Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Eased,rear inr,off,wd 400,chkd,tidy

ST JOHN EIGHT - over-raced middle stages. Hampered briefly approaching the 300m contacting the sulky wheel of TYTATE.

Lobbed trail,thru lane,bold bid inr

1x1,left prkd 1650,bttld on solidly

Sped to ld,pressured,held ld,kicked

3-bk mrks,brk 425m,out of action

ST JOHN EIGHT - broke approaching the 400m checking trailing runners and lost all chance. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming.

Left prkd,cvr 1450,thru 3rd tn,fght

Cut breeze the majority,ld top,game

3 & 4-bk otr,wd rear 700,brk 5th tn

ST JOHN EIGHT - broke near the 200m checking a trailing runner and lost all chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

8th otr,4-bk,3 & 4w 500,stern claim

5th,prkd,cvr,chkd 450,wd top,strong

MELODY BANNER - hampered near the 450m.

Wd,up prkd,cvr bell,3-bk,blkd,solid

COURTNEY ROSE - lay out and briefly locked wheels with MELODY BANNER final turn. Held up throughout the run home with Driver H Orange not activating the removable deafeners as a result.

Eased,rear otr,3-bk,wd cvr,ran on

MELODY BANNER - lay inwards throughout the run home causing driver J Dickie some difficulty.

5th,1x1 1100,off top,chal,fght best

MELODY BANNER - Co- Trainers S & A Telfer were issued a $50 Minor Infringement Notice for the late notification of gear.

Wd,4-bk otr to trn,failed to run on

MELODY BANNER - raced wide early.

10th otr,wd 1500,lost ld dig,wilted

Blew the start badly,out of action

MELODY BANNER - broke at the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Brk badly at dispatch,out of action

MELODY BANNER - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Weakened leaving the final bend.

Nice trip otr,peeled top,no pick-up

4th inr,3-bk,prkd,wd 600,stuck well

Wd,pshd to ld 1450,dictated,too big

7th inr,4-bk,off,bttld away solidly

Eased,wd cvr rear 750,wdr,plggd on

LE MAJOR - back from position at the start. Driver J Stormont was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice. Raced wide from the 750m.

6th otr,4-bk bell,5w rear,stout fin

LE MAJOR - raced four wide from the 500m.

6th otr,prkd,lost ld dig,tried hard

LE MAJOR - raced wider briefly near the 1450m after LEO LINCOLN shifted out from the marker line. It was established that Driver P Ferguson (LEO LINCOLN) had commenced his shift prior to LE MAJOR reaching his sulky wheel and no further action was deemed necessary.

4th otr,left prkd 1700,outfinished

Wd,1x1,wd,prkd,cvr 1050,wd 500,fght

IRON BRIGADE - paced roughly when being forced wider on the track over the concluding stages.

Soon ld,trld 1400,thru,too strong

Prkd,into ld 1850,dictated,powerful

IRON BRIGADE - over-raced middle stages. Driver K Denifostova had difficulty activating the removable deafeners leaving the final turn.

5th otr,1x1 2200,wd 550,bttld away

Brk,6th inr,off,brk rear,wd top,big

IRON BRIGADE - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Broke again near the 750m losing further ground. A warning was also placed on the gelding's racing manners. Authorisation of this runner's 4th placing was withheld until Stewards had reviewed the footage and were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation when breaking on two occasions during the running.

Brk,8th inr,off,3-bk otr,chkd,sound

IRON BRIGADE - broke at the start losing ground. Hampered leaving the back straight the final time when attempting to follow ROUGH AND READY when that runner commenced to improve and then lost ground when further hampered by the weakening CLAUDE.

Wd,6th otr,1x1,prkd 1200,ld,crunchd

1x1,4-bk,wd 1450,ld 1100,run down

Ld out,trld 1600,thru,strong on inr

Blew start,tacked on,nothing extra

DESERT DAWN - broke at the start losing ground. Weakened from the 600m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

Eased,rear inr,1x1 bell,off,fght on

Eased,3-bk otr,1x1 1800,off,fght on

4th,1x1 1600,wd 300,punishing fin

5th,3-bk inr.off,wd cvr top,too big

4th,1x1,prkd,cvr 1700,btn 500 out

DESERT DAWN - weakened from near the 500m.

Nice trip otr,peeled top,strong fin

Trld,3-bk 1650,stout effort on mrks

Gun run mrks,thru lane,plggd away

Fired to ld,attckd,trld 1050,too gd

Driven to ld,set terms,kicked away

AQUILA - shifted ground inwards passing the 1900m hampering an inside runner. Driver A Sharpe admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly in this incident by shifting ground when insufficiently clear of VINCENTS GIRL (driver K Hall) which was dictated inwards placing MURTLE THE TURTLE (driver J Brownlee) in restricted room and as a result struck the wheel of VINCENTS GIRL. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Sharpe's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 23 October up to and including 4 December 2025 (6 weeks).

Prkd,ld 2350,3-bk,trld,did best inr

Speared to ld,trld 1100,too gd mrks

3 & 4-bk otr,wd 400,plggd away gap

Soft trip mrks,thru lane,too strong

AQUILA - when questioned regarding the improved performance Trainer Z Meredith advised the mare had appreciated change of training regime and received an economical run throughout.

7th otr,3-bk,pshd wd 950,drppd out

AQUILA - raced wide from the 950m. Weakened final turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.

Pshd along to hold ld,cut down 100m

Won long early ld duel,hdd 450,wknd

Dropped to trail early,bold on mrks

Wd,prkd,cvr,3-bk,1x1,wd 500,gallant

MHAI SURFER GIRL - Driver M White was warned for coming to the mobile barrier out of position.

3-bk mrks to trn,closed boldly inr

Wd,up prkd 1200,tried hard,thwarted

MHAI SURFER GIRL - raced wide early.

Eased,wd rear,prkd 1450,ld 450,easy

4th inr,3-bk 2200,got split,denied

MHAI SURFER GIRL - contacted and dislodged a track marker entering the first turn when racing in restricted room.

Wd,1x1,3-bk 850,wd 300,stout effort

4 & 5-bk mrks,off 400,held up,solid

6th,4-bk inr 1600,off,blkd,strng wd