Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Rough,ld out,trld 1400,whacked away

MEDINA MAGIC - paced roughly shortly after the start having to be steadied.

Trld,3-bk 1100,unable to stick on

MEDINA MAGIC - weakened leaving the final turn.

Ld out,trld 1350,carted,passed slws

MEDINA MAGIC - held up by a weakening runner rounding the final turn.

Trld out,4-bk 1300,off,tidy late wd

MEDINA MAGIC - over-raced middle stages.

Eased,wd cvr rear 900,pshd wdr,wknd

MEDINA MAGIC - raced four wide from the 800m. Weakened rounding the final turn.

7th inr,4-bk 1200,unable to run on

Rough,3rd inr,3-bk,held up,off,fair

MR WONDERFUL - paced roughly racing into the first bend when crowded by an outside runner. Over-raced when held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home causing driver M Northcott difficulty.

Cut breeze the trip,flat top,wilted

Trld,3-bk 1800,rear,wd 450,no spark

MR WONDERFUL - weakened rounding the final turn.

4th inr,4-bk 1700,flat 700,fdd out

MR WONDERFUL - weakened from the 600m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed minor nasal discharge. Trainer J Abernethy advised that he would have blood taken from the gelding and will advise Stewards if anything should surface to explain the poor performance.

Soon ld,kicked 400,swamped 100m out

MR WONDERFUL - shifted outwards leaving the final turn. Driver F Phelan was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the future. Mr Phelan was also issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Brk early 6th,tailed off,not a hope

MR WONDERFUL - broke near the 1850m losing all chance when racing to the inside of IRISH WHISPERS which lay in. Junior Driver D Grundmann (assisted by J Abernethy) was shown the replays and warned for the manner in which he drove in this incident when failing to concede his position.

3-bk mrks to trn,held up,plggd away

MR WONDERFUL - removed from the unruly for future mobiles.

Gun run mrks,thru lane,fght stoutly

Prkd,cvr 1800,prkd 600,cvr,no punch

5th otr,3-bk 1350,imp inr,off,solid

Cut breeze thru'out,pshd wd 300,fdd

KAWACTUS - weakened leaving the final turn.

Wd,into trail,3-bk,off,wd,best late

Eased,7th inr,3-bk,off,bttld on wd

Trld-3bk inr,fading badly by 600

KAWACTUS - weakened from the 650m hampering trailing runners. When questioned regarding the performance driver K Cameron could offer no explanation and was disappointed with the effort. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming.

Soon 1x1,1x2 1000,out trn,batld

3bk inr,waitd,off 300,1-paced mid

KAWACTUS - held up early in the run home.

Soon trld,held up badly tn,fair inr

Eased,rear otr,3bk,wd 400,stout fin

LUKAKU - raced wide early. Driver J Darby was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

5th inr,4-bk 1800,off 600,chkd,done

LUKAKU - hampered by a weakening runner rounding the final bend.

4th inr,3-bk 1400,off,bttld solidly

7th otr,4-bk inr bell,3-bk,no punch

5th otr,left prkd 1800,ld 700m,cght

1x1,prkd,cvr 1150,bttld away in gap

4th,4-bk inr,prkd 1050,dropped away

LUKAKU - paced roughly rounding the final turn.

Let prkd,cvr 1100,held up rear,done

LUKAKU - weakened in the run home.

Made ld,3-bk 1500,thru,outfinished

6th otr,1x1,wd 400,did best shadows

LUKAKU - hampered when locking stays briefly with an inside runner early in the run home. Driver J Darby admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) and the Whip and Rein Regulations in that he used his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Darby's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing today up to and including the 4 April 2025 (2 days).

Ld out,trld 1700,3-bk,held up,plggd

DELIGHTFUL CHIC - held up briefly leaving the back straight the final time.

3rd,prkd,cvr,prkd,3-bk,wdst,fght on

6th,6-bk inr,off,bttld away wd out

DELIGHTFUL CHIC - lay in contacting a track marker passing the 1300m. Lay in through the early stages of the run home.

7th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 450,closed hard

DELIGHTFUL CHIC - raced wide final bend.

4th inr,3-bk,prkd 950,cvr,off,stout

Trld,4-bk,3-bk 750,blkd,potent mrks

Lost ld dig,prkd,3-bk inr 1600,wknd

DELIGHTFUL CHIC - unsuccessfully contested for the early lead. Weakened final turn.

Sped to ld,trld 1200,flat top,faded

DELIGHTFUL CHIC - lay inwards rounding the final turn and contacted several track markers when weakening. Continued to lay inwards throughout the run home.

Eased,rear inr,off,angled 75m,sound

Cut breeze thru'out,chased stoutly

MIDFREW LUCRE - hung inwards racing into the first bend placing an inside runner in restricted room.

6th,5-bk inr,1x1 1400,sound in mid

Chkd7th gap,4-bk otr,wd cvr,stout

MIDFREW LUCRE - back from position at dispatch. Driver J Kriechbaumer was issued with a warning. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 1400m losing ground.

Trld out,4-bk bell,held up,tidy inr

MIDFREW LUCRE - held up until late in the run home.

4th inr,4-bk,off,1x1,3rd tn,up late

Eased,chkd rear,wd 7th top,steady

MIDFREW LUCRE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 800m.

3-bk mrks to trn,outfinished on inr

Sped to ld,set terms,gathered in

MIDFREW LUCRE - Driver J Kriechbaumer was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

6th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 500,fght on wdr

Ld,trld 1600,3-bk,off,blkd,solid wd

MIDFREW LUCRE - held up early final turn and then had difficulty obtaining clear running early and middle stages of the home straight.