NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

9th pegs,6-bk 1200,bt slws on inr

Soon brk,out of commission after

CROWN THE MOMENT - broke at the start losing all chance.

5th,prkd,1x1 800,off,steady mid

7th otr,1x,1prkd,ld 850,kicked,easy

CROWN THE MOMENT - driver G Thornley advised she did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

Trld,3-bk 1400,off top,stout effort

CROWN THE MOMENT - held up rounding the final bend.

4th inr,4-bk,prkd 1350,cvr,off,bold

Awkwd,5th inr,3-bk,fght nicely mrks

CROWN THE MOMENT - began awkwardly.

Slw,10th otr,wd cvr 400,passed slws

Wd,4-bk inr,lost ld dig,trld,too gd

Gun run mrks,thru lane,chall,outfin

4bk otr,3wd 600,got going wd

NAZARETH - raced wide from the 700m.

Wd,prkd,1x1,3bk 700,off,handy wd

NAZARETH - raced wide early.

10th,6bk otr,shuffld bk,bt slows wd

Slow,13th,6bk otr,5bk inr,sound inr

1x1-3bk otr,tight,smart,held up wd

NAZARETH - held up late in the run home.

Cght prkd,1x1 1000,3wd tn,honest

Rear inr,4-bk bell,rough,no pick-up

NAZARETH - broke briefly at the start and then trotted roughly over the early stages. When questioned regarding the performance Driver Z Butcher could offer no explanation for the disappointing effort.

Slw,rear otr to trn,beat tired ones

NAZARETH - when questioned regarding the performance Driver Z Butcher advised that this runner had travelled off the bit over the early and middle stages before losing ground near the 800m then trotted roughly rounding the final turn and only finished on fairly when placed under pressure in the run home.

Eased,6th,6-bk inr,3-bk,off,fair wd

NAZARETH - Driver Z Butcher reported the gelding cast the off fore shoe during the running.

Last,bk otr,steady work

5th,prkd,1x1 1100,tiring by 500

JACCKA BAYLIS - over-raced passing the 1300m when being restrained to obtain cover. Weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner.

Slow,bk,into 1x1,out trn,steady

Soon trail,3-4bk,off 500,tidy fin

4th,brk 2500,dist 10th,battld rear

JACCKA BAYLIS - broke after 100m losing considerable ground.

Soon 1x1,3wd 600,prkd,no threat

Brk hopelessly start,out of action

JACCKA BAYLIS - broke at the start losing all chance.

3rd,prkd,ld 1950,softened up,cut bk

Left clr in front early,dicated,ezy

JACCKA BAYLIS - Driver W House reported he had not activated the deafeners due to having the field covered.

Brk 2400,14th,7bk inr,well beatn

JACCKA BAYLIS - switched to a pace after 150m before breaking and losing ground. Weakened from the 600m.

Up,prkd 1600-tn,askd,very game

IT'S SO EASY - broke briefly at the start losing ground.

1x1-3bk otr,4bk otr,shuffld,battld

Soon 3bk inr,held up tn,handy inr

Chkd badly start,tailed off,no hope

IT'S SO EASY - checked shortly after the start by breaking runners losing all chance.

Gate spd,ld-3bk inr,urgd tn,plggd

Led,held ld,joind,hdd tn,faded bk

Shot to big ld,set terms,fght,nabbd

4-5bk inr,off rear tn,ok imprv wd

4-5bk inr,flat 700,lost touch 500

IT'S SO EASY - weakened final bend.

1x1,prkd 1200,up tn,kept digging

7th otr,wd cvr 1000,wdr top,useful

1x1,soon 1x2,only batld strgt

Slow,4-5bk inr,held up,imprvd wd

SANDFLY BAY - held up final bend.

2-3rd,brk,7th,4bk otr,brk 700

SANDFLY BAY - broke racing into the first bend losing ground. Trotted roughly before breaking again near the 700m losing all chance.

Brk,detached,never cght up after

SANDFLY BAY - broke at the start losing all chance.

4th inr,4-bk,3-bk top,best late inr

SANDFLY BAY - trotted roughly late in the run home. When questioned regarding the improved performance driver S Tomlinson advised the mare had benefited from having its knees treated as previously notified and a change of shoeing since last racing.

9th,4-bk otr bell,failed to quicken

SANDFLY BAY - weakened in the run home.

Eased,rear inr,off,beat stragglers

4bk otr,wdr tn,held up,imprvd mid

SANDFLY BAY - held up early in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance driver S Tomlinson advised the filly had got too far back after starting from a 20m handicap however was still slightly disappointed with the effort.

Trail,shffld 4bk,angld wid,nice wrk

SANDFLY BAY - trainer B Negus reported the filly has had a knee and an infection treated since last racing.

Gun run mrks,off 400,brk in 3rd top

LOOK TO DA STARS - pre-race warmed. Co-Trainers M & N Purdon were issued with a warning for being late to notify the gelding would race without blinds. Broke near the 250m losing all chance. A warning was placed on this runner's racing manners.

6th otr,1x1 1800,wd tn,stout effort

LOOK TO DA STARS - pre-race warmed.

Trld,brk 1900,7th inr,off,brk 350m

LOOK TO DA STARS - pre-race warmed. Broke entering the first turn losing ground before settling. Hampered by a weakening runner near the 1100m. Broke near the 350m losing its chance.

9th otr,5-bk,wd 700,pshd wdr,no fin

1x1,wd 600,loomed tn,fght on nicely

LOOK TO DA STARS - co-trainers M & N Purdon were issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for presenting the gelding to race with removable deafeners which had not been notified.

Eased,6th,prkd 1500,askd tn,wiltd

LOOK TO DA STARS - weakened early in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance driver S Ottley advised that racing parked from the 1800m when fresh up from a spell may have taken its toll on the gelding. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a slow recovery. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

3bk inr,4bk 1200,thru,imprvd inr

LOOK TO DA STARS - pre-race warmed.

Wd,5-bk otr 1600,wd 1000,prkd,wknd

ALMIGHTY - raced wide early.

4bk inr the trip,off 400,lackd gaps

ALMIGHTY - held up middle stages of the run home.

Up,ld,trld-4bk inr,off 400,good wd

Soon trail,ok up lane

3-4th,prkd 1000,gritty bid str

ALMIGHTY - hampered at the start. Driver J Cox reported the mare had cast both scalping boots during the running.

4th,off,prkd 1100,up,ld 150,nabbd

Trld,3bk inr 1600,held up,imprvd

Brk,detached,never tacked on

ALMIGHTY - broke at the start losing all chance.

3wd,up,led 1800,kickd,held well

ALMIGHTY - raced wide early.

5th,1x1,prkd 1200,trld tn,honest

ALMIGHTY - hampered by a breaking runner near the 250m.

7bk otr,3wd cvr rear,imprvd wdst

VERY MAJESTIC - raced wide early.

Green,brk,6-5bk otr,3-4wd tn,honest

VERY MAJESTIC - fractious prior to the start causing a delay and required assistance from the Clerk of the Course to take up its barrier position. Broke at the start losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Raced wide from the 500m.

Wd,made ld 1750,kicked 400,untested

Brk,wd,chkd/brk,rear,wdst,bold late

VERY MAJESTIC - broke briefly at the start. Raced wide early. Hampered and broke near the 1800m losing considerable ground.

6th inr,5-bk,off,wd cvr 450,kept on

Across to trail,thru,ld,chopped dwn

Across to trail,thru lane,stout fin

Wd,5-bk inr 1800,4-bk,whacked away

5th,7th inr,4-bk,3-bk,held up,tidy

VERY MAJESTIC - held up early final turn.

Ld out,eyed & brk 400,done (dq)

GRETTYMAC - broke rounding the final bend and continued on in a break for a considerable distance losing all chance. Stewards lodged a protest against 7th placing being awarded under Rule 870(3) and the Breaking Horses Regulation alleging the mare had broken in excess of 150m during the running. After viewing the replays driver M Nimczyk did not contest the protest and GRETTYMAC was disqualified by Stewards.

4th inr,4-bk 2100,3-bk top,off,bold

GRETTYMAC - pre-race warmed.

6th inr,6-bk bell,bttld clsr,no gap

GRETTYMAC - held up over the concluding stages.

Wd,prkd,ld,trld 1500,thru,stern bid

GRETTYMAC - raced wide early.

7th otr,3-bk bell,wd top,strong fin

Up,ld-3bk inr,cartd bk,off,honest

GRETTYMAC - hampered by a weakening runner near the 600m.

9th otr,5-bk 1500,wd 800,wdr,stout

GRETTYMAC - raced wide from the 800m.

Wd,1x1,3-bk 1300,3 & 4w 400,no bite

Wd,prkd,cvr 1350,3-bk,wd cvr,stout

7-6th,prkd 1300,ld 550,held bravely

RACHMANINOV - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination after starting at the Kaikoura meeting on Sunday and was cleared to start.

Eased,rear otr,3-bk,1x1,off tn,bold

3wd,ld 1750,trld 850,askd,bestd

RACHMANINOV - raced wide early.

Soon 5bk otr,shuffled,steady mid

Up,1x1,prkd 1600,1x1 700,steady

Soon ld,set all terms,thwarted late

Soon ld,dictated,hdd 250,tried hard

Lead bid,prkd,stuck there,gone 400

Prkd,no cvr1x1 500,whackd away

7th,4-5bk inr,4bk 600,pluggd