Northern Southland Trotting Club Inc

3rd,parkd bell,flat trn,fght on ok

DIDN'T DI - trotted roughly rounding the first bend and eased hampering a trailing runner. Trotted roughly again throughout the run home.

Last otr,deep pegs,off trn,solid

JAY BEE HILL - cleared from the Unruly for future standing starts.

4th thrghout,battld away fairly

Slow,last,steady at rear

JAY BEE HILL - slow in the early stages.

Reared badly start,detatched

JAY BEE HILL - reared then stumbled at the start taking no part in the event. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Placed on the Unruly for future standing starts at the request of trainer B Wallace.

Distant 3rd thrghout,best of rest

JAY BEE HILL - out of position at the start. Driver B Wallace was warned for delaying the start when taking too long to be in his rightful position.

4th,4pegs,green turn,battled away

JAY BEE HILL - lay in contacting track markers at stages throughout. Trotted roughly when laying in rounding the final bend. Trainer/driver B Wallace confirmed the filly had hung inwards on the bends during the running and he would be making gear changes in an effort to rectify this tendency.

Brk brfly,deep pegs,battld on

JAY BEE HILL - tangled away.

4th,3pegs 700,honest chase

SONNY JIM - hung inwards rounding the final bend and struck a track marker.

Soon parkd,trail bell,only nabd lte

Soon led,fought on gamely str

Led,trail bell,off tn & brk,out

SONNY JIM - trotted roughly through the middle stages. Broke leaving the final bend losing all chance.

3rd,trail 1500,solid bid innr

SONNY JIM - lay in final bend contacting a track marker.

Deep pegs,off,peeld 500,ok wide

Mid-bk otr,last,thru mid trn,tidy

Trail,led,trail,solid chase

SPIRITINTHESKY - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1800m.

4th,mid-bk otr,angld wide,ok

Trail thrghout,solid bid innr

SPIRITINTHESKY - placed in restricted room for a short distance and raced over track markers near the 1900m.

Trail thrghout,hld up trn,solid fin

Soon trld,flat 600,3bk 550,battled

SPIRITINTHESKY - lay outwards through the middle stages before weakening from the 500m. When questioned regarding the performance driver T Williams advised the filly had raced lethargically throughout and he was disappointed with the effort. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormalities.

Dist 3rd,3bk inr,struggld from 700

SPIRITINTHESKY - weakened final bend. Crowded by an outside runner near the 300m and struck a track marker.

Soon broke,detached

PEGGY GEE - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.

Strgt 2 lead,joind,fght well

Strgt 2 lead,joind late,fght well

Soon led,trail 1200,steady lane

STORM CLOUD - lay inwards on the final bend contacting and dislodging several track markers.

Soon 1x1,parkd bell,fght on,fadd lt

STORM CLOUD - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination due to not having raced for a considerable period of time and was cleared to start. Lay in final bend and in the early stages of the run home.

3pegs thrghout,solid bid lane

STORM CLOUD - struck a track marker racing into the first bend.

Lobd 1x1,out turn,nice bid

STORM CLOUD - lay inwards rounding the final bend.

Soon chekd,4-5pegs,solid 1 off

STORM CLOUD - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start. Lay inwards and struck a track marker near the 900m.

3pegs thrghout,off turn,tidy mid

Trail thrghout,peeld 400,loomd,nabd

Distant 1x1,closer 800,thru,no kick

STORM CLOUD - trainer P Williamson was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice after a bandage came adrift during the running.

3rd,parkd 700,fght on solidly

BROTHER JOHNSON - hung inwards early stages of the run home.

3rd thrghout,peeld 400,solid chase

BROTHER JOHNSON - lay inwards over the concluding stages.

3pegs,trail,3pegs,ok wider

BROTHER JOHNSON - trainer P Williamson was warned for being late to notify the gelding would be racing with blinds. Over-raced middle stages.

Broke start,always detached

BROTHER JOHNSON - broke at the start losing all chance.

Pressd 2 lead,trail bell,solid chas

BROTHER JOHNSON - lay outwards at various stages during the running and attempted to ease near 1300m when leading. Again, lay outwards in the run home and was reluctant to utilise the passing lane despite the efforts of driver B Williamson. Authorisation of 2nd placing was withheld until the Stewards had viewed the footage of the start and were satisfied the gelding had not started in advance of its Unruly position. Lost the near hind plate during the running.

6th,off 1000,prkd,1x1,honest

BROTHER JOHNSON - hung inwards and trotted roughly final bend.

4th,parkd,1x1 bell,nice work late

BROTHER JOHNSON - lay inwards over the concluding stages.

Broke start,tacked on late

BROTHER JOHNSON - broke briefly at the start then broke again shortly after losing considerable ground. Placed on the Unruly for future standing starts at the request of trainer P Williamson.

5th,last 700,angld trn,solid fin wd

BROTHER JOHNSON - fractious prior to the start and was unable to take up its rightful barrier position. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Trotted roughly rounding the final bend. Lay in over the concluding stages having to be corrected by driver P Williamson.

Slow,bk otr,closer 400,ran on well

BROTHER JOHNSON - trotted roughly final bend.

Bk otr,brk brfly 1200,always rear

GARONNE - broke passing the 1300m losing ground. Broke again rounding the final bend losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Soon chkd,chkd again,5th,solid bid

GARONNE - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start. Again hampered by a breaking runner leaving the first bend.

Slow,soon broke,detached

GARONNE - broke after 150m losing all chance.

Soon broke,always detatched

GARONNE - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.

Steady,3pegs,wound up late

GARONNE - trotted roughly rounding the first bend.

Trail,brk 2100,detached

FATHER ON DOWN - broke passing the 2100m losing ground. Broke again passing the 1800m losing all chance.

Trail,3bk bell,brfly brk 400,ok

FATHER ON DOWN - broke rounding the final bend after making contact with the sulky wheel of MODE losing ground. Authorisation of 3rd placing was withheld until the Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation. Driver R McIlwrick defended a subsequent charge under Rule 869(3)(b) alleging that he drove carelessly in this incident. After viewing replays and hearing evidence from all parties the Adjudicative Committee found the charge proved and after considering submissions on penalty imposed a fine of $250.

4th,4pegs,brk 500,out

FATHER ON DOWN - broke passing the 600m losing all chance.

3pegs,only fair up innr

FATHER ON DOWN - hampered by a weakening runner final bend and was then held up in the early stages of the run home.

Broke start,always detached

FATHER ON DOWN - fractious prior to the start then broke as the tapes were released losing all chance.

5th,1x1,1x2 bell,brk 700,out

BROTHER JOHNSON - lay inwards over the concluding stages.

Slow,mid otr,broke strgt,out

FATHER ON DOWN - broke leaving the final bend losing all chance. Stood down to trial on one occasion to the satisfaction of Stewards prior to resuming.