Westport Trotting Club Inc

Brk 2500,inr,5bk otr,wd,warmd up

CALL DUDLEY - broke after 100m hampering a trailing runner and losing ground. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.

Trld,3bk inr 2000,off 400,1-paced

Brk,detachd,7bk inr,well bk str

BIG AL - stood on the mark losing ground. Weakened from the 500m. Driver H Stewart reported she was unable to activate the removable deafeners due to the cord breaking.

4th,4bk inr,held up tn,whackd away

BIG AL - held up rounding the final bend.

3bk otr,4bk 1900,eased/fading 450

BIG AL - trotted roughly passing the 1100m. Raced greenly near the 500m when being shifted wider on the track by an inside runner. Again trotted roughly rounding the final bend when weakening.

3-4bk inr,held up,off 350,brk tn

SIGNAL HILL - broke leaving the final bend hampering a trailing runner and losing all chance.

Stood at start,always back after

SIGNAL HILL - stood on the mark after the barriers were released hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Trld-3bk inr,prkd-3bk,3wd cvr,sound

SIGNAL HILL - trainer B Hutton was issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race without the notified blinds which were fitted prior to the start.

Soon 1x1,prkd 700,up,fght,almost

Soon ld,trld 900,took lane,almost

SIGNAL HILL - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination after racing at the NZ Metropolitan TC meeting on 16 February and was cleared to start.

5th,brk 1900,distant,pulled up

SIGNAL HILL - broke after 100m losing all chance.

6th,4bk inr,askd tn,stuck on ok

Brk,6bk inr,held up 500,off,plain

LOVER BOY - broke at the start losing ground. Held up by a weakening runner passing the 500m. Weakened final bend.

Slow,6bk otr,thru mid tn,steady mid

BRIGHTMAN - slow to begin. Cleared from the Unruly for future standing starts.

Slow,detachd,4-5bk otr,ok,brk 150

BRIGHTMAN - held up early in the run home before breaking passing the 150m losing its chance.

Slow,8th,4bk otr,whackd away

BRIGHTMAN - slow over the early stages.

Slow,7th,3bk otr 800,warmd up wd

Slow,8th,6-5bk inr,4bk otr,fair

BRIGHTMAN - slow in the early stages losing ground. Trotted roughly in the run home.

4-5bk inr,battling 600,weakened

JUST RICKY - weakened from the 500m.

Ld,trld 3bk 1600,off tn,short dash

Led,trld 1900,chance tn,weakened

1x1-3bk otr,4bk,5bk 800,no zip

JUST RICKY - driver K Gill was warned for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion and when out of contention in the run home.

Brk,dist 9-10th,lost touch by 600

JUST RICKY - hampered and broke at the start losing ground. Weakened from the 600m.

Prkd,ld,trld,3bk 1100,clr tn,weak

3bk inr,4bk 600,off,handy mid

JUST RICKY - fractious prior to the start.

Slow,7th,3-4bk otr,battled at rear

JUST RICKY - broke at the start losing ground. Weakened final bend. Lay inwards near the 300m crowding an inside runner. The near hind bandage came adrift during the running. Caretaker trainer M Purvis was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for failing to affix the bandage so as not to come adrift.

Led,trld 2000,held up,off,good,brk

SOUTH SYDNEY - hampered by a weakening runner rounding the final bend. Broke near the 150m losing all chance.

1x1,prkd 2000,trld tn,fght,nabbd

WATERLOO STATION - raced wide early.

4bk otr,held up/brk tn to line

WATERLOO STATION - held up leaving the final bend and contacted the sulky of MUSCLE DASH which was weakening and broke losing all chance. Driver S Whatuira admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that she drove carelessly in this incident and after hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Miss Whatuira's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing tonight up to and including 30 August 2024 (3 days). A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

3wd,4bk otr,wdst rear tn,handy

WATERLOO STATION - raced wide early.

2L off start,7bk inr,chkd/brk 900

WATERLOO STATION - trotted roughly in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Checked by a breaking runner near the 900m and broke losing all chance.

Prkd,ld 2000,joind 600,gone 400

MACHO MAN - weakened rounding the final bend hampering a trailing runner and lay inwards contacting several track markers. When questioned regarding the performance driver T Williams advised the gelding had raced lethargically and did not handle the track conditions. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormalities.

4th,led,trld 1700,thru,solid inr

3bk otr,prkd 1000,askd,fght,faded

MACHO MAN - crowded by an outside runner at the start.

5-4bk otr,chkd tn,1-paced after

WYPOUT - briefly hampered by a breaking runner after 100m. Raced wide early. Hampered again by a breaking runner leaving the final bend.

6th,4-3bk otr,wdr tn,useful wd

Led,trld-4bk inr 1700,off,few gaps

WYPOUT - held up early and middle stages of the run home. Driver S Whatuira advised she was unable to activate the removable deafeners due to the cord becoming entangled.

Led-5bk inr,off 500,held up,sound

WYPOUT - held up early in the run home.

Up,ld,trld 1200,thru,no kick inr

5th,4bk inr,off tn,tried hard mid

WYPOUT - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.

2-3rd,brk 2500,brk 1900,no hope

WYPOUT - broke after 100m losing ground. Broke again near the 1900m losing all chance.

4-5bk inr,3bk otr 700,bt slows mid

Led,trail,3-4bk,flat turn,battled o

Slow,5bk inr,waited,cheeky mid-inr