NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

1x1,prkd 1400,askd,fght,wilted

Gate spd,ld 1350,fght,cght 150

SPECTATOR - briefly locked wheels with FEAR GOGH late in the run home.

Soon trld,took lane,dashd,nabbd

Brk,9th,detachd 1900,nvr closer

SPECTATOR - broke at the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Soon prkd,1x1 600,urgd 400,pluggd

SPECTATOR - weakened final bend.

Cght prkd,no cvr,giving ground 500

SPECTATOR - weakened from the 500m.

4bk inr,held up tn,imprvd mid

SHAPELY - checked by a breaking runner racing into the first bend.

Trld-3bk inr,clear 200,honest mid

9th,4-5bk otr,well bk tn,pluggd

1x1-3bk otr,3wd cvr 600,plain

SHAPELY - over-raced early. Weakened final bend. When questioned regarding the performance trainer D Flint advised in her opinion the mare may not have handled the track conditions.

4th,4bk inr,3bk otr,off,honest wd

Found trl,off 300,solid bid in mid

5th,prkd 1200,urgd tn,tired

BELMONT VALOR - weakened final bend.

4-5bk inr,held up 4bk tn,honest

BELMONT VALOR - held up by a weakening runner final bend.

7bk otr,sent,up,ld 1200,gone by 400

BELMONT VALOR - over-raced middle stages. Struck several track markers rounding the final bend when weakening hampering trailing runners. Driver C Thornley was issued a warning. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate and slow recovery. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

3bk inr,4bk 1100,off tn,no dash

BELMONT VALOR - over-raced middle stages.

6bk inr,brk 1300,distancd after

RUTHERFORD - checked by a breaking runner late in the score up. Broke passing the 1300m hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding. A Request for a Ruling was lodged with the Adjudicative Committee by Stewards to determine whether RUTHERFORD had been denied a fair start. After viewing the replays and hearing evidence from Stewards and driver R Close the Adjudicative Committee declared RUTHERFORD to be a runner.

5bk otr,3wd 900,cvr 800,pluggd,brk

RUTHERFORD - broke near the 100m and shifted outwards striking the sulky wheel of WHOSDREAMINGNOW with trailing runners also being hampered losing its chance. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming.

Slow,9th,4bk otr,3-4wd tn,smart

Soon 3bk otr,angld,steady,brk 100

RUTHERFORD - broke near the 100m losing its chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Brk,detachd,rear inr tn,bt slows

RUTHERFORD - out of position at the start before breaking in the early stages losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Hampered near the 1100m.

3wd early,stuck there,felt pinch tn

TASI AHNAU - raced three wide throughout.

Found 1x1,angled,tried hard mid

Trld,3bk inr 1600,askd tn,stopped

TASI AHNAU - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

Cght 3wd,prkd 1200,1x1 500,fair

TASI AHNAU - raced wide early.

3-4bk otr,3wd cvr,wdr tn,steady

3-4bk otr,held up 3wd tn,sound

Led,trld,3bk 1100,off 300,sound

Bad chk start,distant chase after

FREEDOMS BEAUTY - checked at the start losing all chance.

To inr,6bk inr,chkd 500,battld inr

FREEDOMS BEAUTY - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

Soon trld,waited,chased gamely

4-5bk inr,3bk 900,flat 400,weak inr

Brk,4-6bk inr,6bk otr,rear mid,good

FREEDOMS BEAUTY - broke at the start losing ground. Over-raced middle stages.

8-7th,3bk otr,angld,smart bid wd

TERROR MA SUE - lay outwards leaving the final bend and became awkwardly placed close to DIDJASEEMIKI.

Soon 4bk otr,wdst rear tn,good wdst

TERROR MA SUE - fractious leaving the pre-race formation and reared on several occasions. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

5-6th,5-4bk inr,held up,handy wd

TERROR MA SUE - hampered by a weakening runner passing the 700m.

Trld-3bk inr,5bk 1100,off rear,ok

TERROR MA SUE - hampered by a weakening runner near the 600m.

Eased,6bk inr,3wd cvr,unleashd wd

TERROR MA SUE - hampered near the 700m.

4bk inr,5bk 1200,fading from 600

DOVER TERRACE - weakened final bend.

Eased,dist 5bk inr,fading from 600

DOVER TERRACE - raced wide early. Weakened final bend.

Eased,3-4bk otr,flat tn,no dash

3-5bk otr,5bk inr,got going mid

DOVER TERRACE - paced roughly near the 1600m after a slight easing of the pace.

1x1-3bk otr,chkd,4bk otr,weakened

DOVER TERRACE - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1300m. Weakened final bend.