NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

5th,5bk inr,5bk otr 700,sound wd

3bk otr,1x1,3bk,wd cvr tn,pluggd

5th,5bk inr 1300,held up,imprvd inr

PAIGE - trotted roughly in the run home.

8th otr,5-bk,rough in rear,bt slows

PAIGE - had to be steadied after a slight easing of the pace near the 1100m. Trotted roughly final bend.

3wd,prkd 1900,fading from 600

PAIGE - raced wide early. Hampered near the 2100m. Weakened from the 600m hampering trailing runners.

1x1-3bk otr,3wd tn,solid bid mid

PAIGE - trotted roughly in the run home.

Soon 4bk inr,held up tn,dashd inr

PAIGE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 700m. Again hampered by a breaking runner near the 400m. Trotted roughly in the run home.

Wd,eased,5-bk inr,4-bk,steady mid

PAIGE - held up early in the run home.

3wd,prkd 1200,1x1 700,urgd tn,honst

PAIGE - raced wide early.

8th,4bk otr,3-4wd 500,useful wd

10-11th,5bk otr,3-4wd,steady wd

MILES AWAY - raced wide from the 700m.

Brk early,tacked on,wd cvr,bttld on

MILES AWAY - broke after 100m losing ground.

7th,4bk otr 1200,wdr tn,tried hard

Mid-bk otr,angld trn,best wider

The start was delayed due firstly to THE MERC requiring farrier attention with the gelding racing without front plates and MILES AWAY requiring gear adjustments.

Ld out,trld 900,thru,bold bid mrks

Chkd,6-bk inr,off,wdst top,plggd on

MILES AWAY - hampered by a breaking runner after 150m.

5th inr,off,3-bk otr,wd top,steady

Last,angld wd,bk in mid,ran on ok

9th otr,3-bk,shffld,wdst top,no zip

Trld-3bk inr,held up 400-tn,steady

3bk inr,5bk 1600,thru,steady inr

CORMORAN STRIKE - lay inwards and struck track markers rounding the final bend.

Ld out,trld bell,thru,chased stoutl

Led,trld,3bk 1700,off tn,pluggd mid

3-5th,5bk inr,4bk otr,1-paced str

9th,8-bk inr,off,unable to spark up

9th otr,3-bk,wd cvr top,fght in gap

10th otr,6-bk,wd cvr 550,wdst,plggd

3-4-5bk otr,sent 3wd 900,pluggd

CORMORAN STRIKE - raced wide from the 950m.

Brk after start,almost cght up

CORMORAN STRIKE - over-raced in the early stages and broke after 100m losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

4th,prkd,ld 1800,kicked,booted away

Blew the start,brk after,out of it

ROYAL DEL - broke at the start losing all chance.

8th otr,3-bk,4-bk,wd 700,ld,cut dwn

ROYAL DEL - raced wide from the 700m.

8th otr,3-bk,4-bk,wd,ran on stoutly

Brk early,tacked on,beat stragglers

ROYAL DEL - broke near the 2100m losing considerable ground.

Brk,11th otr,5-bk,off,never ran on

ROYAL DEL - broke at the start losing ground. Hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

Mid otr,wd 1300,ld,trld,fght on inr

5th,4-bk inr,held up,tidy late mrks

ROYAL DEL - held up early in the run home.

Wd,3rd inr,3-bk,1x1,prkd 900,outfin

4-5bk inr,4bk 800,off,whackd away

ROYAL DEL - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.

Up,4th,5bk inr 1150,well bk,imprvd

Cght 3wd,prkd 1850-tn,felt pinch

STYRAX - raced wide early and middle stages. Weakened final bend.

Wd,prkd 1700,1x1 800,battled str

STYRAX - hampered by a breaking runner after 150m. Lay inwards rounding the final bend when weakening briefly crowding an inside runner.

Brk,9th,4bk otr,rear tn,imprvd

STYRAX - broke at the start losing ground.

Soon parkd,flat turn,boxed on well

7th,dragged up peleton,batld away

Deep pegs,steady chase innr

STYRAX - broke at the start losing ground. Hampered near the 1450m.

Led,trail,3bk honest up innr

Slow,deep pegs,fair wn clear

Last,up parkd bell,folded up

Up,led,trld 1800,off tn,dashed best

Imprvd,up,ld 1050,fght hard,nabbd

Gate spd,ld 1650,kickd,very easy

Gate spd,ld 1700,kept on trucking

Up,led 2200,staying test,just grbbd

7th,4bk inr,4th 600,off,stout wd

Soon trld,waitd,thru,did best inr

Led,trail 2100,tidy chase

8-7th,1x1 1800,off 350 then brk

PRESTIGIOUS - broke rounding the final bend losing all chance.

5bk inr,to 1x1 1400,swooped,yes

7th,3wd,prkd 1400-tn,very brave

PRESTIGIOUS - raced wide early.

Led,trld 2150,waitd,zoomed thru

Prkd,into ld 1500,dictated,ran away

Brk early 5th,11th,5-bk otr,tidy wd

PRESTIGIOUS - broke rounding the first bend losing ground.

Bk otr,chkd 2100,peeld 400,nice fin

HARRIET'S MOMENT - lay outwards near the 300m simultaneously to PRESTIGIOUS laying inwards with both runners having to be straightened by their respective drivers.

Stepped,prkd,ld 2100,hdd 350,faded

RACHMANINOV - trotted roughly when laying inwards rounding the first bend. Weakened final bend.

6-5th,6bk inr,5bk otr,battld inr

RACHMANINOV - held up early in the run home.

1x1,wd to ld bell,unrelenting after

2-3rd,3bk inr,1-paced from 400

RACHMANINOV - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner.

3-4th,prkd 1400,keen,led,fght,fdd

RACHMANINOV - crowded by FRANCO JOSIAH racing into the first bend and trotted roughly for a short distance after striking the sulky wheel of that runner.

Brk 2400,7th,1700,3bk otr,good wd

RACHMANINOV - broke in the early stages losing ground.

3rd,prkd,ld,tckld,trld,held up,good

Brk,9th inr,off,wd cvr,fght on well

RACHMANINOV - broke at the start 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.

Up,2nd,trld 1500-tn,plugged ok inr

3wd,1x1,to prkd tn,battld mid-inr

ONE EL - hampered by a weakening runner near the 800m. Lay inwards in the run home and came together with RACHMANINOV on several occasions. Driver C DeFilippi was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

7th,1x1,prkd 1200,1x1,smart mid

Eased,9-7bk otr,rear tn,imprvd rear

6-7th,1x1 1500,off,chased hard

6th,prkd,1x1 1400,off,solid bid wd

Trld-3-4bk inr,held up,flew up inr

10th,3bk otr,3wd cvr,postd,fght on

FREYA - raced wide from the 800m.

Gate spd,ld 1700-tn,fght,cght 80

Gate spd,led 1500,held them off

5-4bk otr,held up wd tn,strong wd

FREYA - raced wide early. Held up final bend.

Gate spd,ld,trld 1300,went close

6th,prkd 900,askd,felt pinch str

1x1,prkd 2100,on retreat from 600

FATHER TIME - weakened from the 700m hampering a trailing runner. When questioned regarding the performance driver T Williams advised he was disappointed with the effort and could offer no explanation. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate and slow recovery. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

3wd,led 2050,trld 1200,fading by tn

5th,4bk inr 1250,waitd,steady inr

5th,3-6bk inr,off,3wd cvr,steady

FATHER TIME - had to be steadied near the 1900m after an easing of the pace resulting in the gaiting strap coming adrift shortly after with the trailing PARISIAN ARTISTE being hampered when standing on this piece of gear near the 1750m. Trainer K Townley was found not to be at fault. Raced wide from the 900m.

5th,prkd 2000-tn,led,held on best

FATHER TIME - the crupper on FATHER TIME broke after the finish line.

Trld-3bk inr,thru,no threat up inr

6th,6bk inr,4bk 600,short bid inr

Mid-bk otr,angld trn,fair wd

MAUI - driver D McCormick was issued with a warning after using his whip free of the rein in the early stages of the run home.

Soon 3pegs,soon broke,detachd

MAUI - broke racing into the first bend hampering a trailing runner losing all chance.

Out fast,soon led,trail,solid bid

MAUI - lay inwards final bend contacting several track markers.

Cght 3wd,prkd 1000-tn,fght gamely

MAUI - required a change of sulky prior to the start after sustaining a punctured sulky tyre in the preliminary. Raced wide early.

8th inr,prkd 1300,ld top,gobbled up

MAUI - Stewards questioned driver D McCormick regarding the manner in which he drove in the run home when his left foot dropped from the sulky footrest on several occasions resulting in contact being made with the gelding's hind leg. Mr McCormick explained that his sulky seat had slipped backwards at the start placing him at a disadvantage resulting in him having difficulty keeping his foot in the sulky rest while driving his runner out. After considering his explanation and viewing the position of the sulky seat following the race, Stewards were satisfied the contact had been accidental and took the matter no further.

Ld out,trld 1250,off,chal,fght hard

5bk inr,detachd tn,no kick inr

MAUI - weakened final bend.

Trld-5bk inr 1600,off 700,steady

Up,led,trld 1800,held up,smart inr