Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc

Prkd,ld,trld 1500,thru,stern effort

STEALERS WHEEL - over-raced middle stages.

Won ld duel,dictated after,too game

STEALERS WHEEL - shifted out on straightening for the run home but was corrected by Driver P Ferguson.

Ld out,trld 1750,thru,stout bid inr

4th,left prkd 1600,cvr bell,wd,wknd

STEALERS WHEEL - weakened in the run home. Driver S O'Reilly advised she was unable to activate the sliding blinds due to the cord breaking. This gear was inspected and found to be in previously good condition.

Last,up innr trn,only batld

STEALERS WHEEL - raced wide early.

Brk start,tacked on,held up,no hope

STEALERS WHEEL - began awkwardly. Held up early in the run home.

Wd,prkd,ld 1700,no peace,reeled in

STEALERS WHEEL - raced wide early.

4bk otr,3-4bk inr,off tn,honest inr

STEALERS WHEEL - lay inwards and struck a track marker near the 1500m.

4w,wd cvr,4w 400,breezed on past

MIDFREW LUCRE - raced wide with cover throughout. Driver J Abernethy reported that he had been unable to activate the removable deafeners due to the cord breaking.

Ld out,trld 1850,thru,stout on mrks

MIDFREW LUCRE - contacted a track marker near the 200m. Driver J Abernethy was issued a warning.

Speared to ld,set terms,nutted post

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

7th otr,4-bk,wd cvr 950,brk 750 out

MIDFREW LUCRE - hampered and broke passing the 800m with a hopple connecting strap breaking whilst in the gallop and lost all chance. This gear was inspected and found to have been in satisfactory condition with Trainer J Abernethy deemed not to be at fault.

Brk,rear inr,off,1x1 top,no pick-up

MIDFREW LUCRE - broke at the start losing ground.

Eased,rear inr,beat stragglers mrks

Nice trip otr,wd 450,closed sternly

Eased,12th,rear inr,plggd away mrks

4th,1x1,3-bk 1050,failed to run on

Sped to ld,dictated,wouldn't relent

MIDFREW LUCRE - Driver J Kriechbaumer was issued a warning for allowing his gelding to shift outwards rounding the final turn when activating gear which forced TUGAWAR wider on the track. Authorization of 1st placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied that there were insufficient grounds for a protest with connections of TUGAWAR also electing not to protest when given the opportunity.

Wd,prkd,ld 1500,held on tenaciously

1x1,wd 1150,posted,chkd 2nd tn,game

MELTON MOGUL - raced wide without cover from the 1150m. Locked sulky wheels for a distance with an inside runner from near the 600m.

Ld out,dictated terms,too tenacious

MELTON MOGUL - slightly shifted up the track over the concluding stages.

Prkd,into ld 1750,eyed bell,run dwn

Soon ld,allowed terms,too tenacious

Ld out,dictated terms,too many guns

Left prkd thru'out,stuck on bravely

MELTON MOGUL - over-raced middle stages.

Trld,3-bk 1500,held up,late bid inr

MELTON MOGUL - over-raced through the middle stages.

Gun run mrks,thru,strong claim pegs

Ld out,given no peace,hdd 500m,fght

Eased,6th,1x1,askd tn,1-paced

8th,4-3bk otr,3rd tn,thru,led,nabbd

CAPTAIN KOBE - over-raced for a distance near the 1950m.

3-4bk inr,held up,off,handy inr

CAPTAIN KOBE - held up early in the run home.

Eased,wd rear 1100,posted,ld,nutted

CAPTAIN KOBE - raced wide without cover from the 1100m.

6th inr,5-bk,off,wd rear 450,steady

CAPTAIN KOBE - when questioned regarding the performance Driver K Coppins advised that after having gone back early she had not received a trail into the race as hoped and then had been forced wide when attempting to improve rounding the final turn.

9th otr,5-bk,4-bk,off,held up,tidy

Wd,6th otr,wd rear,prkd,ld 200,game

CAPTAIN KOBE - Stewards investigated a possible breach of the Push Out Rule near the 1700m when this runner raced wider on the track after shifting out off the back of TASI AHNAU. It was established that TASI AHNAU had shifted up the track when being steadied near the 1750m prior to CAPTAIN KOBE reaching its sulky wheel. These two runners then locked wheels briefly approaching the 1500m.

6th otr,3-bk,1x1,3-bk,4w top,ran on

Eased,3 &4w cvr rear,eased,stout wd

Tacked on,rear inr,prkd 1100,outfin

1x1,left prkd,ld 1450,hdd 250,stuck

ROUGH AND READY - shifted out near the 350m before being corrected by Driver K Coppins.

Rear inr,prkd 1100,wd,1x1,wd,strong

Brk,8th otr,3-bk,wd,ld 1450,too big

ROUGH AND READY - broke at the start losing ground.

Eased,wd cvr rear 350,tidy thru mid

ROUGH AND READY - had some difficulty obtaining clear running in the middle stages of the home straight. When questioned regarding the tactics adopted Driver K Coppins stated that she elected not to improve around in the middle stages as she had on the first day due to GOTTA ELECT BILL having secured the parked position, which she felt would then not be available.

Eased,wd rear 1700,prkd 1100,gritty

Wd,prkd,into ld 1800,sprinted clear

ROUGH AND READY - raced wide early.

Eased,wd cvr rear 400,closed boldly

CHANGE TACT - placed in restricted room late in the run home when horses either side shifted ground. Stewards questioned drivers M White (CHANGE TACT) and K Coppins (ROUGH AND READY) in relation to an incident passing the 400m when ROUGH AND READY contacted and punctured the sulky tyre of CHANGE TACT. It was established that ROUGH AND READY had commenced to improve to the inside of CHANGE TACT simultaneously to BLUE CHIP LOU shifting outwards which resulted in the contact occurring. Given the circumstances Stewards deemed that neither driver was solely at fault and took the matter no further other than to note the circumstances.

5th inr,5-bk,off,prkd 1550,bttld on

4th inr,prkd 1200,fght on strongly