NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Soon prkd,no cvr,gritty bid in str

Trld,3bk 1700,off tn,imprvd mid

RUBY TUESDAY - hung inwards in the score up and was out of position at the candy pole. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly.

4-5pegs,last 500,no impact

MISTY BLUE - connections advised the filly has been treated for muscle tie-up since last racing. Weakened rounding the final bend.

Trail thrghout,just fair up lane

4-3bk otr,angld wd tn,sprntd hard

Gate spd,ld 1350,fght,cght 50

MISTY BLUE - lay inwards leaving the final bend having to be corrected by driver S Tomlinson.

1x1,3bk otr 1500,up tn,solid mid

3bk inr,off tn,handy,tight late

WOODLEA DIAMOND - had some difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

Gate spd,ld,tackld 600,fght,cght 90

WOODLEA DIAMOND - lay outwards leaving the final bend and in the run home.

Gate spd,prkd 1400,brave fght,hdd

3wd,4bk otr,5bk 700,battld rear

WOODLEA DIAMOND - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages.

Prkd,ld 1500,slippd clr,cght late

3wd,prkd,1x1 1400,off,solid mid

WOODLEA DIAMOND - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages.

Prkd,1x1 1150,honest,held up 50

HOO HAA - hung inwards early in the run home and was unable to be shifted wider on the track despite the efforts of driver B Butt.

5-4bk otr,angld wd tn,handy mid-wd

3bk inr the trip,waited,sound inr

HOO HAA - held up final bend and early in the run home.

3-4bk inr,off tn,held up,sound

6bk otr,3wd cvr,angld,sprinted best

HOO HAA - hampered by a breaking runner approaching the first bend. Raced wide with cover from the 1200m. When questioned regarding the improved performance trainer J Harrington advised the filly had been racing well without luck and had appreciated a return to mobile racing, adding the filly had also been able to improve forward with cover through the middle stages to race in a handy position on the final bend.

6bk inr,off rear 500,battld away

Workd to ld,joined,fght best str

ARDEN'S MEMORY - the required veterinary clearance was received.

5th otr,1x1,btn bell,brk,atrial fib

ARDEN'S MEMORY - weaken leaving the 1000m and broke hampering trailing runners losing all chance. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the filly had suffered an atrial fibrillation. Stood down pending a veterinary clearance which is to include a satisfactory ECG prior to trialing on one occasion.

1x1-5bk otr 1000,3wd cvr,handy wd

4-5bk inr,off mid tn,held up,sound

LILAC LUXURY - held up in the early and middle stages of the run home. Driver M Williamson advised he sustained a punctured sulky tyre during the running.

3wd,prkd-4bk otr,3wd 450,short bid

LILAC LUXURY - raced wide early.

6bk otr,off wd tn,strong wdst

LILAC LUXURY - cleared from the unruly for future mobiles.

Last innr,off,fair fin thru mid

Eased,5bk otr,last tn,imprvd at bk

MELODY BANNER - when questioned regarding the performance driver T Williams advised the filly had failed to handle the track conditions and he would be recommending a change of shoeing when racing on rain affected surfaces. Mr Williams added he was not disappointed with the effort and expected the filly to derive considerable benefit from the race.

Wide,parkd,fght on,faded

MELODY BANNER - raced wide early. When asked to comment on the performance driver T Williams advised that the race was not run to suit with the filly sitting parked on a fast tempo.

Pressd 2 lead,joind trn,fght well

Eased,7th,1x1,off,short bid mid

MOLLY BELWIN - lay inwards throughout the run home causing driver T Williams some difficulty.

3wd cvr,went 4wd tn,led,held on

MOLLY BELWIN - raced wide with cover throughout.

Eased,5-6bk inr,off,imprvd mid-inr

MOLLY BELWIN - held up final bend and until late in the run home.

Fired to ld,trld 1700,thru,fght inr

4th,parkd,green 1200,gone 400

RUBY ROE - raced greenly when attempting to obtain the lead near the 1200m hampering trailing runners. Weakened from the 400m hampering trailing runners. When asked to comment on the performance trainer/driver N Williamson advised that the filly had raced greenly and over-raced at various stages which had taken its toll, adding that RUBY ROE may be better suited to racing with cover. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormality.

5th inr,5-bk,prkd 1350,outfinished

RUBY ROE - when questioned regarding the performance Driver N Williamson advised that the filly may not have backed up and that racing without cover from the 1300m had taken its toll.

8th otr,wd 6th 300,closed strongly

RUBY ROE - hampered near the 1500m.

Last,3w,parkd 1200,loomd,classy

Bk otr,3w drag 500,charged late

Parkd,urgd lead,v green,trial,batld

RUBY ROE - raced wide early. Raced greenly passing the 1500m when attempting to obtain the lead. Again, raced greenly near the 1300m when attempting to pull up and shifted out, forcing TREACHEROUS BABY wider on the track and hampering a trailing runner. Continued to race greenly near the 1000m hampering trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly.

Eased,3-4bk inr,flat tn,battled

ANYTIME AT ALL - checked by a breaking runner after 200m.

Trld-3bk inr,waited,earnest mid-inr

4th,4bk inr,1x1 600,off,bt slows

3wd cvr the trip,very wd tn,stoic

ANYTIME AT ALL - raced wide throughout.

Soon prkd,no cvr,brf 1x1 tn,wiltd

5bk otr,angld wdst tn,handy wdst

ANYTIME AT ALL - over-raced middle stages.

8bk otr,3wd cvr,pouncd tn,comfy

Last,5pegs,weavd,held up,ran on lt

POST PAINTER - hampered by a weakening runner final bend. Shifted ground inwards placing FIRST LIGHT in restricted room which contacted and raced inside several track markers. Driver R Close admitted a breach of Rule 869(7A)(c) in that he forced another runner to race over track markers. After viewing replays and considering submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $400.

3rd,3bk inr,4bk inr-otr,off,handy

POST PAINTER - lay in rounding the first bend striking and dislodging a track marker. Over-raced middle stages.

Brk on dispatch,6bk inr 400,brk

POST PAINTER - broke at the start hampering a trailing runner losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Broke again near the 400m losing ground.

3bk otr,4bk 1150,off,swoopd on by

HAPPY HARPER - driver S Thornley was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion and in a continuous manner in the run home.

7bk otr,3wd,prkd 1200,askd,fdd 150

HAPPY HARPER - weakened rounding the final bend. When questioned regarding the performance trainer J Howe advised the filly was not suited by having to work hard through the middle stages with the effort taking its toll. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate and slow recovery. Mr Howe advised he will have blood tests taken from the filly in the coming days and Stewards will follow up the results.

3-4bk inr,lockd wheels tn,flew 100

TREMENDOUS SENSATION - over-raced throughout causing driver B Orange considerable difficulty. Held up rounding the final bend with the filly's hind leg making contact with the sulky wheel of OBSESSION when becoming awkwardly placed to the inside of that runner with HAPPY HARPER being crowded in consequence. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly. Driver B Orange advised he would be recommending a change of bit.

5-6bk otr,3wd cvr,postd,toughest

HAPPY HARPER - raced wide from the 1300m.

Trld-3bk inr,cartd bk 500,smart inr

HAPPY HARPER - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.