NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Up,1x1,3bk otr 800,shuffld,steady

ORIGIN - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.

Up,led 1800,urgd tn,fght,bested 80

Sof trip mrks,thru,bttld on solidly

ORIGIN - lay in and struck a track marker near the 1500m. Again lay inwards and struck a track marker rounding the final bend.

Chkd,1x1,prkd 1350,cvr 600,off,fght

ORIGIN - hampered by a breaking runner after 150m.

4th,4bk inr,prkd,trld tn,toughest

ORIGIN - driver P Davis was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Up prkd,3-bk inr 1500,off,fght mid

Made ld,allowed terms,mastered late

ORIGIN - hung inwards rounding the final bend. A post-race veterinary examination at the request of connections revealed the mare was showing signs of muscle tie-up which was treated.

Soon ld,allowed terms,hdd 250,stuck

ORIGIN - hung inwards near the 1500m and struck a track marker.

Up,ld,set terms,fght,bested 150

ORIGIN - lay inwards final bend and in the run home when trotting roughly.

Ld,trld,3-bk 1900,off top,fght well

Brk badly start,tacked on,beat slws

KD GRINS - broke at the start losing ground.

Up,trld 1800,held up tn,honest

3-4bk inr,off,1x1,lockd wheels,fair

KD GRINS - locked wheels with RUTHLESS EMMA which lay inwards near the 400m losing ground.

5th inr,4bk,1x1 950,blkd,weaved mid

KD GRINS - shifted out abruptly at the start and made contact with the sulky of BACARDI DOLL with KD GRINS losing ground. Held up early in the run home.

4-3rd,3bk inr,held up tn,handy mid

Made ld,rough,prkd,ld 1750,run down

KD GRINS - trotted roughly and lay outwards near the 1900m losing ground. Weakened leaving the final bend.

Straight to ld,got terms,chopped bk

Into trail early,3-bk,1x1,plggd gap

Gun run mrks,flat 400,couldn't stay

Soft trip mrks,off 200,chased hard

KD GRINS - driver R Holmes was issued a warning for using his whip in a continuous manner in the run home.

Wide,led 1600,joind,brk late

MAJESTIC ME - fractious prior to the start. Trotted roughly in the early stages. Trotted roughly again passing the 200m before breaking near the 75m hampering a trailing runner losing its chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Soon brk,last,3w drag 500,nice fin

MAJESTIC ME - trotted roughly at the start before breaking shortly after losing ground. Authorisation of 3rd placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation.

Led,trail bell,easy up lane

MAJESTIC ME - driver B Williamson reported he did not release the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

3rd,3-bk inr,4-bk,off,held up,plggd

LINDY'S ROCKET - held up in the run home. Hampered by an inside runner near the 100m.

Found trl,waited,no kick inr

Brk,9th,4bk inr,detachd,tired 400

LINDY'S ROCKET - broke shortly after the start losing ground. Weakened final bend.

Quickly to ld,dictated,kicked,stung

Ld out,trld 1600,thru,ran on boldly

LINDY'S ROCKET - lay inwards and trotted roughly through the middle stages.

7th otr,5-bk,wd 900,fading 450m out

LINDY'S ROCKET - raced wide from the 900m. Weakened final bend.

Quickly to ld,set terms,kicked,cght

Soon ld,dictated terms,nutted post

8th otr,3-bk inr 1600,bttld solidly

LINDY'S ROCKET - held up early in the run home.

3bk otr,4bk otr 800,rough tn,pluggd

LIPSTICK - lay inwards final bend losing ground.

Trld-3bk inr,flat 400,weaved well

LIPSTICK - fractious prior to the start and refused to come up into position causing a delay. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Hung inwards rounding the final bend.

Trld,3bk inr 1800,flat 600,ok inr

5th,4-bk inr,off,1x1,3-bk,blkd,tidy

Ld out,trld 1600,thru lane,did best

Brk start,tackd on 500,dashd mid

CHESTER GOLD - broke at the start losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.

Brk 1900,never caught up after

CHESTER GOLD - broke after 100m losing all chance.

4th,prkd,into ld 1900,dictated,easy

CHESTER GOLD - driver K Cameron was issued a warning for using his whip free of the rein on one occasion in the run home.

Slow,5th,1x1,pushd wd 400,pluggd

CHESTER GOLD - driver K Cameron advised the gelding had lay outwards causing him difficulty during the running.

Eased,5th,dist prkd 600,ok,promtd

6th,5-4bk inr,5bk inr,off,sound wd

CHESTER GOLD - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

Wd,5bk otr,4bk inr,got going mid

CHESTER GOLD - raced wide early.

Wide,soon parkd,led in,big

RANGITATA - raced wide early.

10th inr,4-bk top,held up,bold late

6th,1x1 1300,trld tn,did best inr

8th inr,off,3-bk otr,wd cvr,kept on

Slw,rear inr,off,wd 750,fght nicely

BILLY KIMBER - raced wide from the 700m.

Rough,4th,brk 1850,distant after

BILLY KIMBER - broke after 150m losing all chance. Placed on the unruly for future standing starts at the trainer's request.

8th,5-bk inr bell,off,bold fin mkrs

BILLY KIMBER - trotted roughly in the run home.

4-3bk inr,held up tn,chased hard

BILLY KIMBER raced over a track marker passing the 140m. Driver S Tomlinson will be spoken to regarding this in the coming days.

10th inr,off,wd cvr,posted 700,fght

BILLY KIMBER - raced wide from the 900m.

Brk early,tacked on,imp mid,steady

BILLY KIMBER - broke shortly after the start losing ground.

9th otr,4-bk,3-bk 600,bold fin mrks

Brk start,never a hope after

SCHOEMAKER - stood on the mark losing all chance.

9th otr,4-bk,wd cvr,posted,game bid

SCHOEMAKER - raced three wide from the 750m.

3rd inr,3bk,1x1,prkd 1350,ld,cut bk

SCHOEMAKER - hung outwards and trotted roughly in the early stages.

Slw,7th,5-bk inr,1x1,wd 450,kept on

Slow,brk,detachd,didn't catch up

SCHOEMAKER - fractious prior to the start requiring assistance from a Starting Attendant. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground.

Brk badly start,distanced after

SCHOEMAKER - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.

3-4bk inr,waitd tn,tried hard inr

SCHOEMAKER - lay outwards rounding the final bend.

9th,4bk otr 800,off,earnest wdst

6bk inr,6-5bk otr,battled at back

Brk start,nvr cght up after

DASH DOSH - broke at the start hampering trailing runners losing all chance. A warning was placed on the standing start manners of the filly.

6th,to 1x1 900,3wd 400,sound mid

Eased,rear,11th inr tn,tidy,no gaps

DASH DOSH - held up throughout the run home. Cleared from the unruly for future mobile starts.

5L off start,dist 1x1,closer tn,ok

TIME FOR VICTORY - hung inwards in the run home when racing to the inside of LOTUS FRANCO. Trotted roughly near the 50m after the gelding's hind leg made contact with the sulky wheel of DASH DOSH which was racing to the outside of ASPIRATIONAL DREAM. Stewards questioned drivers C Ward (TIME FOR VICTORY), R May (DASH DOSH), C Thornley (LOTUS FRANCO) and J Morrison (ASPIRATIONAL DREAM) regarding this incident. It was established that LOTUS FRANCO and TIME FOR VICTORY had been hanging inwards with TIME FOR VICTORY causing Mr Ward some difficulty, while simultaneously Mr Morrison was shifting ASPIRATIONAL DREAM wider on the track to obtain clear racing room which in turn caused DASH DOSH to be taken slightly wider. After reviewing the circumstances, Stewards determined that blame could not be attributed to any one horse or driver and took the matter no further.

Brk start,tacked on 700,big from bk

DASH DOSH - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly.