Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc

Off pegs,left prkd 1700,outfinished

LORD DELMAR - over-raced early and middle stages.

3rd inr,3-bk,stout on inr,blkd late

LORD DELMAR - over-raced middle stages. Held up late in the run home.

Lobbed trail,thru lane,too slippery

LORD DELMAR - raced fiercely middle stages on a slow tempo.

Straight to ld,joined top,reeled in

Trld,3-bk 1550,off,held up,brk,tidy

LORD DELMAR - paced roughly in the score up. Held up rounding the final turn and then paced roughly passing the 200m after contacting the sulky wheel of BLUE CHIP LOU which lay in despite the efforts of Driver S Doody. It was established that LORD DELMAR had lay out marginally and contributed to the incident with no further action deemed necessary.

Prkd,lost ld dig,eased,wd 500,faded

LORD DELMAR - commenced to over-race early after showing gate speed. Continued to over-race down the back the first time and was taken up the track before being restrained to the rear. Continued to over-race middle stages and in particular when C U THERE improved to its outside passing the 1000m.

Lobbed trail,thru lane,lacked dash

LORD DELMAR - weakened late in the run home.

5th inr,4-bk,3-bk,blkd,off,late dig

LORD DELMAR - hampered shortly after the start. Over-raced middle stages. Held up early and middle stages of the run home and as a result driver W House didn't activate the deafeners.

6th otr,1x1,swept to ld 1850,cut bk

5th otr,1x1 1700,off,closed stoutly

1x1-3bk otr,asked tn,no threat

Eased,wd rear 1050,prkd,ld top,easy

Up,trld-3bk inr,thru,steady inr

WARLOCH - paced roughly shortly after the start.

1x1-3bk otr,1x1 700,earnest mid

4-3bk otr,3wd 600,prkd,strong mid

1x1,prkd,1x1,3bk 600,3wd cvr,smart

6bk otr,last thru mid tn,imprvd wd

Mid,followd 1x1,3w train,just misd

Trld-3bk inr,out 200,tidy in mid

WARLOCH - over-raced middle stages. Held up leaving the final bend.

7th otr,3-bk bell,wd cvr 300,fin on

BETA PREPARE - paced roughly late in the run home.

Nice trip otr,wd 500,pounced,lasted

Prkd,into ld 1800,joined 50,rallied

BETA PREPARE - shifted in when leading passing the 1200m when appearing to shy and raced over several track markers having to be corrected by Driver D Butcher. Authorisation of this runner's 1st placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied that any inconvenience to trailing runners had not affected the outcome of the race. Trainer J Young (SPIRITED PEGGY - 2nd place) declined the opportunity to protest and all clear was then given on the Judge's placings.

7th otr,wd,prkd bell,fght on gamely

Crossed,up prkd 1900,fght on nicely

BETA PREPARE - paced roughly shortly after the start and had to be steadied.

Soft trip mrks,thru,bttld hard pegs

BETA PREPARE - Driver D Butcher was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Wd,up prkd 1650,fght on tenaciously

BETA PREPARE - raced wide early.

Wd,6th otr,3-bk,wd,prkd 950,fght on

6th,5-bk inr,off,wd cvr,closed hard

Trppd wd,eased,rear bell,not a hope

BAD MEDICINE - raced wide through the early and middle stages before being restrained to the rear of the field near the 950m.

5th inr,5-bk,1x1 1400,4w tn,fght on

Chkd,rear,3-bk otr,wd 4th top,stout

BAD MEDICINE - checked entering the first turn when having to take evasive action to avoid a breaking runner and broke losing ground.

1x1,let prkd 1350,ld top,gobbled up

BAD MEDICINE - Driver J Abernethy was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Eased,4-bk inr,off,whacked away mid

Wd cvr rear,posted bell,effort told

BAD MEDICINE - raced wide with cover early before being left three wide without cover from the 1000m.

6th inr,off,3-bk otr,1x1 400,no fin

6th inr,1x1 bell,wd cvr,chkd,no zip

Rear,5bk inr,1x1,wd 800,kept coming

BAD MEDICINE - raced three wide without cover from the 800m. Lay in rounding the final turn.

Found 1x1 early,wd 300,pounced,held

Eased,rear otr,1x1,wd 400,ld,too gd

Gate speed to dictate,too many guns

Cut breeze thru'out,tenacious claim

Eased,rear otr,wdst top,closed late

DOO YOU WANT ME - lost some momentum when improving near the 300m after being forced wide.

Wd,1x1,prkd 1750,unable to stick on

DOO YOU WANT ME - weakened in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance Driver A Poutama stated that the 2yo was racing older horses in this event and had tended to get on the outside rein at various stages and in particular rounding the final turn.

Brk hopefully early,tailed off,done

DOO YOU WANT ME - broke entering the first turn losing all chance. A warning was placed on the colt's racing manners.

Prkd,into ld 1700,too many barrels

Prkd,into ld 1700,dictated,hdd,game

Chkd,prkd the majority,outfinished

ROUGH AND READY - checked entering the first turn when having to take evasive action to avoid a breaking runner losing ground.

8th inr,4-bk bell,off,beat slws mid

7th pegs,4-bk,whacked away gap mrks

ROUGH AND READY - lay in and dislodged a track marker near the 1250m.

Chkd,prkd,3-bk inr 1250,prkd,fght

ROUGH AND READY - checked briefly racing into the first turn losing ground. Over-raced middle stages when being restrained to take cover.

8th otr,wd cvr rear,5w,charged late

ROUGH AND READY - raced wide with cover from the 1050m.

4th inr,4-bk,off,wd top,bttld away

ROUGH AND READY - back from position at the start. Driver M Purdon was issued a warning.

Wd cvr,pressed on,prkd bell,outfin

ROUGH AND READY - raced wide early and middle stages before crossing to the parked position near the 1000m.

5th inr,off to ld 1500,never tested

Eased,rear otr,4-bk,wd cvr tn,stout

Ld out,trld 1700,cold shot,did best

Brk early,4th inr,3-bk,off,beat one

GOTTA ELECT BILL - broke entering the first turn checking trailing runners losing ground before settling midfield. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.

6th otr,wd 700,wd cvr,4w top,too gd

GOTTA ELECT BILL - over-raced when being restrained early to take cover.

3-4bk otr,3wd,prkd 700,fght hard

GOTTA ELECT BILL - hampered near the 900m.

Trld-4bk inr,5-4bk,held up,honest

GOTTA ELECT BILL - hampered by a weakening runner near the 700m. Held up final bend.

4-5bk inr,angld wd 300-200,big,cght

Up,ld,trld 1000,thru,led,held on

GOTTA ELECT BILL - attempted to pull up near the 1200m when leading resulting in an easing of the pace hampering trailing runners. A protest was lodged against 1st placing being awarded under Rule 869(7B) alleging the gelding had gained an advantage by racing inside the final track marker prior to the passing lane. After viewing the replays and hearing evidence from Stewards and driver W House the Adjudicative Committee dismissed the protest. Mr House was issued a warning for allowing his horse to race inside a track marker.

Soon 3bk inr,off tn,short bid inr

Gate spd,ld 1500,slippd clr,cght 50

Dream run mrks,off top,best shadows

Prkd,4bk inr,prkd,cvr,wd,prkd,solid

8th,7-bk inr,off,wd cvr top,kept on

Eased,wd rear 600,loomed,fght well

IT'S NAE OR NEVER - shifted out in the run home placing BARBAROSSA in restricted room when to the inside of CRACKER ROCK. Stewards opened and adjourned an investigation into this matter.

Eased,rear otr,3-bk,4w tn,stout fin

Eased,wd cvr rear 600,wdst,late dig

7th otr,1x1,3-bk,wd 500,4w,stuck on

CRACKER ROCK - required assistance from track attendants after becoming fractious when parading. Placed on the unruly for future mobile starts. Shifted in under pressure late in the run home.

Prkd,into ld 1450,dictated,powerful

CRACKER ROCK - required assistance from an attendant when parading prior to the start. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Slow to score up.

3-bk otr, wd cvr 300,closed boldly