Akaroa Trotting Club Inc

Chkd,brk,8th,5bk inr,plggd away gap

WHATS WANTED - co-trainers K Ford & A Tomlinson were issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race without the notified blinds. Hampered shortly after the start. Broke briefly rounding the first bend losing ground. Hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

Soon 4pegs,flat turn,only batld

Soon ld,keen,hdd 600,faded badly

WHATS WANTED - trotted roughly passing the 900m. Weakened from the 600m. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.

Thru,prkd,trld 2000,held up,ok

WHATS WANTED - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.

9-10th,5-6bk otr,6bk inr,sound mid

WHATS WANTED - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1500m.

Trld-3bk inr,held up 600-tn,sound

WHATS WANTED - connections advised the gelding has had a knee treated since last racing and would also be racing without front shoes. Co-trainers K Ford and A Tomlinson were issued a warning for being late to notify WHATS WANTED would be racing with removable deafeners instead of the notified fixed deafeners. Trotted roughly losing ground near the 800m.

Brk twice early,tailed off,no hope

JASPRIT TROUBLE - began awkwardly hampering a trailing runner. Broke shortly after the start losing ground. Broke again racing into the first bend losing further ground. Trotted roughly rounding the final bend when weakening.

4th,1x1,3-bk 1500,held up,bttld on

JASPRIT TROUBLE - trainer M Heenan advised the gelding has had a splint bone treated since last racing. Held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Brk,rear inr,off,beat stragglers wd

6th inr,4-bk bell,failed to fire up

JASPRIT TROUBLE - lay inwards near the 1500m and raced inside track markers. Weakened final bend.

Wd 4th,eased,rear inr,rough,no dash

JASPRIT TROUBLE - trotted roughly when weakening in the run home.

3-4bk inr,rough/brk 3bk tn,ok inr

JASPRIT TROUBLE - broke leaving the final bend checking a trailing runner losing ground. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Slow,5bk otr,6bk 850,battld wdst

JASPRIT TROUBLE - trainer M Heenan was issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race without the notified anti choke device which was fitted prior to the start. Began awkwardly and broke hampering trailing runners losing ground. Warning placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Up,prkd,4bk inr 1900,off,battld

Trainer M Heenan advised Stewards on 11 December that JASPRIT TROUBLE has had its joints treated since last racing.

Gate spd,trld the trip,thru,best

JASPRIT TROUBLE - shifted outwards in the run home checking JORDAN ANNE (M Williamson) which had to be restrained. After taking initial evidence from junior driver R Harrison (assisted by S Ottley) Stewards adjourned the matter due to Mr Williamson having left the course.

Wd,prkd,ld,trld 1500,thru,stern bid

GRETTYMAC - raced wide early.

7th otr,3-bk bell,wd top,strong fin

Up,ld-3bk inr,cartd bk,off,honest

GRETTYMAC - hampered by a weakening runner near the 600m.

9th otr,5-bk 1500,wd 800,wdr,stout

GRETTYMAC - raced wide from the 800m.

Wd,1x1,3-bk 1300,3 & 4w 400,no bite

Wd,prkd,cvr 1350,3-bk,wd cvr,stout

9th otr,4-bk 1100,failed to fire up

GRETTYMAC - weakened leaving the final bend.

8th otr,left prkd 1800,btn 400,p/up

GRETTYMAC - over-raced middle stages. Weakened from the 300m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

5-4-3bk otr,to 2nd 500,gritty mid

GRETTYMAC - fractious prior to the start.

Soon 4bk inr,held up tn,imprvd mid

9th pegs,6-bk,rear 1000,never in it

Slow,7bk otr,3wd cvr rear,battld

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

3rd inr,4-bk 2050,bttld away on inr

Led,trld 1750,hung,off 150,just

BEVRON - lay inwards on several occasions in the run home. Driver R Crawford was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Wd,ld,trld 1500,3-bk,thru,stout inr

Trld out,4-bk 1500,off,chkd/brk 350

BEVRON - held up final bend. Checked and broke near the 350m when placed in restricted room between ALDEBARAN CRYSTAL and the breaking GINAS MAJESTY losing all chance. Stewards will speak to driver R Crawford regarding this in the coming days.

Soon ld,dictated,hdd 250,tried hard

Lead bid,prkd,stuck there,gone 400

Prkd,no cvr1x1 500,whackd away

7th,4-5bk inr,4bk 600,pluggd

Distant,10th,detachd,battld rear

RACHMANINOV - hampered by PRINCESS SADIE for a distance near the 1600m.

5th,1x1,up,prkd 700,fght,peakd

4th,4bk inr,waitd,off 400,steady

Up,trld 1850,waited,short bid inr

Ld,trld 2300,held up tn,honest inr

Eased,4bk otr,3wd 450,tried hard

10th otr,4-bk bell,wd top,sound gap

5bk inr,6bk 1400,battled up inr

THE ROYAL GAMBLE - weakened final bend. Driver S Thornley was issued a warning for the manner he drove when shifting ground and crowding an inside runner rounding the final bend.

Slow,last,angld trn,md some grnd

THE ROYAL GAMBLE - trotted roughly for a distance passing the 2200m losing ground. Again trotted roughly rounding the final bend.

5-6bk inr,rear inr tn,honest up inr

THE ROYAL GAMBLE - trotted roughly final bend.

Brk,8th,1x1 1100,off,kept coming

THE ROYAL GAMBLE - broke at the start losing ground.

3bk inr,4bk 1600,4bk otr 700,ok

7-6-7th,1x1 1000,urgd tn,fght ok

THE ROYAL GAMBLE - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.

6th,1x1-3bk otr,3wd 600,solid mid

Gate spd,ld,set terms,fght,cght 30

3bk inr,off 350,angld,smart wdst

5L off start,5bk inr,off,brk 500

TU TANGATA - trotted roughly and broke near the 500m losing all chance.

9th,4-3bk otr,held up,dashd in gaps

TU TANGATA - held up final bend and early in the run home.

6bk otr,3wd cvr 800,unwound wdst

8th,6bk inr,4-5bk otr,flew up inr

TU TANGATA - held up final bend.

4-5th,to 1x1 1000,off,rattled home

TU TANGATA - trotted roughly final bend.

3wd,3bk otr,waitd,good,brk,relegtd

TU TANGATA - raced wide early. Broke near the 30m and continued on in a break across the finish line. Stewards lodged a protest against 3rd placing being awarded under Rule 870(5) alleging the gelding was lapped on at the finish by TI AMO BELLE and GOLD BULLION. Connections did not contest the protest and TU TANGATA was relegated to 5th placing by the Stewards.

Brk,3bk otr 1100,wd cvr tn,smart

TU TANGATA - broke at the start losing ground. Lay in and trotted roughly near the 100m.

Soon 1x1,prkd 1600,askd,bestd 150

1x1,prkd,1x1 1100,held up tn,brk

TU TANGATA - broke rounding the final bend losing all chance.

Prkd,1x1,pushd 3wd 650,fght gamely

TU TANGATA - driver P Nairn defended a breach of Rule 869(2) and the Whip and Rein Regulations alleging that he used his whip in a continuous manner in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing evidence from Stewards and Mr Nairn the Adjudicative Committee found the charge proved and Mr Nairn's driver's licence was suspended from the conclusion of racing on 23 May up to and including 6 June 2025 (4 days).

9th otr,3bk bell,off,bttld away

10th otr,6-bk bell,wd 650,no pickup

Trld-3bk inr,trld,off tn,smart mid

BARRYTOWN - hampered by a weakening runner final bend

Wd,ld,trld,3-bk 1750,off,stout wdst

Made ld,dictated terms,gathered in

BARRYTOWN - lay outwards leaving the final bend having to be corrected by driver T Williams.

Prkd,pshd to ld 1900,set terms,cght

Slow,6th,1x1,prkd,fght well mid

BARRYTOWN - had to be steadied near the 1700m after a slight easing of the pace.

3bk otr,up,prkd 1300,trld tn,bestd

Steppd,led,trld 900,thru,led,nabbd

Left 5th early,6-bk inr bell,wilted

Cut breeze thru'out,flat 400,wilted

ILLEGAL ALIEN - weakened final bend.

Led,set terms,joind 400,hdd,faded

Prkd,trld 2300,thru,pounced,too big

Prkd,into ld 1600,hdd 250m,bttld on

Led,trld,3bk 950,held up,pluggd

ILLEGAL ALIEN - lay inwards rounding the final bend striking a track marker.

Ld out,attckd,trld 1700,slick mrks

BRIAN BEATT - hung inwards and over-raced at various stages throughout. Held up for clear racing room in the run home and struck the sulky wheel of ILLEGAL ALIEN despite the efforts of driver A Tomlinson. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding. Mrs Tomlinson advised the gelding had been striking its own sulky wheels and proving difficult to control with gear changes being considered prior to the horse resuming.

Into trail early,thru lane,powerful

11th,6-5bk otr,3wd,prkd,fght,hdd

LOVE WALKED IN - pre-race warmed. Raced wide without cover from the 900m.

7bk otr,3wd cvr rear,useful mid-wd

LOVE WALKED IN - out of position at the start. Driver G Thornley was issued a warning.

6th,dist prkd,closer,tiring by tn

LOVE WALKED IN - pre-race warmed. Weakened in the run home.

9th,5-3bk otr,3-4wd tn,chasd hard

LOVE WALKED IN - pre-race warmed. Briefly hampered when CORMORAN STRIKE lay outwards near the 150m.

Eased,6bk inr,off rear 600,steady

LOVE WALKED IN - hampered by a weakening runner final bend.

3bk inr,off 1x1 500,thru,smart inr

LOVE WALKED IN - pre-race warmed. Over-raced middle stages. Held up final bend and until late in the run home.

Brk,dist 5th,3bk inr,held up,ok

LOVE WALKED IN - broke at the start losing ground.

Wd cvr,prkd 1400,ld 300,run down

LOVE WALKED IN - raced wide early.

Rear inr,off,3-bk otr,wd 450,fin on

LOVE WALKED IN - hampered by a weakening runner near the 400m.

8th otr,4-bk,wd 450,4w,breezed past

5th,5bk inr,detached 400,battld

SUNNY LOUIS - weakened final bend.

6th otr,prkd,cvr 1350,off,too slick

3rd,3-bk inr,prkd 1000,trld,outfin

Wd,10th otr,wd cvr top,no pick-up

3-4bk inr,held up tn,1-paced inr

SUNNY LOUIS - trotted roughly in the run home.

Up,3rd,ld,trld 1200,battld inr

SUNNY LOUIS - weakened final bend.

Prkd,1x1 800,brk,3wd tn,no kick

SUNNY LOUIS - broke passing the 700m hampering a trailing runner losing ground.

7th,3bk otr,up,prkd-1x1,off,strong

Soon 4bk inr,chkd,4bk,waitd,honest

SUNNY LOUIS - hampered by a breaking runner near the 900m.

Soft trip mrks,brk 850,out of play

PREMIUM PLAYER - broke near the 850m hampering a trailing runner losing all chance.

3-4-5bk inr,4bk otr,gone by 400

PREMIUM PLAYER - weakened final bend.

Ld,trld.,3bk inr,held up,off,strong

PREMIUM PLAYER - over-raced middle stages.

Slow,8-9th,5bk inr,no threat inr

PREMIUM PLAYER - trotted roughly near the 2000m. Lay in on the bend near the 1450m striking several track markers. Weakened final bend.

Trld-4bk inr,3bk otr,brk 700,done

PREMIUM PLAYER - broke near the 700m losing all chance.

4th inr,3rd gap 1800,3-bk inr,faded

PREMIUM PLAYER - lay in and struck a track marker leaving the final bend.

6th inr,trld,3-bk,held up,fght mrks

PREMIUM PLAYER - held up final bend.

Ld,trld,3bk 1100,prkd 700,fading tn

PREMIUM PLAYER - weakened rounding the final bend.

3bk inr,4bk 1200,held up,tried hard

PREMIUM PLAYER - lay inwards and struck a track marker rounding the first bend. Hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend.

Trld-3bk inr,trld tn,honest on inr

CORMORAN STRIKE - lay inwards rounding the final bend.

Thru,5-4-5bk otr,wd rear tn,tidy wd

2-3rd,3bk inr,waitd tn,1-paced inr

3wd,6bk otr,well bk tn,steady

CORMORAN STRIKE - raced wide early.

8th,3bk otr-1x1,off,ld 200,held thm

LOVE WALKED IN - pre-race warmed. Briefly hampered when CORMORAN STRIKE lay outwards near the 150m.

5th,1x1 1200,off tn,steady mid

3bk otr,4bk 1100,3-4wd tn,useful

Brk score-up,6bk otr,thru mid,tight

CORMORAN STRIKE - broke in the score up losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Held up rounding the final bend and again late in the run home.

3rd,3bk inr,prkd 650,ld tn,swampd

6th,prkd 1400,ld 500,fght,cght

CORMORAN STRIKE - trotted roughly over the concluding stages.