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Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc

Tuesday, 21 May

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc at Manawatu Raceway
Weather
Fine
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
S Mulcay (Chairman), J Muirhead, M Austin
Veterinarian
Dr E M Grieves
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General

General
Pre race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
BELMONT'S GREATEST, SHAN ONE, MADIBA, CONTRACTUAL ISSUES, THE KAPITI EXPRESS, OHOKA JOHNNY, MOGUL
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Race 3S Doody (MADIBA)
[Rule 869(2) & Whip Regs (b)] - Whip use more than permitted. Fined $300.
Race 4J Abernethy (RED RIVER DASH)
[Rule 869(4)] - Causing own horse to break. Fined $200.
Warnings
Race 1J Abernethy (SOL INVICTUS)
[Rule 864(2)(d)] - Deafeners failed to activate.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 3MISTER MIGHTY - Unruly Mobiles
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 22/05/2019 until 23/05/2019 inclusive (2 days):
ALLONBLACK
Ineligible from 22/05/2019 until 26/05/2019 inclusive (5 days):
BILLY IDOL, BETTERBROOK, JACK BATES, BROOKE'S IMAGE, LINTON SHARD
Exceptional Circumstances:
STELLA'S DELIGHT, MY MATE BEN, UNFINISHED BUSINESS, ANNA BARCLAY

Race Comments

Race 1   PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL HANDICAP TROT
CAITLIN'S SURPRISE - inclined to lay out at various stages during the running.
SHE'S ALLTHE CRAZE - raced one out without cover inside the final 1100 metres and weakened out finishing in 7th place beaten 12.3 lengths. A post race veterinary examination revealed a slow recovery. Driver P Ferguson could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance.
SOL INVICTUS - trotted unevenly rounding the home turn and in the run home. Trainer J Abernethy was cautioned after the deafeners failed to activate.
Race 2   CARTOWN MOBILE PACE
TWO FIFTYEIGHT - held up rounding the final turn and throughout the run home. Driver Z Butcher advised that he was unable to activate the removable deafeners as a result. Stewards questioned Mr Butcher as to why he had elected not to improve earlier than the 550 metres after which point he became covered up. He advised that his driving instructions were to save the gelding for one run as it had not coped with working in its previous starts and that he felt shifting at this point would not have been to the gelding's advantage. His explanation was noted.
HE'S GRATIS - paced roughly late in the score up and was a length out of position at the start.
DOWNTOWN BABE - hung inward over the initial stages and raced wide early when being restrained towards the rear of the field. Raced four wide from inside the final 700 metres. Raced erratically rounding the final turn and weakened.
PROP ROCK - pulled fiercely in the score up and during the running giving A Harrison a difficult drive. Held up final turn and the early stages of the run home.
FINAL DELIGHT - held up rounding the final turn and ran on strongly when clear inside the final 70 metres.
Race 3   MANELINE FARRIER SUPPLIES MOBILE PACE
XMAS BAY - weakened inside the final 300 metres and locked sulky wheels briefly with FANCY SCHMANCY.
MISTER MIGHTY - broke early in the score up and trailed the field throughout. The gelding was declared unruly for mobile starts.
GEOFF'S LEGACY - raced keenly through the middle stages.
FANCY SCHMANCY - raced four back on the outer before commencing to improve three wide from inside the 400 metres. Inconvenienced and lost momentum when locking sulky wheels with the weakening XMAS BAY near the 300 metres before finishing on into 7th place beaten 3.9 lengths.
MADIBA - Driver S Doody admitted a breach of Rule 869(2) in that he used his whip more than permitted by clause (b) of the 'Use Of The Whip' Regulations inside the final 400 metres. The JCA imposed a fine of $300.
Race 4   ROYDON WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY MOBILE PACE
CONTRACTUAL ISSUES - over-raced when being restrained to take a trail entering the back straight the first time and raced keenly thereafter.
RED RIVER DASH - broke losing several lengths at the rear of the field approaching the 700 metres. A charge under Rule 869(4) was lodged against Driver J Abernethy on the grounds that he attempted to improve outwards inside of KATAMACH when not in a position to do so causing his own mare to break approaching the 700 metres. The charge was admitted and the JCA imposed a fine of $200.
JINGLES BROMAC - raced three wide early.
EXPRESS PLAY - raced three wide early.
ITSOKBEINGBETTER - over-raced when outside the leader through the middle stages.
AMARO - raced three wide from inside the 1200 metres.
Race 5   OUTBACK TRADING MOBILE PACE
STARRY STAR - over-raced in the score-up.
BETTOR LADY - held up rounding the final turn and throughout the run home.
WAINGARO MARA - raced wide early and middle stages before crossing to race outside the leader with 1000 metres to run and weakened out form the 500 metres.
RED TERROR - raced three wide until reaching a position outside the leader with 900 metres to run.
ART COURAGE - held up rounding the final turn and early stages of the run home.
HONOUR THE BET - raced three wide throughout.
SCELTA UNO - raced three wide with cover throughout.
Race 6   PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED MOBILE PACE
DANA DAWN - raced three wide early.
NANELLE FRANCO - over-raced during the early and middle stages. Held up rounding the final turn and early stages of the run home.
MISTER HARRIS - lay in and broke for a stride approaching the 400 metres. Shifted wide rounding the home bend to obtain clear running.
SHEIKH YABOOTY - weakened final stages.
Race 7   SUPPORT ST JOHNS AMBULANCE MOBILE PACE
ELDOLAR - over-raced when caught three wide early before being improved to race outside the leader at the 1300 metres.
BIG MACH - When questioned regarding the performance Driver Z Butcher reported the gelding had over-raced when in the lead through the middle stages.
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