NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

4th inr,3-bk bell,couldn't stick on

Dist 3rd,3bk inr 800,off,tight,fair

5th,3bk inr,battling 500,weakened

KD GRINS - began awkwardly. Weakened final bend.

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

Led,solid tempo,kickd tn,swampd

LINDY'S ROCKET - lay inwards leaving the final bend striking track markers.

7th otr,wd 1150,ld 900,hdd 200m out

8th inr,5-bk 2000,off,sound in gap

Wd,3-bk inr 1400,fght solidly mrks

Slow,brk 2400,4bk otr,gone 450

LINDY'S ROCKET - hampered by a breaking runner at the start. Broke racing into the first bend losing ground. Weakened from the 500m.

7th,rough 2300,4bk inr,whackd away

LINDY'S ROCKET - trotted roughly and lay inwards racing into the first bend striking track markers.

3-4bk inr,4bk otr,whackd away wd

Brk early mid,tacked on,no extra

LINDY'S ROCKET - broke racing into the first bend losing ground. Hampered by a breaking runner early in the run home.

Wd,made ld 1800,hdd top,no answer

PRINCE TEKA - weakened in the run home.

Wd mid,pressed to ld 1700,hdd 300m

Soon ld,dictated terms,gunned down

Led,held ld,tackld,white flag 700

PRINCE TEKA - weakened from the 700m hampering trailing runners. Hung inwards and struck track markers rounding the final bend. When questioned regarding the performance driver I Cameron advised the gelding had raced lethargically. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate with blood tests recommended. Stewards will follow up with trainer G McCrea in the coming days.

Out well then brk,wd,prkd 2100,wknd

PRINCE TEKA - broke shortly after the start losing ground. Raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages.

Ld out,set all terms,mastered late

Wd mid,up prkd 1700,fght on solidly

Led 2400,set terms,fght,cght 100

Strght to ld,set terms,kckd,held on

PRINCE TEKA - when questioned regarding the improved performance trainer G McCrea advised he had changed the training regime of the gelding following its last start by decreasing its workload and also working the horse with company,

Prkd,into ld 2300,hdd top,no answer

PRINCE TEKA - weakened early in the run home. Driver I Cameron was issued a warning to ensure he does not allow his runner to shift wider on the track when leading leaving the final bend.

6th inr,5- bk,off,held up,tidy late

RUTHLESS EMMA - held up early in the run home. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 150m.

Trppd wd,eased,rear otr,bt slows wd

RUTHLESS EMMA - raced wide early.

Wd cvr 9th,up prkd 1400,outfinished

RUTHLESS EMMA - raced wide early. Shifted outwards leaving the final bend. Driver A Mugford was advised to make a better effort to prevent her runner from shifting wider on the track.

Buried mrks,7-bk,off,sound,no gaps

RUTHLESS EMMA - had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

Slw,rear inr,5-bk top,sound on mrks

RUTHLESS EMMA - slow to begin. Cleared from the unruly for future standing starts.

Slw,rear inr,off,wd 400,no pick-up

Brk early,tacked on,beat stragglers

RUTHLESS EMMA - broke shortly after the start losing ground.

Slw,tacked on,rear inr,off,late mid

RUTHLESS EMMA -slow in the early stages. Hampered by a breaking runner after 150m losing ground. Held up in the middle stages of the run home.

Brk badly early,tailed off,no hope

RUTHLESS EMMA - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Placed on the unruly for future standing starts.

Into trail early,3-bk 1000,no punch

Wd,1x1 1600,wd 400,3rd,outfinished

Ld out,3-bk,chkd,3-bk inr,no spark

ROBO TROUBLE - trotted roughly on several occasions during the running.

5bk inr,buried tn,offered little

ROBO TROUBLE - began awkwardly.

Led,trld,3bk 1800,off 300,solid mid

ROBO TROUBLE - began awkwardly.

Soon 5pegs,bk otr,thru mid,handy

4th inr,prkd,ld,3-bk,bttld away gap

5-4th,up,brk 1650,4bk otr,plggd wd

ALOTOFTROUBLE - broke passing the 1700m losing ground.

12-11th,5bk inr,off,3wd cvr,fair

10-9th,5bk inr,off tn,handy bid wd

Brk start,never in touch after

ALOTOFTROUBLE - broke at the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Placed on the unruly for future standing starts at the request of trainer K Newman.

Made ld,trld 2300,fght stoutly mrks

Brk badly start,tailed off,no hope

ALOTOFTROUBLE - broke at the start losing all chance.

3wd,found 1x1,struggld 700,faded

ALOTOFTROUBLE - raced wide early. Weakened from the 800m.

Nice trip otr,peeled top,stout fin

ALOTOFTROUBLE - lay outwards near the 200m having to be straightened.

1x1,prkd,ld 1800,dictated,run down

7th otr,1x1,prkd 550,chkd/brk 400m

JUST EASY - checked and broke near the 400m losing its chance.

Wd,up prkd the trip,jostled,fdd out

JUST EASY - raced wide early.

Wd 10th,3-bk otr,wd 700,loomed,wknd

JUST EASY - slow to begin. Raced wide early. Again raced wide from the 750m. Weakened final bend.

Brk early,13th gap,6-bk otr,no dash

JUST EASY - broke rounding the first bend losing ground.

Wd,1x1 1600,off top,ran on stoutly

JUST EASY - the required veterinary clearance was received. Fractious prior to the start and shifted outwards just prior to the start being effected hampering an outside runner. Raced wide early.

Mid otr,shfld bk,tidy wn clr late

JUST EASY - over-raced middle stages. Held up final bend.

Slw,8th otr,3-bk,4-bk,5w top,plggd

JUST EASY - stood on the mark losing ground hampering a trailing runner.

Chkd/brk,rear inr,failed to run on

JUST EASY - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend and broke losing ground. Weakened in the run home.

Wd,1x1,prkd 1800,fght on nicely

Beaut trip otr,peeled,bttld solidly

Brk,3-bk mrks to trn,blkd,late mid

TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE - broke briefly at the start. Had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the middle stages of the run home.

10th otr,5-bk 1300,held up,bttld on

4th inr,4-bk,off,held up,ran on gap

TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE - held up early in the run home.

Left prkd the majority,fght solidly

12th otr,7-bk bell,bttld closer mid

6-5th,to 1x1 1500,off tn,smart mid

Soon trld,waitd,off tn,unwound,easy

SIGNAL HILL - awkwardly placed close to the sulky of TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE when held up rounding the final bend and broke losing ground striking several track markers. Again held up in the middle stages of the run home.

Left prkd the trip,outfinished str

Trld out,4-bk 1800,off,held up,tidy

BAFFLED - over-raced middle stages. Lay inwards near the 900m striking a track marker.

Left prkd,into ld 800,gathered in

Prkd,3-bk inr,brk 1000m,out of play

BAFFLED - broke passing the 1000m losing all chance. Hung inwards on the final bend and struck a track marker.

Trld,3-bk 1500,3rd gap,off,stuck on

Gun run mrks,flat 400,no final kick

BAFFLED - struck track markers rounding the final bend. Driver R Cameron was issued a warning.

Cght wd,eased,rear bell,never in it

BAFFLED - raced wide until being restrained to the rear of the field near the 1250m. Lost ground on the body of the field from the 1000m. Weakened final bend. Trainer J Gray advised he would have blood tests taken in the coming days and Stewards will follow up the results.

11th otr,5-bk bell,wd cvr top,sound

Wd 6th,6-bk inr,prkd 1300,fght well

BAFFLED - raced wide early.

8th otr,4-bk 1000,wd top,stout fin

BAFFLED - trainer J Gray advised the mare has been treated for a virus and by a chiropractor since last racing.

7th otr,4-bk 1800,5w top,bttld away

Nice trip otr,wd 650,soon drifting

MODE - weakened from the 400m.

Wd cvr,up prkd 1700,couldn't stick

7th otr,imp inr,off,bttld away gap

4th,4-bk inr 1500,off,ran on in mid

4th pegs,3-bk,off,held up,no spark

MODE - held up early in the run home.

Wd,12th otr,6-bk inr 950,off,no zip

MODE - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.

5th,parkd,fading turn

MODE - weakened final bend.

Trail thrghout,steady up innr

3rd,parkd bell,flat trn,batld on

MODE - trotted roughly when weakening rounding the final bend hampering a trailing runner.

Brk,rear,buried mrks,never a factor

MODE - broke at the start losing ground. Weakened in the run home. Authorisation of placings was withheld until Stewards had reviewed the replays and spoken to driver W House who confirmed he had not been denied a fair start.