Winton Harness Racing Club Inc

Bk otr,last,weaved str,handy late

VAN LIBERTY - had some difficulty obtaining a clear run in the home straight.

Bk otr,3w postd 700,batld

VAN LIBERTY - raced wide from the 1050m.

Soon 4pegs,off 600,hld up,gd late

VAN LIBERTY - held up leaving final bend and early stages of the run home.

Soon 5pegs,ok up innr wn clear

VAN LIBERTY - held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Soon parkd,1x1 bell,solid bid

VAN LIBERTY - held up early stages of the run home.

Followd 1x1,peeld 500,only batld

VAN LIBERTY - weakened in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance driver B Orange advised he was disappointed and could offer no explanation.

Bk otr,angld trn,ran on well

3-4pegs,tidy when clear

VAN LIBERTY - held up early in the run home.

Wide,parkd 1200,fght gamely

VAN LIBERTY - raced wide early until reaching the parked position near the 1200m.

Mid-bk otr,peeld 400,loomd,peakd

Bk otr,drag up 500,nice fin wide

Wd cvr 12th,wdr top,no final kick

BAUTISTA - trainer B Williamson was issued a warning for failing to have mudguards affixed to his sulky. Raced four wide early. Raced wide with cover from the 1150m. Hung inwards leaving the final bend and in the run home causing driver B Williamson difficulty.

Soon 4pegs,last trn,batld innr

BAUTISTA - had difficulty obtaining clear running throughout the run home.

Gt spd,trail,solid chase innr

Gt spd,press 2 lead,joind,fght ok

6th otr,1x1 1900,wd 400,fght nicely

Wd,eased,rear,held up badly,bt slws

BAUTISTA - over-raced early stages when wide on the track. Held up throughout the run home.

3bk otr,3wd 650,off,honest mid

BAUTISTA - raced wide from the 650m.

Trld-3bk inr,waited,solid up inr

BAUTISTA - held up leaving the final bend.

Gt spd,led,joind,batld away

Parkd,1x1 bell,flat 400,folded

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - raced wide early. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 600m. Lay in final bend when weakening.

Wd,parkd,1x1,flat 400,batld

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages. When asked to comment on the performance driver K Green advised that the mare had worked hard early and this had taken its toll.

Gt spd,parkd,1x1 bell,flat trn,btld

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - weakened rounding the final bend. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality.

Gt spd,led thrghout,dug in,nabd

Soon 3pegs,hld up,clear late,nice

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home only obtaining clear racing room passing the 100m.

Gt spd,parkd,1x1,flat 500,batld

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - lay inwards final bend striking track markers.

Gt spd,led,trail,flat 400,batld

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - lay inwards final bend contracting a track marker. Held up over the concluding stages of the run home.

Parkd,soon 1x1,steady in tite room

Mid otr,angld trn,handy wide

Followd 1x1,late gap str,tidy fin

SEARING LIGHT - held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home until passing the 150m.

Soon 1x1,1x2 bell,steady work

SEARING LIGHT - hampered by a breaking runner near the 600m.

Parkd,1x1,1x2,angld,ran on ok

Gt spd,dist 4th,ran on ok

4-5pegs,last turn,no room in strgt

SEARING LIGHT - held up final bend and throughout the run home. Driver C Dalgety reported he did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

Mid otr,flat 600,no impression

Gt spd,soon led,fght on fairly

SEARING LIGHT - driver B Barclay reported a sulky tyre had deflated near the 200m.

Deep pegs,last trn,no room strgt

SEARING LIGHT - held up late in the run home.

Mid otr,3w cvr 700,solid bid

SEARING LIGHT - raced wide early stages.

Gt spd,denid lead,parkd,folded str

Postd 3wide thrghout,it told

HAROLD HANOVER - raced wide throughout. Weakened from the 800m hampering a trailing runner.

Soon 3pegs,flat turn,tidy wn clear

1x1,4pegs bell,batld away ok

Last thrghout,always at rear

Mid-otr,hld up trn,tidy wn clear

HAROLD HANOVER - placed in restricted room by an outside runner entering the first bend. Held up by a weakening runner final bend and early stages of the run home.

Soon 3pegs,only batld up innr

3-4pegs,chkd 700,off,ran on ok

Last innr,never in touch

HAROLD HANOVER - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver E Swain. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Struck a track marker passing the 1000m. Weakened from 800m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality. A warning was also placed on the racing performance of the gelding. Trainer E Swain reported he would give consideration to making gear changes.

Soon 1x1,hld up trn,zero after

HAROLD HANOVER - held up early stages of the run home.

Bk otr,last,angld wide,no impact

Deep pegs,angld widest,nice fin

SUPERFAST - held up final bend and early in the run home until passing the 200m.

3-4pegs,out trn,ran on nicely

Last,deep pegs,inside runs,handy

Gt spd,led thrghout,fght fairly

Last,3w train,ran on wider

SUPERFAST - out of position at the start. Driver M Nimczyk was issued with a warning. Mr Nimczyk was also issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for using his whip with his foot removed from the sulky footrest in the run home.

Bk otr,last,3w train,nice fin wide

SUPERFAST - paced roughly in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

Gt spd,led,soon trail,steady

SUPERFAST - paced roughly in the early stages.

Gt spd,led,caputrd,fadd

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

3pegs,batld away up innr

Easd,last,3w train,solid bid widr

SUPERFAST - raced wide in the early stages before being restrained to the rear of the field near the 1700m.

Trail,3bk,solid chase

Soon trail,honest chase innr

Bk otr,angld turn,only batld

Wide,parkd,folded in strgt

JENNY GUMP - out of position at the start. Driver M Hill was issued with a warning. Raced three wide until reaching the parked position passing the 1700m. Weakened final bend hampering trailing runners. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the mare to have minor abrasions to the inside of the left knee consistent with striking its knee during the running.

Mid otr,3w,parkd bell,batld

Soon 1x1,solid chase mid

JENNY GUMP - briefly paced roughly shortly after the start.

Followd 1x1,steady work thru mid

Gt spd,led,trail bell,steady innr

Soon 3pegs,off 400,steady work

Last,3w cvr,only batld strgt

JENNY GUMP - raced wide with cover from the 900m.

Soon 3pegs,only batld

Soon 1x1,no room str,too late

KENSI - broke in the score up however was in position at the start. Held up early and middle stages of the run home.

Soon 3pegs,steady up innr

KENSI - over-raced in the score up.

Parkd,1x1,peeld 600,led in,peakd

Led,trail,3bk,flat 400,batld

KENSI - lay inwards at stages throughout striking track markers. Driver K Tomlinson reported the mare had hung during the running.

Trail,3pegs,chkd 700,fair after

KENSI - hampered near the 750m. Hampered again by a weakening runner near the 600m.

Soon 3pegs,off 600,tidy fin

KENSI - lay inwards rounding the bend near the 1250m striking a track marker.

3pegs,off,followd 1x1,solid bid

Mid otr,3w train,nice fin wider

KENSI - lay inwards when driver K Tomlinson activated gear near the 250m locking sulky stays with BOMBAY GLACIER momentarily. Miss Tomlinson was spoken to for the manner she drove when activating gear.

4th,parkd 1000,only batld strgt

Last,drag up 500,offered zero

10th otr,4-bk bell,bttld closer mid

8th otr,4-bk bell,failed to quicken

Soon trail,steady up innr

Speared to ld,set terms,hdd top,fdd

ARTMORE - weakened early in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance trainer/driver M Williamson advised that the mare may be better suited to racing with cover.

Bk otr,innr 600,steady innr

ARTMORE - raced wide early.

Gt spd,led thrghout,folded up str

Soon 3pegs,off trn,weavd,tidy fin

Trail thrghout,led 150,nabd late

Bk otr,peeld 600,loomd,soon done

Gt spd,parkd,joind,fadd str

Gt spd,led,attackd,trail,ok,fadd

Bk otr,peeld 750,soon peakd,batld

Gt spd,parkd,fght,folded up

Gt spd,led,trail,out trn,only fair

POUNAMU - over-raced middle stages.

Followd 1x1,1x1 400,boxed on

Brk score up,tackd on,made gd grnd

POUNAMU - broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Held up early and middle stages of the run home.

3w cvr,4w bell,back in,did ok

BOMBAY GLACIER - raced three wide from the 1500m. Hampered by a weakening runner near the 800m.

Soon parkd,led in,very game

Gt spd,trail thrghout,nice chase

Trail,3pegs,hld up trn,fair wn clr

Bk otr,3w cvr 800,batld away

BOMBAY GLACIER - raced wide early. Again raced wide from the 1000m. Locked stays with outside runner near 250m.

Last,bk otr,3w train,ok widest

Soon 1x1,out 500,solid bid

Follwd 1x1,hld up trn,no room

BOMBAY GLACIER - held up rounding the final bend and throughout the run home. Driver E Barron reported she did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

Deep pegs,weavd str,ran on solidly

BOMBAY GLACIER - held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home until near the 150m.

Soon 1x1,peeld 700,gone trn

BOMBAY GLACIER - briefly placed in restricted room leaving the final bend when an inside runner shifted ground outwards.

Parkd,soon 1x1,tidy chase

Mid-bk otr,angld,steady wrk

COLD PURSUIT - hampered by a breaking runner near the 600m.

Last,3w train,angld,nice late wd

COLD PURSUIT - out of position at the start. Driver K Green was issued with a $100 Minor Infringement Notice.

Gt spd,led,join trn,battld away

COLD PURSUIT - raced greenly and contacted track markers near the 1300m. Lay out on several occasions during the running. Placed in restricted room over the concluding stages.

Bk otr,widr 450,always at rear

Soon parkd,askd trn,fght well

Gt spd,soon trail,solid bid

COLD PURSUIT - lay out under pressure near the 500m losing ground.

Easd,last,3w,led bell,joind,folded

FOREVER ARDEN - paced roughly in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Raced three wide until reaching the lead passing the 1500m. Driver R McIlwrick was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion at this stage of the race.

Last,deep pegs,ran on tite room

FOREVER ARDEN - raced wide early until being restrained to the rear of the field passing the 1800m. Held up for the majority of the run home only obtaining clear running over the concluding stages. Driver R McIlwrick reported he did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.

Deep pegs,last,angld,only steady

FOREVER ARDEN - hampered by a weakening runner near the 1000m.

Mid,follwd 1x1,steady work widr

FOREVER ARDEN - hampered shortly after the start by a breaking runner. Cleared from the Unruly for future mobile starts.

Last,followd 1x1,peeld,ordinary

Deep pegs,1 off run,tidy late

FOREVER ARDEN - had difficulty obtaining clear racing room in the run home.

Bk otr,warmed up nicely in tight rm

Last,5pegs,no room in strgt

FOREVER ARDEN - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination after being observed to have blood present in its mouth following the two false starts and was found to have a small cut on its lip being cleared to start. Held up final bend and early stages of the run home. Driver R McIlwrick was questioned regarding the tactics he adopted over the concluding stages of the run home when held up and electing not to take a run to his inside which became available inside the final 100 metres. Mr McIlwrick explained that his gelding had become worked up after the two false starts and having to undergo a veterinary examination. He added that he was hard on the back of MR PRESIDENT and was aware that there was room to his inside over the concluding stages however because the gelding was travelling so well in this position he was reluctant to attempt a shift inwards off Mr Barclay's helmet or activate the removable deafeners for safety reasons, due to being in such close proximity to the sulky of MR PRESIDENT. Stewards accepted and noted Mr McIlwrick's comments.

Wide,parkd bell,folded up strgt

SHERWOOD MAGGIE - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages. Hampered by a weakening runner in the early and middle stages of the run home placing driver C Dalgety in some difficulty, resulting in the gelding striking the sulky wheel of FOREVER ARDEN. Stewards questioned junior driver C Dalgety regarding the tactics he adopted during the race, particularly near the 600m, when he allowed his runner to be covered by the sharply improving JENNY GUMP. Mr Dalgety explained that the mare was hanging on the right rein and that he was reluctant to shift three wide at that stage of the race, given the distance remaining to the winning post. Stewards noted Mr Dalgety's explanation and took into account the manner the runner had been driven at its most recent start.