NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Eased,3bk inr,held up tn,off,pluggd

FOLLOW ME FANTASY - driver S Tomlinson advised that one hopple shortener had failed to activate after becoming entangled.

4bk inr,5bk 1300,4bk inr tn,plain

Soon brk,detachd,didn't tack on

FOLLOW ME FANTASY - broke after 150m losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare. Weakened passing the 600m.

1x1-3bk otr,3wd cvr,brief dash wd

FOLLOW ME FANTASY - raced wide from the 900m.

3wd cvr,up,ld 1200,swampd by 150

FOLLOW ME FANTASY - raced wide early.

Eased,4-3bk inr,thru inr tn,steady

FOLLOW ME FANTASY - crowded by an outside runner near the 250m.

Led,trld,3bk 1300,off 250,sound mid

INTERPOL - held up leaving the final bend.

5-6bk otr,5bk inr 800,off,held up

INTERPOL - over-raced middle stages. Held up throughout the run home. The chin rest on the gelding came adrift inside the final 200m.

4th,4bk inr,3bk otr,angld,battld wd

INTERPOL - paced roughly shortly after the start.

Slow,5-6bk inr,4bk otr,solid inr

INTERPOL - broke briefly at the start. Over-raced middle stages.

4-3bk otr,held up 1x1 tn,useful mid

INTERPOL - paced roughly passing the 2200m.

Slow,3-5bk inr,waited,1-paced inr

Gate spd,trld,thru,honest,peakd

VRILO - trainer J Burrows was issued a warning for failing to have the correct colours available.

3wd,ld,trld 1200,waited,honest inr

VRILO - raced wide early.

Trld,held up badly 500,imprvd inr

VRILO - lay inwards passing the 900m striking a track marker. Held up rounding the final bend by a weakening runner. Driver C Wigg reported she sustained a punctured sulky tyre shortly after the start.

Trld,3bk inr 1000,waitd,imprvd inr

VRILO - unable to maintain the trail behind FOVEAUX GAMBLER passing the 1100m despite the efforts of driver C Wigg resulting in HALEY ROBYN being able to shift inwards and obtain the vacant trailing position. Ms Wigg was warned for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

1x1,4bk inr 1800,held up tn,steady

VRILO - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.

Ld-trld,3bk,waited,dashd,got there

VRILO - held up early stages of the run home.

3bk inr,prkd 1300,1x1,no threat

KNOCKSHANBALLY - shifted inwards racing into the first bend resulting in TOPAZ having to be restrained. Over-raced middle stages. Weakened leaving the final bend. Junior driver A Drake, who declined assistance from a senior driver, admitted a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly by allowing his horse to shift inwards racing into the first bend when insufficiently clear of TOPAZ which was checked and lost its rightful racing position. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty, the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Drake's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing tonight up to and including 26 May 2024 (2 days).

6bk otr,wdst rear tn,no punch

4-5-4bk otr,up 3wd tn,useful wd

4bk otr,up,prkd 1200,felt pinch

KNOCKSHANBALLY - gave ground over the concluding stages.

3-4bk inr,waited,steady up inr

Soon broke,detached after

KNOCKSHANBALLY - broke racing into the first bend hampering and checking trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Soon 5bk otr,wdst rear tn,no dash

Eased,6bk otr,wdst rear tn,imprvd

8th,4bk otr 1400,angld,sound wd

Slow,6bk inr,off rear 400,tidy mid

5-4bk otr,5bk 1000,held up,sound

AVENGER - hampered near the 1200m.

7th,5bk inr,buried tn,fair up inr

5bk inr,6bk 700,5bk tn,steady mid

TOPAZ - held up final bend.

1x1,3bk otr 800,3wd 400,solid mid

3-4bk inr,3bk 1300,angld,sound

KNOCKSHANBALLY - shifted inwards racing into the first bend resulting in TOPAZ having to be restrained. Over-raced middle stages. Weakened leaving the final bend. Junior driver A Drake, who declined assistance from a senior driver, admitted a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly by allowing his horse to shift inwards racing into the first bend when insufficiently clear of TOPAZ which was checked and lost its rightful racing position. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty, the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Drake's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing tonight up to and including 26 May 2024 (2 days).

6-5bk otr,6bk 1000,very smart wd

TOPAZ - hampered near the 1200m.

3-4-5bk inr,weaved tn,tidy inr

TOPAZ - checked by a breaking runner after 200m and struck several track markers. Held up final bend.

Dist 7th,4bk inr,5bk otr,big wdst

To unruly,brk,12th,7bk inr,gone 500

BETTING GIFT - fractious prior to the start causing a delay. Sent to the unruly by starter R Donnelly where it will remain for future standing starts. Slow in the early stages losing ground. Weakened from the 600m.

3wd,prkd,3bk inr 900,faded tn

BETTING GIFT - raced greenly near the 1000m losing ground. Weakened final bend. Driver C Negus was warned for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion and when out of contention in the run home.

Gate spd,ld,trld 1300,3bk tn,pluggd

3-4bk inr,held up tn,cheeky inr

Prkd,1x1 1300,held up,handy inr

FOVEAUX GAMBLER - over-raced early and middle stages when being restrained to obtain cover.

Up,ld 1800,held ld,staved them off

VRILO - unable to maintain the trail behind FOVEAUX GAMBLER passing the 1100m despite the efforts of driver C Wigg resulting in HALEY ROBYN being able to shift inwards and obtain the vacant trailing position. Ms Wigg was warned for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Gate spd,ld,trld 1200,dashd,held on

Trld-4bk inr,5bk,3bk tn,no room

FERGALICIOUS - over-raced near the 1700m and became awkwardly placed to the back of FOVEAUX GAMBLER having to be steadied resulting in a slight easing of the pace hampering trailing runners. Held up throughout the run home.

4bk otr,3bk 700,kept coming mid

4th,3bk inr,prkd 1000,fght,hdd 100

OFF THE EDGE - driver A Edge admitted a breach of Rule 869(2) and the Whip and Rein Regulations in that he used his whip free of the rein on several occasions in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $250.

3wd,prkd-3bk otr,tight tn-150,sound

OFF THE EDGE - raced wide early. Held up early in the run home. Driver J Cox advised he did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

1x1-3bk otr,3wd 350,steady mid

TEDDY BAKER - shifted inwards shortly after the start and struck the sulky wheel of VRILO. Driver B White admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly when shifting ground and after viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $300. Shifted outwards approaching the first bend and struck the sulky wheel of OFF THE EDGE. Mr White admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly when shifting ground and after viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr White's Amateur driver's licence from the conclusion of racing today up to and including 1 June 2024 (1 month). Over-raced middle stages. Raced three wide from the 1100m. Hung inwards passing the 500m crowding inside runners. Mr White admitted a breach of Rule 869(2) and the Whip and Rein Regulations in that he used his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr White's Amateur driver's licence from 2 June up to and including 1 July 2024 (1 month).

3bk inr,4bk 1000,1x1,up tn,sound

Rear inr,7-9bk inr,7bk otr,tidy wd