NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

6th,5bk inr,4bk otr,angld,steady wd

GREENBANK DON - over-raced middle stages.

3rd,prkd 1500,tiring by 400

6bk otr,3-4wd 400,useful wdst

GREENBANK DON - began awkwardly.

4-5bk inr,off tn,held up thru str

GREENBANK DON - held up throughout the run home. Driver G Smith advised he did not activate the removable deafeners and sliding blinds in consequence.

Up,ld,very keen,fght,cght on line

THE BLOSS - over-raced through the middle stages. Lay inwards late in the run home crowding an inside runner.

Trld the trip,waitd,thru,honest inr

4bk inr,3bk tn,whackd away inr

3-4bk inr,5bk 1100,3bk otr,honest

THE BLOSS - driver B Borcoskie was warned for the manner he drove racing into the first bend when crowding an inside runner.

3bk otr,brief 3wd 500,flat,chkd,brk

THE BLOSS - weakened final bend. Checked and broke near the 150m when an inside runner shifted outwards.

Soon ld,joind tn,bested,honest fght

CODY BANNER - held up early and middle stages of the run home. Authorisation of 3rd placing being awarded to THE BLOSS was withheld after driver M Williamson (CODY BANNER) placed 4th, wished to view the replays of the run home and after doing so did not wish to proceed with a protest.

6-7bk otr,wdst cvr tn,handy wdst

PAIGE - trotted roughly in the run home.

Brk,7th,3bk otr,angld,solid wd

PAIGE - broke shortly after the start losing ground. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.

Soon trld,3bk 600,didn't lift inr

PAIGE - trotted roughly in the run home.

Soon 5bk otr,wd rear tn,bt slows

PAIGE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 400m.

Thru,4bk inr,5bk 1000,imprvd inr

PAIGE - held up until late in the run home. Driver S Tomlinson advised she did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

5-6-7bk inr 1100,4bk inr tn,tidy

PAIGE - trotted roughly in the run home.

4-3bk otr,wd cvr tn,unleashd wdst

Eased,wd cvr rear,1x1 950,chkd,wknd

TECTONIC - back from the unruly position at the start. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 300m.

Wd cvr bk of mid,posted 600,no more

TECTONIC - raced wide throughout. Weakened leaving the final bend.

4th,1x1,peeled wd,solid bid mid

Trainer P Nairn advised Stewards on 20 April that TECTONIC has had a knee and fetlock treated since last racing.

6bk otr,3wd 600,wdst tn,went by

TECTONIC - hampered by a breaking runner near the 900m. Raced wide from the 800m. Lay inwards throughout the run home.

3bk otr,3-4wd 400,ld tn,held well

TI AMO BELLE - lay inwards in the run home.

Easd,3bk inr,4bk 600,off,imprvd

TI AMO BELLE - over-raced middle stages. Had some difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

4bk otr,wd rear tn,got going wd

TI AMO BELLE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 400m.

1x1 the trip,up tn,dashd,held well

6th,1x1,ld 1200,fght tn,swampd 100

BOYZ INVASION - briefly raced wide near the 1500m. Stewards investigated a possible breach of the Push Out Rule when TI AMO BELLE shifted ground outwards as BOYZ INVASION was improving wide on the track. After viewing the replays it was established that driver B Orange (TI AMO BELLE) had commenced his outward movement prior to BOYZ INVASION reaching his sulky wheel and accordingly no further action was deemed necessary.

5th,prkd 1200,loomd tn,toughest

3bk otr,up,prkd 1100,felt pinch str

6th,brk 2100,distanced after

ANDY HALL - broke near the 2100m losing all chance.

5bk otr,4bk 1000,imprvd,tight 100

ANDY HALL - held up inside the final 100m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Stewards questioned driver J Dunn regarding his decision not to shift wider on the track when an opportunity existed prior to being covered by an outside runner near the 450m. Mr Dunn explained the gelding invariably hangs inwards and trots roughly rounding the bends when attempting to improve wide on the track and for these reasons he was reluctant to shift wider at that stage. Mr Dunn added the horse had lost ground for a distance rounding the final bend and had been under pressure until being held up for clear racing room over the concluding stages. After considering his explanation and viewing the replays, Stewards were satisfied the tactics he adopted were not unreasonable in the circumstances and took the matter no further.

5th,prkd 1200,askd tn,fght,bested

1x1,prkd 1800,ld bid,tough tn,cght

Detachd,8th 1600,1x1,strong wd

8-7th,5-4bk otr 600,smart wdst

Brk 2400,never in touch after

JIMMY CARTER - broke racing into the first bend losing all chance.

Last,4pegs,1x1 700,ran on fairly

SALLY LINDENNY - raced four wide from the 850m before weakening from the 500m. Stewards investigated a perceived breach of the Push Out Rule when JIMMY CARTER raced wider on the track near the 1500m. After viewing replays, it was established that driver K Green (SALLY LINDENNY) had commenced her outwards movement prior to JIMMY CARTER reaching her sulky wheel, accordingly no further action was deemed necessary. When asked to comment on the performance driver K Green could offer no explanation. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormality.

6th,1 off,honest chase

JIMMY CARTER - driver K Bublitz was issued with a $200 Minor Infringement Notice under Rule 858(1)(a) for delaying the start by completing an extra circle when the remainder of the field were in position.

Eased,5bk inr,off rear tn,handy inr