Northern Southland Trotting Club Inc

Soon 3pegs,parkd 1000,fght well

Mid otr,out late,nice wn clear

SWEET DJ - hampered rounding the final bend placing an inside runner in restricted room. Lay inwards in the early stages of the run home.

Gt spd,trail,3bk,off 400,tidy fin

SWEET DJ - broke early in the score up however was in position at the start. Showed signs of a weepy eye on return to the tie ups with a post-race Veterinary examination at the request of connections revealing the filly to have several small superficial corneal ulcers, which were treated.

Followd 1x1,out turn,steady

1x1,soon parkd,1x1 bell,solid chase

SWEET DJ - lay in at stages throughout and in the run home having to be corrected by driver N Williamson.

Trail thrghout,steady chase inr

Gt spd,led,trail,3bk,off 600,batld

Gt spd,led thrghout,folded str

1x1,soon shffld bk otr,batld rear

CRACKASKY - over-raced through the middle stages.

Trail,3-4pegs,parkd 1000,batld

CRACKASKY - over-raced in the middle stages when outside the leader.

Parkd,soon 1x1,3w 700,fght hard

3pegs thrghout,1 off run,batld awy

CRACKASKY - lay inwards striking track markers near the 1500m. Held up early in the run home.

Trail,parkd 800,folded up str

Bk otr,last,deep pegs,no imprssion

Off gate,last outr,no impact

EATMYDUST - slow to leave the pre-race formation and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Soon traild,akward turn,ok after

EATMYDUST - lay out rounding the bends.

Left parkd,gone by 700

EATMYDUST - commenced to weaken from the 700m after racing in the parked position.

Soon 5pegs,1 off run,batld rear

LEDGER'S MAID - placed in restricted room and contacted a track marker near the 300m.

Deep pegs,always rear,no impression

Mid,left parkd,1x1 1000,folded

Last thrghout,ran on ok up innr

LEDGER'S MAID - lay inwards rounding the bends and struck track markers near the 900m. Held up leaving the final bend.

Last,deep pegs,ran on ok innr

Soon 1x1,angld 400,boxed on solidly

Soon 4pegs,angld str,solid fin

4th,4pegs,last trn,nice fin wide

LEDGER'S MAID - hampered and broke in the score up however was in position at the start.

Trail,soon 3pegs,honest chase

Soon 4pegs,fair up innr

Soon 3pegs,off trn,nice chase

SWEET SUE - connections advised 5 January the mare has had its joints treated since last racing.

Trail thrghout,flat 400,batld on

SWEET SUE - placed in restricted room by an outside runner racing into the first bend and dislodged a track marker.

Gt spd,parkd,flat turn,fadd strgt

4th,1x1 700,out trn,nice bid

SWEET SUE - lay inwards and paced roughly in the run home.

Wd,parkd,1x1,steady work

IT'S A PLEASURE - raced wide early.

1x1,parkd,led,trail,steady innr

Soon 1x1,out 400,nice bid

Parkd,soon 1x1,out turn,just missed

Chkd,deep pegs,hld up 400,tidy late

GATI - hampered by a breaking runner just prior to the start, Held up final bend.

Bk otr,angld trn,ran on solidly

GATI - raced wide early. Hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final bend. Lay inwards throughout the run home.

3-4-5pegs,flat 500,dropd away

GATI - lay in and struck a track marker near the 1400m. Weakened final bend. When asked to comment on the performance driver B Orange could offer no explanation other than the filly may not have handled the grass track. A post-race veterinary examination did not reveal any obvious abnormality.

Gt spd,soon led,kickd,nabd late

Bk otr,ran on fairly thru mid

Gt spd,led,trail bell,boxdon fairly

GATI - checked by an outside runner shortly after the start. Weakened final bend. When questioned regarding the performance driver B Orange could offer no explanation and was disappointed with the effort. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

Gt spd,led thrghout,fght gamely

GATI - trainer T Stratford was warned for failing to affix mudguards to the sulky.

Gt spd,led thrghout,joind,fght hard

Gt spd,led,kickd,only just misd

Bk otr,innr 600,weavd,nice late

JANAKA'S DELIGHT - raced wide early. Hampered in the early stages of the run home and was then held up for a distance.

Wide,parkd,shffld mid,ran on ok

JANAKA'S DELIGHT - raced wide early.

Mid-bk otr,peeld 500,solid fin widr

JANAKA'S DELIGHT - hampered by a breaking runner near the 500m.

Gt spd,trail thrghout,fair up lane

Gt spd,pressd lead,no peace,fght wl

Soon trail,ok up innr

Last,peeld 500,made up grnd

Last,3w,postd 800,loomd,solid

KENSI - back from the Unruly position at the start. Became awkwardly placed near the sulky wheel of DIXIELAND DELIGHT when hanging outwards near the 950m and raced three wide without cover thereafter. Driver S Ottley reported she did not release the hopple shorteners due to the mare pacing comfortably with the shorteners in.

Last,3-4w solo 700,folded str

A false start was declared when KENSI broke in the score up checking second line runners. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Driver S Ottley elected to move to the Unruly position for the restart where the filly will remain for future mobiles.

Soon rough,broke,last,batld

KENSI - broke rounding the first bend losing ground. Raced greenly near the 1100m for a short distance.