Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

5th,4-bk inr 1700,off,lacked zip wd

Trld,3-bk 1400,1x1,wd 800,prkd,game

Wd,up prkd 1650,fght hard to line

Ld out,trld 1600,thru,fght well inr

3rd inr,3-bk,1x1 300,off,chased gap

Prkd,cvr 1750,off 300,bttld away wd

Prkd,cvr 1050,prkd 800,drifting 500

SPIRIT OF GOD - weakened from the 500m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.

6th,3-bk inr,5-bk,off,found line wd

3-4th,4bk inr,weakened from 600

SPIRIT OF GOD - fractious prior to the start and reared on several occasions. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Driver T Williams advised he would be recommending gear changes. Weakened from the 600m. A warning was placed on the racing performance of the mare.

Trld-3bk inr,5bk 1300,off,handy mid

SPIRIT OF GOD - driver G O'Reilly was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Thru,3bk otr-1x1,off,steady mid

Trld,3bk inr 1400,off 300,sound

SPIRIT OF GOD - fractious prior to the start.

Nice trip otr,flat 500,dropped away

7th inr,brk,4-bk pegs,plggd on,brk

ANDY QUICK - broke shortly after the start but soon settled. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Broke late in the run home.

7th pegs,5-bk 1500,off,never ran on

ANDY QUICK - lay in and paced roughly near the 800m losing ground.

Eased,3-bk inr,held up,whacked away

9th inr,off,4-bk otr,wd cvr,fght on

ANDY QUICK - lay inwards through the early stages of the run home.

5th inr,3-bk 1800,off,whacked away

5th otr,3-bk,wd cvr 400,wdr,fght on

6th otr,1x1,wd 400,closed strongly

3rd,3-bk,prkd 1800,outkicked in str

JAHI - when questioned regarding the performance Trainer/Driver M White stated that the gelding may not have been suited to racing without cover from the middle stages with the strong tempo.

Soon ld,dictated terms,denied late

JAHI - shifted out early in the run home but was corrected by Driver M White.

6th inr,5-bk bell,off,made grnd mid

Trld,chkd,3-bk 1600,held up,no dash

EXHILARATE - held up early in the run home when attempting to improve to the inside of JAHI in the passing lane.

7th,rear inr bell,off,chkd,bt slows

PASS CODE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 950m losing ground.

Prkd,3bk inr 1650,held up,off,solid

FIELD CADET - contacted track markers near the 1800m when in restricted room to the inside of PASS CODE.

Trld,3-bk 900,flat 400,wilted out

Eased,rear inr,off,never sparked up

Prkd,4-bk inr,rear,failed to run on

PASS CODE - weakened final turn.

Ld out,3-bk 1650,off,fght on in gap

7th otr,wd cvr 1500,posted,wknd out

SHEZA MERMAID - shifted out three wide near the 1500m before racing lethargically when attempting to improve passing the 1000m and was obliged to remain three wide without cover thereafter.

7th otr,3-bk,wd 800,wdr,kept coming

4th,left prkd 1700,dug deep,denied

5th inr,prkd 1800,stuck tenaciously

3 & 4-bk mrks,held up,off,tidy late

SHEZA MERMAID - had to be steadied when placed in restricted room by an outside runner entering the first turn. Hampered by a weakening runner rounding the final turn and was then held up early stages of the run home.

Rear,wd,prkd,3-bk inr,trld,bold inr

Trld,3-bk 1600,unable to quicken up

Prkd,cvr 1400,3-bk,wd 350,no pickup

Wd,eased,4-bk otr,wd cvr,posted,fdd

INLOUOF - back from position throughout the score up despite the efforts of Driver Z Butcher. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Raced three wide without cover from the 1300m when unable to secure the position outside the leader which was being held by MAKO before weakening on the final turn.

Eased,rear otr,1x1 1750,wd,no dash

INLOUOF - lay in rounding the turns. Weakened in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance Driver B Butcher confirmed that the gelding had proved difficult to steer and that connections would look to make corrective gear changes.

Soft trip mrks,thru,strong fin pegs

INLOUOF - raced roughly shortly after the start. Lay in and contacted a track marker near the 300m.