NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Gate spd,up,ld 1300,fght,run down

4bk inr,waited tn,off,imprvd mid

CLASSIE LINC - hung outwards rounding the final bend.

Soon trld,waitd,thru,led,nabbd 20

3bk otr,4bk 1200,angld,good wdst

Up,ld 2100,trld 1800,held up,good

CLASSIE LINC - over-raced middle stages.

Up,led 2100,set terms,quite comfy

CLASSIE LINC - fractious prior to the start.

Chkd early,tacked on,nothing extra

MAJOR PERFORMER - broke shortly after the start and shifted inwards locking wheels with CLASSIE LINC hampering a trailing runner losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

3wd,prkd,shuffld,5bk otr,held up,gd

CLASSIE LINC - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages. Held up rounding the final bend.

Prkd,ld,trld,left ld 1500,reeled in

CLASSIE LINC - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1500m. Over-raced middle stages.

3-4bk inr,detachd tn,no threat

CLASSIE LINC - weakened final bend.

Gate spd,ld 1600,hdd tn,wilted str

ESMERALDA - paced roughly and broke early in the run home losing its chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare. A post-race veterinary examination revealed signs of muscle tie-up. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Gate spd,ld 2300,kickd tn,bravest

1x1,prkd,ld bid,prkd,askd,brave

Wd,prkd,into ld 1400,dictated,tough

4-6bk otr,3wd cvr,4wd,sound mid

Prkd,ld 2100,waltzed away str

Soon 4bk otr,angld,handy mid-wd

10th otr,wd cvr rear top,stern late

3bk inr the trip,off tn,smartest

Trld-3bk inr,tight,angld,dashd best

Gate spd,trld 2300,thru,went close

Gate spd,ld,trld 1400,thru,honest

Trld-3bk inr,waited,shot thru inr

Gate spd,ld 1700,tackld,fght,nabbd

5-7bk otr,sent 3wd,2nd tn,brave,fdd

DYNASTY - driver B Butt was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

3-6bk inr,held up tn,pluggd inr

7th,3bk otr 1800,3-4wd tn,handy

Gate spd,trld,waitd tn,sound inr

Gate spd,ld,trld 1450,thru,gd,nabbd

Gate spd,ld,trld,off tn,dashd,nabbd

SEASIDE ROSE - forced wider by an inside runner in the run home.

Wide,parkd,hot tempo,tenacious

SEASIDE ROSE - raced wide early.

Gt spd,led thrghout,nevr in doubt

SEASIDE ROSE - driver T Williams reported he did not release the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

Soon parkd,up 400,crush em

1x1,soon 1x2,angld turn,fair

SEASIDE ROSE - connections advised the mare has had its joints treated since last racing.

4bk otr,3wd,prkd 650,fght hard str

Left parkd,led in,tenacious effort

Brk,3bk otr,3wd,prkd 950,fght,wiltd

DANCE TILL DAWN - broke at the start losing ground.

1x1-3bk otr,at rear tn,imprvd mid

5-6bk inr,5bk otr,inr tn,tight,good

DANCE TILL DAWN - hampered after 150m. Held up early in the run home.

5-7bk otr,well bk tn,bt slows mid

6bk otr,to inr tn,imprvd inr

Wd,made ld,trld 2000,off,fght best

5-6bk otr,off rear tn,big dash wdst

DANCE TILL DAWN - held up by a weakening runner final bend.

9th inr,6-bk,held up,steady on mrks

DANCE TILL DAWN - had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home. Driver J Dunn advised he did not activate the sliding blinds in consequence.

Thru,3bk otr,3-4wd tn,went on by

Gate spd,trld-3bk inr,waitd,big inr

BEACH DAY - paced roughly leaving the final bend.

Eased,3bk otr,prkd 800,fght gamely

4-5pegs,off 900,swept up,nabd

Bk otr,angld 500,nice fin wide

Gt spd,led,trail,3bk,tidy innr

BEACH DAY - lay in rounding the first bend.

Rear,5-bk inr,off,1x1 bell,wd,slick

Rear otr,1x1,3-bk,4w top,strong fin

Eased,rear inr,1x1,prkd 1300,too gd

MANTRA BLUE - shifted outwards leaving the final turn when Driver M Ranger activated the removable deafeners. Ms Ranger was spoken to advisedly.

Rear inr,5-bk,1x1 900,wd 300,strong

MANTRA BLUE - lay in contacting a track marker near the 1250m.

5th inr,1x1 950,wd 800,prkd,up late

AMERICAN ME - over-raced early when being restrained to the rear. Continued to over-race middle stages. Raced wide from the 700m. When questioned regarding his tactics Junior Driver H Orange, assisted by S Phelan, advised he had elected to go back early from a wide draw given he expected SEACLUSION to go forward to lead. Mr Orange further advised he had attempted to improve passing the 1400m but was unable do so because MANTRA BLUE improved forward off him with KEVIN KLINE then shifting out to lead up the running line but not progressing forward as he expected. He also added the gelding hadn't handled the bends well but was nevertheless pleased with the effort given how the race was run.

4th,4-bk inr,prkd,ld 1450m,clung on

MANTRA BLUE - briefly lay inwards into the passing lane early in the run home having to be corrected by driver M Ranger.

Eased,rear,prkd,cvr 1150,off,strong

Rear,3-bk otr,wd rear 450,fght well

MANTRA BLUE - over-raced down the back straight the final time. When questioned regarding the performance Driver Z Butcher advised that the mare had travelled well in the running however was disappointed with the effort over the closing stages. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Soon 1x1,out 450,chased best

Last,3w solo 700,widr,v game

RUBY ROE - raced wide from the 700m.

Mid,followd 1x1,drag up,kept cmn

RUBY ROE - broke briefly in the score up however was in position at the start.

Bk otr,follwd 1x1,chargd by strgt

RUBY ROE - raced wide early. Lay in at various stages of the run home having to be straightened by driver N Williamson.

Trld-4bk inr,3bk tn,lackd gaps inr

RUBY ROE - held up leaving the final bend.

Soon 3bk inr,waitd,handy inr

Bk otr,peeld 700,pushd widr,game

Wd,7th otr,3-bk 1550,wd cvr 350,fdd

DUCHESS MEGXIT - raced wide early before securing a position in the running line towards the rear.

Gun run mrks,under pressure 600 out

DUCHESS MEGXIT - weakened final bend. When questioned regarding the performance connections advised that the mare was unsuited to the strong tempo throughout. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

Trld,3-bk 1200,plggd away along inr

DUCHESS MEGXIT - when questioned regarding the performance Driver T Herlihy stated he was satisfied with the run given the class of the field and the tempo throughout in what was the mare's first race for three weeks.

Eased,wd cvr rear,held up,tidy late

DUCHESS MEGXIT - raced roughly for a distance rounding the final turn. Held up early stages of the run home.

Prkd,into ld 1100,dictated,powerful

DUCHESS MEGXIT - shifted out early in the run home but was corrected by Driver Z Butcher.

9th otr,4-bk,wd 550,ground ldr down

DUCHESS MEGXIT - raced wide from the 600m.

Brk,12th,6bk inr,imprvd from bk

TREACHEROUS GALL - tangled away and then broke briefly hampering a trailing runner.

4bk otr the trip,off,tried hard wd

Eased,4bk otr,wdst rear tn,useful

TREACHEROUS GALL - hampered after 150m.

Brk,11th inr,7-bk 1400,sound on inr

TREACHEROUS GALL - broke at the start losing ground.

Prkd,3bk otr 800,one-paced mid

Eased,5bk otr,3wd cvr,no kick wd

Eased,rear otr,wd 350,did best late

Gate spd,ld,askd tn,no kick str

LAKELSA - weakened early in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance driver R Close advised the mare had worked hard in the early stages and would take benefit from the race. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

5bk inr,off rear tn,held up,strong

LAKELSA - paced roughly after 150m with trailing runners being hampered. Driver R Close was warned for failing to concede his position when BOUDICA attempted to shift inwards after 150m. Held up final bend and early in the run home.

Brk,buried mrks,off 400,tidy,no gap

LAKELSA - held up over the concluding stages.

Soon 3pegs,hld up str,nice,2 late

Gate spd,led,trld 1200,honest inr

LAKELSA - hung outwards in the run home.

Trld-3bk inr 2000,off,held up,flew

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

Gate spd,ld 1800,kickd,too classy

LAKELSA - driver R Close advised he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.

3bk otr,up,prkd 1000,fght gamely

Prkd,1x1 1200,loomd,shot thru inr

6th otr,1x1 1300,off,chopped ldr bk

Eased,wd cvr rear 600,wdst,big fin

Eased,wd cvr rear 500,fght on wdst

Eased,rear otr,off 200,closed late

TREACHEROUS BABY - lay in at various stages. When questioned regarding the performance Driver M Purdon advised the mare is best suited when held up for one run so he elected to go back early from a wide draw. He added the strong tempo over the closing sectionals and the fact the mare had been laying in over the concluding stages had made it difficult to make up ground and was not disappointed with the effort.

Chkd,4-bk inr,prkd 1050,stuck well

TREACHEROUS BABY - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1450m.

4th inr,3-bk bell,off,wd cvr,strong

TREACHEROUS BABY - out of position at the start. Driver B Wilkins was issued a warning. Held up final bend. Miss Wilkins will be spoken to in the coming days regarding the manner she drove when activating gear in the run home.

3-4bk otr,up,prkd 1100,askd,wilted

TREACHEROUS BABY - when questioned regarding the performance driver J Cox advised he was not disappointed with the effort given it was only the mare's second start from a spell and he expected the horse would derive considerable benefit from the race.