Winton Harness Racing Club Inc

Last,always at rear,no impression

DONALD TROT - weakened final bend. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no significant abnormality.

Trail thrghout,flat turn,only fair

Deep pegs,last,beat tired ones

Bk otr,deep pegs,hld up,batld

DONALD TROT - over-raced middle stages.

Mid otr,stayd in,fair wn clear

DONALD TROT - held up early stages of the run home.

Gt spd,led,joind 500,fght ok

DONALD TROT - weakened over the concluding stages.

Wide,parkd,shffld mid,batld

DONALD TROT - raced wide early.

Mid-bk otr,1x1,only battled

DONALD TROT - weakened over the concluding stages.

Wd,soon led,joind,fght hard

DONALD TROT - hampered rounding the first bend.

1x1,shffld mid otr,never ran on

Soon last,angld trn,nice wide

SHERGAR - shifted out shortly after the start making contact with the sulky wheel of ACE OF SPADES forcing that runner wider. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Soon 1x1,1x2 bell,only batld

Last,3w drag,v wide trn,ran on late

ACE OF SPADES - lay outwards in the score up and was then hampered at release when ADMIRAL STEVE lay inwards. Over-raced when being restrained to take cover in the early stages. Again over-raced through the middle stages.

Bk otr,angld 500,fair fin wider

ACE OF SPADES - hampered near the 300m.

Trail thrghout,only fair lane

ACE OF SPADES - lay out rounding the final bend.

5pegs,off,follwd 1x1,ran on late

6th,1x1,1x2,3w cvr,weavd,ran on

1x1,1x2 bell,angld,kept coming

Mid-bk otr,wound up ok late

ACE OF SPADES - raced wide early.

Gt spd,trail,led,trail,steady chase

MIGHTY MIKI - briefly paced roughly near the 1600m. Placed in restricted room having to be heavily restrained passing the 1100m when an outside runner lay inwards.

Into trail early,thru lane,bold inr

4-bk mrks,off,closed stoutly in mid

Soon 1x1,out trn,solid bid

5th,parkd,1x1,out 400,solid bid

Trail thrghout,solid up lane

Soon prkd,1x1 800,askd tn,steady

Bk otr,peeld 600,strong bid

MIGHTY MIKI - raced three wide from the 600m.

Gt spd,led,trail,3bk,parkd,fght wel

Deep pegs,thru mid trn,kept winding

MIGHTY MIKI - shifted outwards then lay out rounding the final bend hampering an outside runner. Notwithstanding this driver M Williamson was issued with a warning for the manner he shifted ground.

Last,peeld 500,wider,fair fin

Brk,last,follwd 1x1,tidy bid

ACE OF SPADES - shifted wider shortly after the start by an inside runner and made contact with the hind leg of COSMIC STAR.

Bk otr,always at rear,ran on ok

Wide,parkd,1x1,battled thru mid

COSMIC STAR - raced wide early until reaching the parked position near the 1700m. Lay inwards near the 250m despite the efforts of driver B Orange placing HOKONUI JOEL in restricted room and briefly locked sulky wheels with that runner.

Gt spd,led,trail bell,nice bid

Bk otr,flat 600,battled awy rear

COSMIC STAR - weakened final bend.

Left parkd,fought on well

COSMIC STAR - lay in at various stages throughout.

4th,4-bk inr 2100,3-bk,off,stout wd

COSMIC STAR - driver R Close was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.

Ld out,early heat,hdd 300,no fight

COSMIC STAR - weakened final bend hampering a trailing runner. Driver R Close advised he had been unable to activate the near side hopple shortener due to the cord becoming entangled.

3pegs,parkd 1600,flat trn,batld on

Mid,shffld bk,wider 400,steady

Gt spd,trail,3bk,hld up trn,batld

RAKAMICK - held up final bend.

Wide,parkd,flat turn,boxed on

RAKAMICK - raced wide early.

Trail thrghout,steady up lane

3-4pegs,parkd,fght on well

Soon 1x1,out turn,solid bid

Mid,3w,parkd,very game bid

Pressd 2 lead,joind 400,only batld

4pegs,hld up strgt,solid wn clear

SHERGAR - held up in the early and middle stages of the run home. Driver M Williamson reported he did not release the removable deafeners or activate the sliding blinds in consequence.

Bk otr,into 1x1 1000,solid chase

Soon parkd,up trn,fght well

SHERGAR - shifted out shortly after the start making contact with the sulky wheel of ACE OF SPADES forcing that runner wider. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Bk otr,3w,parkd bell,fght on well

Parkd,led 1500,joind 400,fght well

ARISTA - shifted ground outwards near the 1700m forcing SHERGAR wider on the track. Stewards investigated a perceived breach of the Push Out Rule at this stage of the race, after viewing replays it was established that driver N Williamson had commenced his outwards movement prior to SHERGAR reaching his sulky wheel. Accordingly no further action was necessary.

Mid-bk otr,wide 500,fair widest

SHERGAR - hampered near the 300m. Driver K Green reported a sulky tyre had deflated during the running.

Bk otr,thru mid,angld late,nice

SHERGAR - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver K Green. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Held up in the early stages of the run home.

Bk otr,last,3w,postd 1000,fadng 400

SHERGAR - weakened final bend. When asked to comment on the performance driver B Orange advised he was disappointed and could offer no explanation.

Parkd,1x1 1600,out trn,nice bid

Parkd thrghout,fght on gamely

DONNY DO - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver K Green. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.