NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

5-6th,1x1 1300,off 150,steady mid

Nice trip otr,peeled 550,too strong

3-4pegs,off bell,nice work late

ROUTE SIXTY SIX - lay out rounding the bends.

Found 1x1,up 3wd tn,imprvd mid

ROUTE SIXTY SIX - broke in the initial stages of the score up however was in position at the start. Lay inwards over the concluding stages and was unable to be driven out fully.

Brk run-up,rear inr,off,ran on wdst

REMISSION - broke in the score up losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Eased,5bk otr,brk 550,detached

REMISSION - broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Broke again near the 550m losing all chance. A warning was also placed on the racing record of the mare.

Wd,prkd 1400,1x1 800,never ran on

REMISSION - raced wide early. Weakened final bend.

8th otr,4-bk 1200,off,beat slows wd

3wd,prkd 2100,1x1 1000,battld

REMISSION - raced wide early.

1x1-3bk otr,3wd cvr tn,earnest

REMISSION - over-raced early stages.

Soon prkd,no cvr,fading from tn

3wd,prkd 1600,askd,fght gamely

REMISSION - raced wide early.

Soon prkd,1x1 800,off,game chase

6th,to 1x1 1300,up,prkd 300,fght

5bk otr,3wd 800,ld 600,kckd,held on

UKRAINE - raced wide early.

Soon trail,out trn,zippd by

Wd,prkd 1200-tn,fght,bested 100

UKRAINE - raced wide early.

Found 1x1,loomd tn,solid,hdd 100

Slw,7th,3-bk otr bell,wd 400,chased

UKRAINE - connections advised the horse has been gelded since last racing. Began awkwardly.

4-3bk otr,angld 200,kept coming

FOX TERROR - hampered when LILY'S A STAR and JUST ASK PADDY briefly locked wheels rounding the final bend.

Eased,5bk otr,wd rear tn,steady

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.

5th,5-bk inr,1x1 1000,off,stern bid

Soon 3bk otr,3wd 450,useful mid-wd

5bk inr,off rear 550,tidy up inr

ZARLINI - held up final bend.

4th,to 1x1 500,off,steady bid wd

7th,4bk otr,wdst tn,warmd up wd

Brk late in score-up,no hope

ZARLINI - broke in the score up losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Co-trainer/driver B Hope advised he would be making gear changes.

1x1,3-bk 1500,4-bk,wd cvr,sound gap

DAWN TO DARK - broke racing into the first bend when to the outside of ZARLINI checking trailing runners losing ground. Stewards questioned drivers B Hope (ZARLINI) and S Ottley (DAWN TO DARK) regarding this incident where it was established that both runners had shifted ground simultaneously and jostled for a short distance in an attempt to obtain a position in the running line behind HUGO. After viewing the replays and considering both drivers explanation, Stewards were satisfied no one horse or driver was at fault and accordingly took the matter no further. Raced wide with cover from the 1000m.

Soon 3pegs,only batld innr

3bk inr,4bk 1100,held up,smart mid

ZARLINI - hampered by a weakening runner near the 400m. Held up leaving the final bend and early in the run home.

6-7bk otr,last inr tn,cheeky inr

Gate spd,led 1700,kickd,held best

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

3bk otr-prkd 1300,very brave,nabbd

6th,imprvd,ld 1750,kickd,hdd 100

1x1-3bk otr,imprvd mid-wd,tight

CANDY CANE - held up for clear racing room throughout the run home. Stewards questioned junior driver R Harrison (assisted by J Dunn) regarding the tactics adopted through the middle stages. Miss Harrison advised that she had attempted to shift wider on the track near the 700m however her runner was slow to respond combined with CHEER THE CAPTAIN improving quickly to her outside resulted in her horse being held up. After considering her explanation Stewards took the matter no further.

3rd,to prkd 500,fght gamely str

Badly chkd/brk 1300,no hope after

CANDY CANE - checked and broke racing into the first bend losing all chance.

3bk otr,up 4wd tn,kept coming wdst

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

6th otr,4-bk 800,wd 500,wdr,charged

CANDY CANE - raced greenly when being shifted wider on the track near the 550m. Paced roughly in the run home.

Nice trip otr,peeled top,too classy

Brk,5-4bk inr,3bk otr,wd tn,plggd

CANDY CANE - paced roughly and hung outwards for a distance after the start and broke after 150m hampering and checking outside runners losing ground. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly.

Soon 3bk otr,last tn,battld at bk

4-3bk otr,up,prkd 800,bold,just

SWIMMING POOLE - connections advised the gelding would be racing without front shoes. Checked by a breaking runner after 100m and broke losing ground. Paced roughly over the concluding stages. Authorisation of 1st placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.

3wd,prkd 1450,up,ld 550,fght,swampd

SADIE - broke and shifted outwards early in the score up however was in position at the start. Raced wide early. Paced roughly near the 50m after the filly's hind leg contacted the sulky wheel of SWIMMING POOLE which shifted ground outwards marginally.

Blew the score-up,never a live hope

SWIMMING POOLE - broke in the score up of the restart losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

3bk otr,angld wd tn,useful wdst

SWIMMING POOLE - raced greenly throughout the run home.

9th,5bk otr,waitd,honest up inr

SWIMMING POOLE - raced wide early.

6th,1x1-3bk otr,wdst tn,useful wdst

SNAPS - weakened final bend. SWIMMING POOLE - fractious prior to the start. Lay inwards over the early stages. Raced greenly near the 400m and lay inwards and became awkwardly placed close to the sulky of ARINITTI. Lay inwards on several occasions in the run home.

6bk otr,rear inr,imprvd wd tn,tidy

SWIMMING POOLE - driver K Cameron was issued a warning for being late to arrive at the start area. Hung inwards over the concluding stages having to be straightened.