NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

7th,3bk otr 1100,off,unwound wd

9-8th,4bk otr,wd rear tn,useful wd

Gate spd,ld 1700,fght,bested 150

MASSIVE MERC - shifted outwards in the run home. Driver A Clark was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home.

Gate spd,ld 1600,joind,hdd tn,peakd

3-4bk inr,off rear 350,held up,good

MASSIVE MERC - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver A Clark. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Held up final bend by a weakening runner.

Cght prkd,no cvr,gritty,peakd 150

MASSIVE MERC - Stewards questioned driver A Clark regarding his decision not to shift inwards to obtain a trail when an opportunity existed rounding the first bend. Mr Clark advised the gelding had trotted roughly rounding the bend and for this reason he had been reluctant to restrain his runner any further and risk the chance of the horse breaking. Mr Clark added that once turning into the front straight near the 1400m where the horse had commenced to trot more fluently, he had attempted to shift the gelding inwards and obtain a trail however SHEEP had improved to his inside resulting in MASSIVE MERC being left to race parked. Cleared from the unruly for future mobile starts.

Soon prkd,no cvr,2nd tn,honest

MASSIVE MERC - over-raced middle stages.

Up,prkd,ld 1100,fght hard,cght 100

KISS ME KATE - raced wide early. Cleared from the unruly for future standing starts.

Brk,tackd on,bk otr,never in it

KISS ME KATE - broke at the start losing ground.

6th,3pegs bell,battled innr

KISS ME KATE - lay in near the 900m contacting several track markers.

Mid,1x1 bell,flat 400,folded

Soon broke,always detached

KISS ME KATE - broke at the start losing all chance.

Led,trld,3bk 1100,off tn,solid mid

ZSAZSA BINX - connections advised Stewards the mare has had its hocks treated since last racing.

4bk inr-otr,tight 700 then brk

ZSAZSA BINX - broke near the 700m losing all chance. Stood down to complete one satisfactory trial prior to resuming.

Ld,trld 1900,brk 1000,no hope after

ZSAZSA BINX - broke near the 1000m checking a trailing runner. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly.

Trld,3bk inr,,thru,imprvd,peakd 100

3rd,3bk inr,held up,off,useful

Trld,ld,trld 1200,held up badly,gd

1x1,prkd 700,urgd tn,fght,faded

MUSCLE DASH - trotted roughly in the run home.

Prkd,3bk otr 1000,4bk,smart wd,cght

PENELOPE HALL - raced wide early.

3-5bk inr,cartd,4bk otr,off,pluggd

PENELOPE HALL - hampered by a breaking runner near the 900m.

3bk inr,prkd 1200,1x1 700,1-paced

Trld-3bk inr,sought gaps tn,solid

PENELOPE HALL - held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Trld-3bk inr,4bk 1200,5th tn,sound

Slow,9th,4bk otr,angld,handy wd

PENELOPE HALL - driver J Versteeg was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion early in the run home.

3wd,4bk otr,wdst rear tn,handy

WATERLOO STATION - raced wide early.

2L off start,7bk inr,chkd/brk 900

WATERLOO STATION - trotted roughly in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Checked by a breaking runner near the 900m and broke losing all chance.

3wd,ld bid 1150 & brk,disqualified

CYCLONE ZION W - raced wide early. Switched to a pace near the 1100m and had to be broken up by its driver losing all chance. Stewards lodged a protest against this runner's 4th placing under Rule 870(3) and the Breaking Horses Regulation alleging the gelding had been in the incorrect gait in excess of 150m. After viewing the replays the connections did not contest the protest and CYCLONE ZION W was disqualified by the Stewards.