100,loomed,tough bid

BUDDY GOOD - raced wide without cover throughout.

Eased,rear otr,plggd away in gap

5th otr,3-bk,4w top,ld 100,crunched

CRITICAL IMAGE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1050m.

7th otr,1x1 bell,wd 300,no late zip

Eased,rear,4-bk inr,late inr,no gap

CRITICAL IMAGE - held up exiting the bend. Unable to get clear racing room over the concluding stages.

Won early ld duel,dictated,powerful

1x1,wd 500,ld top,too many barrels

Wd,3-bk otr,wd,prkd 1000,chall hard

7th otr,3-bk bell,held up,no pickup

CRITICAL IMAGE - hampered by a weakening runner and lay outwards when being taken down the track near the 300m becoming awkwardly placed close to the wheel of ALLAMERICANPLAYER.

Slw,chkd,8th gap 300,eyecatcher inr

MR MIKI - slow early. Hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend losing ground.

Eased,wd cvr rear 400,tidy thru mid

MR MIKI - raced wide approaching the 1600m after LOUEZYANA shifted away from the marker line. It was established the Driver D Butcher (LOUEZYANA) had commenced his outward movement prior to MR MIKI reaching his sulky wheel and no further action was deemed necessary.

6th otr,3-bk bell,wd top,stout fin

B ENVIOUS - slow to score up and was back from position at dispatch. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Raced wider briefly near the 1250m. It was established that Driver D Butcher (MR MIKI) had commenced his outward movement prior to B ENVIOUS reaching his sulky wheel and no further action was deemed necessary.

Into trail early,thru lane,powerful

MR MIKI - lay inwards contacting track markers rounding the final bend.

Chkd,wd,1x1,prkd 1100,stuck bravely

MR MIKI - crowded rounding the first bend losing ground.

7th otr,1x1 750,off,bttld away gap

10th otr,4-bk bell,wd cvr,4w,useful

Eased,6th inr,7th gap,bt stragglers

MR MIKI - weakened final bend.

Nice trip otr,peeled 400,tried hard

7th otr,4-bk,wd 500,wdr,closed well

Wd,made ld 1800,swamped 100m out

Eased,wd cvr rear,posted,chkd,wknd

MESSENGER BUOY - hampered by a weakening runner near the 700m and then locked wheels briefly with ALWAYS FLYIN.

8th inr,5bk 1500,off,plggd away gap

Eased,wd rear 1100,prkd 800,fght on

Gun run mrks,thru,chased strongly

ALWAYS FLYIN - lay in and contacted track markers approaching the 250m.

Eased,wd cvr rear 400,passed slows

Ld out,trld 1500,thru,ran on nicely

ALWAYS FLYIN - contacted track markers leaving the final bend. Driver J Stormont was issued a warning. Driver J Stormont was issued a further warning for using his whip in a continuous manner late in the run home.

Lobbed trail,thru,chased boldly inr

ALWAYS FLYIN - driver J Stormont was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion early in the run home.

7th pegs,4-bk 1850,fght inr,no gaps

ALWAYS FLYIN - held up for clear racing room throughout the concluding stages of the run home.

6th otr,wd cvr,prkd 850,fght gamely

MUCHACHO - raced wide early and middle stages before crossing to the parked position near the 850m.

1x1,prkd,into ld 1600,too many guns

MUCHACHO - lay inwards contacting a track marker near the 350m.

Wd,prkd,into ld 1100,nutted shadows

MUCHACHO - the murphy blind was removed prior to the start due to the gelding failing to warm up favourably. Lay inwards entering and rounding the first bend when racing wide crowding inside runners. Lay inwards rounding the final bend striking track markers. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

1x1,3-bk,wd 900,1x1 500,fght mrks

Eased,rear inr,off,ran on nicely wd

MUCHACHO - lay inward on several occasions in the run home with Driver H Orange not activating the removable deafeners as a result. Cleared from the unruly for future mobile starts.

9th otr,wd cvr,prkd 1300,outkicked

Wd,8th otr,wd cvr bell,posted,bttld

MUCHACHO - raced wide early before being eased towards the rear. Became awkwardly placed to the sulky of DEBRIEF near the 1050m having to be strongly restrained and paced roughly with the trailing runner being checked. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners. Raced wide from the 1000m.

5th inr,3-bk,awkwd,off,beaten 750m

MUCHACHO - required assistance from an Attendant prior to the start. Placed on the unruly for future mobile starts. Paced roughly and lost ground approaching the 1200m before having to be steadied when carried down into the passing lane after an outside runner shifted inwards near the 1150m. Locked wheels with an inside runner near the 750m losing ground. Driver J Dickie was warned for the manner in which he drove in this incident when not conceding his position earlier. Weakened leaving the final turn.

Rough,rear inr,off,wd 1200,wknd out

TURN O THE TIDE - over-raced middle stages. Junior driver K Denifostova, assisted by T Herlihy, was issued a warning for the manner in which she drove near the 850m when attempting to shift inwards when insufficiently clear of RUSHKINOFF with MUCHACHO also being hampered when Miss Denifostova had attempted to correct her runner.

Eased,4-bk otr,chkd,6w top,late dig

UPSTAGE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1050m losing ground.

7th otr,3-bk,wd cvr 400,tidy effort

6th inr,trld 600,held up,potent inr

6th otr,3-bk,4th top,stern bid mrks

7th otr,wd cvr,prkd 1200,bttld away

UPSTAGE - tangled away for several strides at the start.

5th,1x1,3-bk bell,wd 400,bttld well

Brk,6th inr,1x1 1700,wd 400,kept on

UPSTAGE - broke briefly at the start losing ground.

Slw,5th,1x1,prkd,cvr 1200,wd,no fin

UPSTAGE - pre-race warmed.

Brk,rear inr,off,3 & 4w 300,kept on

UPSTAGE - broke briefly at the start losing ground.