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Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park
Weather
Overcast
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
J Muirhead (Chairman), S Mulcay, B Van Kan
Veterinarian
Dr N Houston
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General

General
Nil

Supplementary

Auckland TC - Friday, 3rd May 2019
Race 2 - MAJESTIC HORSE FLOATS HANDICAP TROT
Trainer A Donnelly advised Stewards on 9 May that FIRA has recovered well following its disappointing performance at Alexandra Park last week adding that the mare will be restricted to left handed tracks for her immediate racing.

Summary

Swabbing
THATGIRLTROUBLE, LOTAMUSCLE, INFATUATION, BALL OF ART, PARAMOUNT KING, IDEAL STAR, COUNT LANDECK, MINNIE BOW TIQUE
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Race 3R Green (SIR TIGER)
[Rule 849(2)] - Incorrect saddle cloth. Fined $100.
Warnings
Race 4O Gillies (JANET GUTHRIE)
[Rule 857(7)(g)] - Maintain Barrier position.
Race 4O Gillies (JANET GUTHRIE)
[Rule 869(2), Use of Whip clause (d)] - Use of whip out of contention.
Race 7N Delany (BELLA VELOCE)
[Rule 857(7)(g)] - Maintain barrier position.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1IZINTHEZONE - Warned Performance
Race 1LITTLEBITOFLOVE - Ineligible Racing Manners - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 3COPY THAT - Warned Racing Manners
Race 5GEORGE - Warned Racing Manners
Race 8PEGASUS HANOVER - Warned Performance
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Race 1MAJESTIC MOMENT - 4.40pm - transport incident issue
Race 2RESONATE - 4.40pm - transport incident issue
Race 5ALTA VENETIA - 4.40pm - transport incident issue
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 11/05/2019 until 15/05/2019 inclusive (5 days):
RAVE NATION, AU REVOIR, DESTINED FOR HEAVEN, SERTORIUS, BAQUERO, THREE KISSES, ROYAL CADET
Exceptional Circumstances:
MAJESTIC MOMENT, RESONATE, ALTA VENETIA

Race Comments

Race 1   JARVIS HANDICAP TROT
LITTLEBITOFLOVE - slow away. Broke passing the 600 metres. The gelding has been declared ineligible until it trials satisfactorily.
IZINTHEZONE - lost contact with the field with 700 metres to run and finished well back. A warning was placed on the mare's performance record.
AGOSTINI - slow to begin. Broke approaching the 800 metres losing ground before recovering at the rear of the field and broke again passing the 250 metres.
Race 2   HARAS des TROTTEURS NORTHERN TROTTING GUINEAS (MOBILE)
LADY BE GOOD - lacked gate speed and was slow to begin.
PEAKZ LUCK - lay in rounding the final bend dislodging a track marker.
FORTUNATO - under pressure inside the final 600 metres and failed to run on. A post race veterinary examination revealed that the filly had sustained a minor abrasion to its near hind fetlock.
LOTAMUSCLE - raced four wide from inside the 800 metres before improving forward to race outside the leader.
Race 3   DAILY FREIGHT MOBILE PACE
SIR TIGER - Trainer R Green was fined $100 for presenting the colt with an incorrect saddle cloth number. Shifted ground outward to obtain clear running inside the 150 metres.
INFATUATION - shifted ground outwards late in the run home when under pressure.
COPY THAT - paced roughly then broke approaching the 1900 metres and broke again losing ground passing the 1750 metres. A warning was placed on the colt's racing manners.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING - inconvenienced for a stride just short of the finishing line.
ALTA BOY - raced greenly in the score up behind the mobile and over the early stages of the race. Over-raced middle stages. Reacted badly when being shifted wider on the track by BETTERBEBETTER passing the 800 metres resulting in the gelding taking fright and gallop.
VESPA - Trainer T Vince advised that the gelding was slow to recover after the race with a post race veterinary examination revealing no abnormality.
Race 4   DAYAVEG MOBILE PACE
THE PERSUADER - held up final turn and early stages of the run home.
JANET GUTHRIE - weakened inside the 400 metres. Driver O Gillies was cautioned in regard to using his whip when out of contention. Driver O Gillies was warned to maintain his barrier position at the start.
EYESPYWITHMYLITTLEYE - raced three wide early.
M T POCKETS - held up then shifted ground outwards passing the 250 metres to obtain clear running.
Race 5   DAWN BALLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT
M'LORD MACKENDON - a false start was declared after the gelding's front legs became entangled in the barrier strand. Held up rounding the final turn and failed to get clear racing room inside the final 150 metres.
DELSON - fractious after the barrier strand was released, rearing and was slow to begin losing considerable ground settling toward the rear. Raced three wide middle stages. Broke losing ground passing the 750 metres settling at the rear.
PUMA ROAD - broke passing the 2300 metres inconveniencing a trailing runner.
GEORGE - broke passing the 1800 metres and again passing the 1300 metres and was pulled up. A warning was placed on the geldings racing manners record.
SUNNY GLENIS - inconvenienced by a galloping runner passing the 2300 metres.
Race 6   POWELL TRANSPORT MOBILE PACE
GOVERNOR'S BAY - inclined to lay over the initial stages of the race. Gave ground from inside the 400 metres.
BETTERTHANKATY - paced roughly passing the 1250 metres. Momentarily inconvenienced by a weakening runner inside the 400 metres.
IDEAL STAR - over-raced middle stages.
Race 7   BALLE BROS MOBILE PACE
BELLA VELOCE - Junior Driver N Delany was cautioned in regard to maintaining his position on the mobile barrier. After being restrained towards the rear after the start the gelding raced fiercely.
LIBERAL ARDEN - over-raced when in the lead.
COURT ON THE EDGE - held up over the early stages of the run home.
COMIC BOOK HERO - raced three wide over the early stages.
COUNT LANDECK - raced three wide over the early stages before improving to race outside the leader. Shifted out to improve three wide with 950 metres to run before receiving cover in the two wide line at the 500 metres.
Race 8   PRIMOR PRODUCE TROT (STAND)
MOLLY BONES - broke at the start losing ground. Broke passing the 150 metres.
EVERMORE - broke at the start losing considerable ground and its chance.
PEGASUS HANOVER - weakened out inside the 800 metres. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing performance record.
GOLD ACHIEVER - hampered by a tiring runner approaching the 600 metres.
PRINCE MACKENDON - broke passing the 1800 metres.
KAY CEE - slow away.
BLUE COMAN - trotted roughly rounding the final turn.
Race 9   NZ ONION CO. MOBILE PACE
IDEAL RULE - the mare raced without the Murphy blind after it came adrift during the preliminary.
THE STUNNING NUN - caught three wide early. Improved three wide middle stages.
T C BUSINESS - raced in restricted room and was held up inside the final 150 metres.
Race 10   FRANKLIN PARK TRAINING CENTRE NON TOTE 2YO MOBILE TROT
ISAAC H - three lengths out of position at the start.