Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Gun run mrks,off 450,bold along inr

8th otr,3-bk,wd 500,wdr,ld,too game

Rear inr,1x1 1700,trld 600,bold inr

3 & 4-bk mrks,off,chkd,bttld away

CASTANA - momentarily placed in restricted room near the 150m.

4th,3-bk inr,trld 4th 600m,stuck on

Thru to ld early,dictated,cght 150m

Wd,up prkd bell,unable to stick on

CASTANA - raced wide early.

4th inr,4-bk,3-bk 600,blkd,tidy inr

7th inr,off,left prkd 1500,cvr.brk

BOSS KENNY - broke near the 250m and failed to settle.

5th,4-bk inr 1950,prkd,cvr,2nd,game

BOSS KENNY - Trainer Z Meredith was warned for failing to have the correct colours available. Driver P Ferguson was issued with a $100 Minor Infringement for failing to have his helmet chinstrap fastened in the preliminary. Trotted roughly at various stages throughout. Mr Ferguson reported he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

5th,5-bk inr,prkd 1700,fght gamely

BOSS KENNY - pre-race warmed. Trainer Z Meredith was warned for presenting the gelding to race without the notified pacifier and correct numbers.

Ld out,dictated terms,hdd 300m out

Rear,5-bk inr,imp pegs,tidy in gap

BOSS KENNY - shifted outwards near the 1100m forcing an outside runner wider on the track. Hampered near the 400m and raced over a number of track markers. Authorisation of 3rd placing was withheld until firstly Stewards were satisfied that the gelding had raced over track markers due to interference and secondly that this runner had not gained an advantage. Junior Driver Z Meredith, who declined the assistance of a senior driver, admitted a breach of the Push Out Rule in relation to the incident near the 1100m and was issued a fine of $200.

Brk start,9th gap,brk 1000m,no hope

BOSS KENNY - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Raced wider on the track passing the 1200m after AMERICAN MUSCLE had shifted ground away from the marker line. It was established Driver T Cameron (AMERICAN MUSCLE) had commenced his outwards movement prior to BOSS KENNY reaching his sulky wheel with no further action deemed necessary. Broke again passing the 1000m losing all chance.

Trld,3-bk 1800,brk 700m,out of play

BOSS KENNY - pre-race warmed. Broke near the 700m losing all chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

6th inr,6-bk,brk 1600,out of action

BOSS KENNY - slow to begin. Broke near the 1550m losing all chance

4th inr,4-bk,prkd 1400,fght on well

BOSS KENNY - pre-race warmed. Trotted roughly at various stages.

4th,4-bk inr 1750,3-bk top,bold inr

BOSS KENNY - required assistance from an attendant when parading prior to the start. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Trotted roughly at various stages.

1x1,3-bk 1400,wd cvr 700,ran on gap

Trld,3-bk 2100,carted,rear,tidy inr

SANS AU REVOIR - hampered when held up by a weakening runner from the 500m.

6th inr,4-bk,off,into trl tn,too gd

6th,6-bk inr,off,tidy late fin wdst

SANS AU REVOIR - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and was cleared to start. Slow early losing ground. Driver H Orange reported that he had been unable to activate the removable deafeners due to the cord becoming entangled.

7th otr,4-bk,wd 1000,ld 800,run dwn

SANS AU REVOIR - underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no abnormality. When questioned Driver H Orange stated that in his opinion the mare had not backed up from its run on the first day.

Cut breeze,cvr 600,off,too powerful

Ld,trld,3-bk 1500,5th 300,plggd gap

Gun run mrks,thru lane,bttld away

11th otr,wd bell,pshd wdr,fght hard

SANS AU REVOIR - raced wide from the 1100m.

Up prkd,cvr 1400,wd 700,chal,outfin

Best out,allowed terms,hdd 400,wknd

ROMEO FOXTROT - weakened in the run home.

Soft trip mrks,thru lane,strong bid

3rd inr,prkd,ld 1600,dictated,kickd

ROMEO FOXTROT - lay in noticeably rounding the first turn. Lay in again contacting a track marker final turn. Driver H Orange reported that he didn't activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

Into trail early,off top,breezed by

ROMEO FOXTROT - Driver Z Butcher reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

6th otr,3-bk,wd 400,ground ldr down

Trld,3-bk 850,off,4th top,stout mid

Brk,5th,1x1 1600,3-bk 600,wd,strong

ROMEO FOXTROT - broke at the start and shifted in marginally contacting an inside runner.

Wd,6th inr,off,wd 500,chall,kept on

Made ld,trld 1750,off 300,stotu fin

PATRICK MAHOMES - lay in near the 300m and became awkwardly placed to the sulky of ROMEO FOXTROT which resulted in an inside runner being crowded down onto track markers.

7th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 600,fght on gap

4th,4-bk inr,prkd 1100,fght on well

4th,3-bk inr 2300,plggd away in gap

TAYLAD TO USE - lay in rounding the turns.

6th otr,4-bk,3-bk inr,off,bttld on

Wd,4th inr,1x1,trld 400,off,strong

10th otr,3-bk,wd 1100,1x1 750,stout

TAYLAD TO USE - lay in when attempting to improve three wide near the 900m. Lay in early in the run home when being shifted wider to secure clear running.

6th,rear inr,off,wd cvr,closed hard

TAYLAD TO USE - lay inwards rounding the final bend.

5th inr,4-bk 1100,whacked away mrks

TAYLAD TO USE - lay inwards and contacted a track marker near the 250m. Held up early stages of the run home.

5th inr,5-bk,1x1 bell,off,too slick

Slw,12th otr,imp mid,held up,ran on

HIGH ENERGY - held up final turn and until near the 50m.

4th inr,4-bk,prkd 1450,outfinished

8th,8-bk inr,off,held up,charged wd

HIGH ENERGY - had to shift ground wider to obtain clear running in the home straight.

9th otr,wd 1100,prkd 800,drew clear

HIGH ENERGY - forced to race wider on the track near the 1100m when BOSS KENNY shifted outwards.

Brk start,tacked on,8th inr,bt slws

HIGH ENERGY - broke at the start losing considerable ground.

Brk hopelessly start,out of action

HIGH ENERGY - broke at the start losing all chance.

5th inr,3-bk,off 550,held up,ran on

Rear otr,12th top,made grnd in mid

KAIPAKI JACK - locked sulky stays with AMERICAN MUSCLE passing 100m.

Stood on the mark,never a factor

AMERICAN MUSCLE - stood on the mark losing all chance. Authorisation of placings was withheld after Driver T Cameron advised that he believed he had been denied a fair start. After viewing the replays Stewards were not sufficiently satisfied that this was the case with Mr Cameron then declining the opportunity to seek a ruling on the matter from the Adjudicative Committee. Placings were duly authorised.

3rd inr,3-bk 1800,fght solidly mrks

AMERICAN MUSCLE - held up early stages of the run home then lay outwards for a distance.

4th inr,prkd 1450,trld 700,best inr

IT AIN'T ME BABE - lost contact with the leader near the 800m which allowed AMERICAN MUSCLE to shift down into a trailing position. Weakened from the 500m hampering a trailing runner. A post-race veterinary and endoscopic examination revealed an entrapped epiglottis. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance prior to resuming.

5th inr,3-bk,1x1 1600,off,stern bid

10th,wd cvr rear 1100,postd,kept on

AMERICAN MUSCLE - shifted inwards near the 150m placing an inside runner in restricted room momentarily. Driver T Cameron was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the home straight in future.

7th otr,4-bk,wd cvr top,ran on wdst

BOSS KENNY - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Raced wider on the track passing the 1200m after AMERICAN MUSCLE had shifted ground away from the marker line. It was established Driver T Cameron (AMERICAN MUSCLE) had commenced his outwards movement prior to BOSS KENNY reaching his sulky wheel with no further action deemed necessary. Broke again passing the 1000m losing all chance.

Blew the start badly,out of action

AMERICAN MUSCLE - broke at the start losing all chance.

5th inr,5-bk,4-bk,off,bt stragglers

AMERICAN MUSCLE - trotted roughly and was back from position throughout the score up. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

3rd,3bk inr,prkd 950,cvr 550,wd,fdd

LORD POPINJAY - pre-race warmed. Commenced to over-race approaching the 800m after shifting KYVALLEY HOTSPUR wider on the track. Trotted roughly in the run home when weakening. When questioned regarding the performance Driver M White advised that over-racing in the middle stages had taken its toll.

Soon ld,dictated terms,unrelenting

LORD POPINJAY - pre-race warmed.

Quickly thru to ld,dictated,held on

LORD POPINJAY - pre-race warmed. Raced up the track rounding the first turn after reaching the lead which enabled the trailing LOVEMEAGAIN to improve to its inside briefly entering the back straight the first time before improving to cross to the marker line near the 1600m. Over-raced for a distance middle stages.

9th otr,1x1,prkd 900,ld top,staunch

5th,prkd,cvr 1600,wd 500,cut ldr bk

LORD POPINJAY - raced keenly middle stages.

Into trail,3-bk 1100,strong fin inr

LORD POPINJAY - held up early stages of the run home.

Brk,8th inr gap,off,wd,prkd,fdd out

LORD POPINJAY - broke at the start losing ground. Commenced to over-race before being taken forward to race outside the leader near the 1700m. Continued to over-race middle stages. Weakened final turn.

Brk,soon ld,trld 1700,3bk,thru,easy

LORD POPINJAY - broke for several strides at the start.

Prkd majority,flat tyre,beaten 600m

LORD POPINJAY - retired from the event near the 500m. Driver M White reported that he sustained a flat tyre to the near side shortly after the start after the gelding had struck its own wheel.