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.

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