NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

5th inr,3-bk 2100,off,whacked away

3bk otr,4bk inr,drifting from 500

SHADOW CREEK - paced roughly from the 700m before weakening. When questioned regarding the performance trainer/driver B Weaver advised the gelding had raced lethargically throughout. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a slow recovery. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Eased,13th otr,wd cvr rear 500,fair

Eased,wd cvr rear,posted,flat,chkd

ACENTO - lay inwards near the 1800m placing an inside runner in restricted room having to be steadied. Raced wide early. Locked wheels momentarily with SHADOW CREEK which lay inwards near the 300m.

3bk otr,chkd 600,tried hard

SHADOW CREEK - checked by a fallen runner near the 650m.

3rd inr,3-bk 1900,held up,bttld on

SHADOW CREEK - lay inwards and struck a track marker near the 1250m. Held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Wd,prkd,cvr,3-bk,wd prkd 900,outfin

SHADOW CREEK - raced wide early and middle stages.

Prkd,1x1 900,3bk inr 600,steady

SHADOW CREEK - raced wide early.

7th otr,4-bk,held up rear,sound mid

SHADOW CREEK - held up rounding the final bend.

Thru,4bk inr,held up,good in gaps

GOTTA LATHER UP - held up rounding the final bend. Had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the middle stages of the run home.

4bk inr,3bk otr 1300,off,honest

4th,prkd,cvr 1500,3-bk,wd 600,fght

GOTTA LATHER UP - driver R Close advised the gelding had hung inwards in the run home causing him difficulty.

Wd cvr 11th,up prkd 1200,outkicked

GOTTA LATHER UP - raced wide early.

1x1 the trip,brief 3wd 500 & faded

GOTTA LATHER UP - raced greenly on several occasions.

Slw,9th otr,wd cvr rear,6w,over top

GOTTA LATHER UP - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver R Close. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Hung inwards over the concluding stages.

Up,3rd,prkd 1400,flat tn,fght well

GOTTA LATHER UP - hung inwards through the middle stages.

Soon 3bk inr,waitd,useful up inr

GOTTA LATHER UP - trainer W Stevenson was issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race with fixed deafeners which had not been notified. Paced roughly leaving the final bend after becoming awkwardly placed to the inside of EDICT making contact with that runner's sulky wheel hampering a trailing runner. Driver J Dunn admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly when allowing his horse to strike the sulky wheel of EDICT which punctured. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty, the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $250.

3-5bk inr,went amiss 1500,pulld up

OKIWI BAY - compounded from the 1500m and was retired from the race. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the mare had suffered an atrial fibrillation. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance including the results of an ECG prior to completing two satisfactory trials before resuming.

Slw,8th,8-bk ir,off,couldn't run on

OKIWI BAY - began awkwardly. Weakened final bend.

4pegs,atrial fib,pulld up

OKIWI BAY - weakened from the 1700m and was retired from the race by driver M Williamson. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the mare had suffered an atrial fibrillation. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance including the results of an ECG before completing one trial to the satisfaction of Stewards prior to resuming.

Wide,led 1650,joind,kept giving

OKIWI BAY - raced wide early.

Gt spd,led thrghout,kept giving

OKIWI BAY - driver C Dalgety reported the mare had a tendency to lay outwards in the straights.

Wd,prkd,cvr 800,3-bk,off,strong fin

3-bk mrks to trn,closed stoutly inr

Wd,prkd,cvr,prkd 1300,chased gamely

Gun run mrks,flat tn,fght hard inr

HEAVEN - lay inwards and struck a track marker rounding the final bend. Driver J Dunn advised the gelding had locked on one rein during the running and he would be recommending gear changes prior to racing next.

3-4pegs,off,bk otr,ran on fairly

HEAVEN - paced roughly late in the score up however was in position at the start. Held up final bend.

Gt spd,soon led,fading by trn

HEAVEN - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner.

Gate spd,led,set terms,nvr in doubt

HEAVEN - driver R Harrison advised she did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

Wd,up prkd thru'out,ld 250,run down

HEAVEN - broke in the score up and was out of position at the candy pole. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

7th otr,3-bk,4-bk,off,held up,solid

HEAVEN - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and was cleared to start.

8th pegs,4-bk bell,sound along mrks

HEAVEN - lay inwards near the 1400m striking track markers.

Eased,8th,2nd division,battled inr

HEAVEN - weakened from the 600m.

Into trail,3-bk 1650,fght on in gap

Trld-3bk inr,waited,whackd away

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home.

Gt spd,led thrghout,in control

4th inr,4-bk 950,off,blkd,bold mrks

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - paced roughly shortly after the start having to be steadied. Held up early in the run home.

11th inr,5-bk,off,held up,slick mid

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - had some difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

Trld,3-bk 1300,held up,steady mrks

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Wd,rough,5-bk otr,failed to quicken

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - paced roughly after 200m when racing wide on the track.

Eased,rear otr,bt stragglers in gap

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - over-raced in the early stages when being restrained to the rear of the field.

9th otr,5-bk 1150,failed to quicken

7th inr,5-bk,off,held up,bttld away

MIDNIGHT SOPHIA - began awkwardly hampering a trailing runner. Hampered by a weakening runner final bend. Held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Wd,5th otr,1x1,3-bk,no final pickup

DESERT DANCER - raced wide early.

Prkd,up,ld 1300,harassd,hdd,fght

DESERT DANCER - lay outwards rounding the final bend.

Prkd,1x1,3wd,prkd 800,staunchest

Brk,4bk inr,off 400,cheeky mid

LILY'S A STAR - broke as the start was effected losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Lay inwards and raced inside and struck track markers near the 1450m. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.

Eased,4bk inr,5bk 600,off,1-paced

LILY'S A STAR - cleared from the unruly for future mobile starts.

Rear otr,5bk inr,off 500,flew mid

8th otr,wd cvr 550,wdr,whacked away

Eased,wd rear 850,prkd,fght stoutly

LILY'S A STAR - hung outwards in the score up and was out of position at the start. Placed on the unruly for future mobile starts.

15L off start,detachd,imprvd at bk

LILY'S A STAR - broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Blew the score-up,never a live hope

LILY'S A STAR - broke late in the score up hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion from a mobile start prior to resuming.

Trld,held up 500,off,strong bid inr

WATERHOLES ROAD - paced roughly and struck the sulky wheel of LILY'S A STAR when placed in restricted room racing into the first bend. Held up final bend.

Eased,wdst rear top,closed strongly

BALTIC STAR - raced greenly in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Wd,prkd,cvr,angled top,breezed past

BALTIC STAR - raced wide early. Hampered by a weakening runner leaving the final bend.

Trppd wd the trip,unable to stick

BALTIC STAR - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start. Raced wide from the 1550m.

Mid otr,flat thrghout,only batld

BALTIC STAR - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver R Gutsell. A warning was placed on the barrier record of mare. Weakened final bend.

Soon parkd,fought on bravely

BALTIC STAR - paced roughly near the 1750m losing ground.

Last,flat turn,always rear

BALTIC STAR - weakened from the 600m. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality.

Parkd,flat turn,boxed on ok

BALTIC STAR - dictated wider on the track near the 300m.

Chkd,up prkd 1700,bttld away in gap

BALTIC STAR - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend.

Soon 4pegs,boxed on innr

BALTIC STAR - cleared from the Unruly for future mobile starts.

8th,4bk otr,shuffld,imprvd mid

PLAYING WITH STARS - awkwardly placed close to the sulky of PATIRO near the 1400m after driver S Murtha was placed at a disadvantage when being contacted by the trailing TAUMUTU LAD.

9th otr,5-bk,off,held up,no pick-up

Nice trip otr,thru pegs top,fght on

6th otr,1x1,4-bk,off,bttld solidly

Trld out,shffld,beaten 1000m out

TAUMUTU LAD - weakened from the 1000m hampering a trailing runner. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. A warning was placed on the racing performance of the gelding.

Eased,rear otr,passed straggler gap

3-4bk inr,urgd 3bk tn,1-paced inr

TAUMUTU LAD - hung inwards and struck track markers rounding the final bend.

Prkd,5-6-5bk inr,5bk otr,imprvd

HUGO - lay outwards simultaneously to an outside runner laying inwards racing into the first bend having to be steadied. Continued to race greenly for a distance.

3-4bk otr,3bk 400,off,solid mid

HUGO - lay inwards on several occasions in the run home having to be straightened by driver S Thornley.

4-bk inr,held up,off,stout when clr

HUGO - held up early in the run home.

Prkd,ld,trld 1650,thru,strong claim

HUGO - lay inwards through the middle stages.

Prkd,cvr,3-bk 1250,held up,no dash

HUGO - held up final bend.

Soon 1x1,out turn,loomd,peakd

HUGO - became awkwardly placed close to the sulky of MIGHTY FLYING LOU when being forced wider on the track near the 150m.

Up,ld 1700,trld,3bk,1x1 600,ok

HUGO - struck track markers near the 1500m resulting in the trailing STEPHS BOY also contacting track markers. Driver R Close was issued a warning.

Gate spd,ld,trld 1300,off tn,sound