Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc

4-5pegs,off bell,3w drag,ok fin

HOKONUI JOEL - the murphy blind was removed prior to the start due to the gelding warming up unfavourably. Broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Over-raced middle stages.

Bk otr,thru mid,gd in tight room

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.

Bk otr,1x1 bell,solid in mid

4th,soon brk,mid,4pegs,gd tite room

HOKONUI JOEL - broke shortly after the start when racing greenly and placed in restricted room losing ground. Stewards spoke with drivers B Williamson (HOKONUI JOEL), K Green (HEIDSIECK) and C Ferguson (BELUGA) regarding this incident. After viewing the replays and hearing the evidence it was established that HEIDSIECK had lay in marginally racing into the first bend when HOKONUI JOEL was racing greenly to its inside. After considering the evidence Stewards were unable to apportion blame to anyone horse or driver and accordingly deemed this to be a racing incident. Lay out rounding the final bend and throughout the run home.

Bk otr,battled away rear

Soon 4pegs,last 400,steady innr

Bk otr,flat 400,always at rear

EVIE ROYALE - weakened rounding the final bend.

Last,thru mid,ran on fairly

Soon 1x1,4pegs bell,gone 400

HE'S ROBYN - weakened from the 700m.

Soon trail,steady innr

Bk otr,thru mid,angld,fair fin

HE'S ROBYN - held up final bend.

Soon 5pegs,last,only batld inr

Soon 3pegs,batld away innr

Broke score up,detachd

HE'S ROBYN - broke in the score up hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Last,1 off run,ran on fairly

HE'S ROBYN - cleared from the Unruly for future mobile starts.

Soon 3pegs,batld away rear

HE'S ROBYN - lost contact with the field through the middle stages.

5pegs,last,brk 1300,detached

HE'S ROBYN - paced roughly and broke passing the 1350m losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

Gt spd,led,trail,only batld innr

Trail thrghout,solid bid lane

Mid otr,thru mid,only batld

Trail,led,trail,hld up trn,ok innr

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.

Gt spd,led,soon trail,only batld

ARISTA - when questioned regarding the performance driver N Williamson could offer no tangible explanation.

Gt spd,led thrghout,nabbd late

Soon parkd,1x1 bell,ran on well

ARISTA - trainer D Keast was warned for presenting the gelding without the notified removable deafeners.

3-bk mrks,4th tn,bttld away solidly

Chkd,brk,rear inr,off,passed slows

ARISTA - trainer D Keast advised the horse has been gelded since last racing. Hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start and broke briefly.

Trail,3pegs,angld trn,solid chase

Followd 1x1,1x1 bell,solid bid

Mid otr,3w train,solid bid

5th,into 1x1,loomd 350,solid

SHERGAR - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver M Williamson. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding.

Mid otr,3w cvr,wider,steady wrk

SHERGAR - broke in the score up however was in position at the start.

Soon 4pegs,off 600,ran on ok widr

Mid-bk otr,3w train,batld away

SHERGAR - raced wide from the 1300m.

Soon 1x1,swept up,fght on ok

SHERGAR - raced wide early.

Last,always at rear

ROBYN ROCKS HEAVEN - weakened from the 400m.

Last thrghout,angld trn,tidy wide

Last,innr 500,made up plenty innr

5pegs,chekd/brk 800,out

ROBYN ROCKS HEAVEN - broke passing the 800m when becoming awkwardly placed on the sulky wheel of MIND PHILLY after a slight easing of the pace, losing its chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.

5th,last bell,brk trn,out

ROBYN ROCKS HEAVEN - placed in restricted room rounding the final bend when an outside runner lay inwards and broke in consequence, losing its chance.

Deep pegs,up innr,always at rear

Broke dispatch,detached

ROBYN ROCKS HEAVEN - co-trainers R & C Wilson were issued with a warning for being late to notify the gelding would race with blinds on. Broke in the score up losing ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Placed on the Unruly for future mobile starts at the request of co-trainer R Wilson.

Gt spd,trail,3bk,fading 450

LEDGER'S MAID - broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. Placed on the Unruly for future mobile starts. Lay in rounding the bend passing the 1300m striking track markers. Weakened final bend.

Last innr,flat 400,batld on

LEDGER'S MAID - lay outwards in the score up and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Lay in leaving the final bend contacting several track markers.

Followd 1x1,pushd out,only batld

Trail,3bk,batld away innr

Last innr,off,no impression

LEDGER'S MAID - lay outwards in the score up briefly locking sulky stays with an outside runner and paced roughly in consequence, losing ground and was out of position at the start. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.

3pegs thrghout,only batld innr

LEDGER'S MAID - held up final bend.

Soon 4pegs,only batld innr

5-6pegs,always at rear,batld away

LEDGER'S MAID - held up rounding the final bend.