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Winton Harness Racing Club Inc

Thursday, 26 September

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Winton Harness Racing Club Inc at Central Southland Raceway
Weather
Raining
Track
Slushy
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
V Munro (Chairman), N Ydgren, J McLaughlin
Veterinarian
Dr G A M Reed
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Invercargill HRC - Saturday, 21st September 2019
Race 2 - WELCOME TO OWNERS' DAY MOBILE PACE
Trainer B Williamson advised Stewards on 25 September that blood tests taken from SPORTS PAGE showed no abnormalities. Mr Williamson added that in his opinion the mare was in need of the run last week and has improved with the performance.
Race 7 - ASCOT PARK HOTEL JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE
Trainer H Hunter advised Stewards on 25 September that IWANADANCEWITSUMBODY has recovered well following its run at Ascot Park last week with Mr Hunter of the opinion that the mare was not suited to the tempo of the race.
Race 9 - CONGRATULATIONS SETARIP SYNDICATE MOBILE PACE
RUNNING ON EMPTY - driver B McLellan was questioned regarding his decision to not shift wider near the 700 metres and away from the back of FRINGEBENEFIT which weakened causing him to be held up for some distance. Mr McLellan explained that his horse had been caught wide for a considerable distance when working forward to take up a prominent position. He added that his runner was not the sort of horse who was capable of working twice in its races and so at the time that he made the decision, he felt FRINGEBENEFIT was still travelling well enough to take him further into the race. He also advised that his horse had hung throughout and for this reason had made gear changes (adding go-straights) for today's race. The comments of Mr McLellan were noted by the Stewards.

Summary

Swabbing
RITEUR, TACT EZE, LITE PERCUSSION, DEUS EX, TAIRLAW TOLL, ROBBIE ROYALE, COUNTESS OF ARDEN
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Race 1R McIlwrick (ZONED SCARLETT)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving - striking a wheel (3 days).
Suspended from 27/09/2019 until 06/10/2019 inclusive.
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Nil
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1JUSTAN'S SISTER - Cleared From Unruly Stands
Race 1MDINA - Warned Stands
Race 1RYDGEMONT SON - Warned Stands
Race 1SPURRED BY SUCCESS - Ineligible Standing Starts - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 4ROUGH AND READY - Final Warning Mobiles
Race 6B MAC C - Warned Mobiles - Caused False Start
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Race 2ALACRITY LASS - Declared non-runner by Stewards [Rule 213(1)(g)]
Race 6IDEAL BREEZE - Late scratching at 8.04 am - Sold
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 27/09/2019 until 01/10/2019 inclusive (5 days):
SPLASH COLA
Ineligible from 27/09/2019 until 10/10/2019 inclusive (14 days):
DEPEND ON WASHIE

Race Comments

Race 1   REGENT CAR COURT TROT
RYDGEMONT SON - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Authorisation of third placing being awarded was withheld until the Stewards were satisfied RYDGEMONT SON had complied with the Breaking Horse Regulations when breaking at the start.
ZONED SCARLETT - broke entering the home straight when striking the sulky wheel of the runner in front. Driver R McIlwrick admitted a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that the drove carelessly at this stage of the race when allowing his runner to strike the sulky of RITEUR and breaking as a consequence. After viewing replays and hearing submissions on penalty the JCA imposed a suspension of Mr McIlwrick's licence to drive from the 27th September up to and including the 6th October (3 days).
SPURRED BY SUCCESS - fractious prior to the start then stood on the mark when the tapes were released. Stood down to trial to the Stewards satisfaction from a standing start prior to racing next.
THE REV - broke shortly after the start.
MDINA - fractious prior to the start then swung sideways as the tapes were released, losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.
WHATWILLBEEWILLBEE - broke passing the 650 metres hampering DAVEY MAC. Driver B Norman will be spoken to in the coming days regarding the manner he drove near the 1200 metres when half-carting.
DAVEY MAC - over-raced through the early to middle stages. Hampered by a breaking runner passing the 650 metres.
JUSTAN'S SISTER - slow to begin. Cleared from the Unruly for future standing start engagements.
Race 2   A W KYLE BUILDER FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE
INTERNATIONAL VISA - weakened rounding the final bend.
BLIND SPOT - paced roughly rounding the final bend then broke near the 300 metres.
TACT EZE - slightly out of position at the dispatch despite the urgings of junior driver E Barron. Miss Barron advised she would be recommending gear changes prior to the mare racing next. Raced wide in the early stages.
ALACRITY LASS - broke late in the score-up losing considerable ground then broke again shortly after the start. Driver A Kyle advised the over-check had broken prior to the start resulting in the gelding breaking. Stewards subsequently declared ALACRITY LASS a non-runner pursuant to Rule 213(1)(g).
LOISSONYA - hampered by a breaking runner exiting the final bend.
MISS AUCKLAND - held up rounding the final bend and in the early stages of the home straight.
Race 3   DOWNBYTHESEASIDE - FRESH FAST FERTILE MOBILE PACE
NEVILL LANE - weakened from the 600 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormalities.
THE NAENAE EXPRESS - sustained a punctured sulky tyre during the running. Authorisation of all placings was withheld until driver A Beck had the opportunity to view the footage of near the 1000 metres where he alleged his sulky tyre had been struck by the eventual winner LITE PERCUSSION, which improved outwards from behind his runner. After viewing the available footage which proved inconclusive and speaking with A Beck and K Barclay (LITE PERCUSSION), Mr Beck elected not to proceed with a Protest and all placings were duly authorised.
SPORTS PAGE - trainer B Williamson advised the mare would be retired as a racing proposition from his stable.
SOUTHIN EXCUSE - over-raced shortly after the start when being restrained to take cover.
LITE PERCUSSION - driver K Barclay will be spoken to in the coming days with regards to an incident near the 1000 metres.
HANS IDEAL - compounded passing the 900 metres and was not persevered with thereafter. When spoken to driver C Ferguson suggested the horse may not have been suited to the prevailing track conditions and had overall been disappointing. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormalities.
Race 4   A ROCKNROLL DANCE AT NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE
KRAMER - weakened rounding the final bend.
VERGEOFGREATNESS - hung outwards in the score-up. Held up rounding the final bend.
ROUGH AND READY - out of position at the start. A final warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Paced roughly on various occasions during the running.
HANDS UP JACK - paced roughly passing the 2000 metres when placed in restricted room due to an easing of the pace in the one out line. Paced roughly on several other occasions during the running. Lay inwards on various occasions in the home straight.
Race 5   MACCA LODGE MOBILE PACE
BOUND TO BE BETTOR - broke over the concluding stages.
VON RICHTHOFEN - over-raced in the early and middle stages. Held up rounding the final bend. Stewards questioned driver S Tomlinson as to why she had not improved her position on the final bend prior to being covered by the three-wide line. Ms Tomlinson explained that her runner had been unresponsive to her attempts to steer it and proved difficult throughout. She added that she had been disappointed with its efforts over the final stages once it had obtained clear running but felt that had she gained clearance earlier was unlikely to have finished any further forwards. Her comments were accepted.
ANNIE FITZ - held up rounding the final bend.
JACKS N JAZZ - held up rounding the final bend and in the early stages of the home straight.
IWANADANCEWITSUMBODY - held up rounding the final bend.
WHATA RAZZLE DAZZLE - held up for the majority of the home straight with driver B Norman advising that due to this he did not activate the sliding blinds applied to the gelding.
Race 6   ULTIMATE MACHETE AT ALABAR MOBILE PACE
B MAC C - over-raced in the score-up getting its head under the barrier arm and broke, checking second line runners, necessitating a false start be declared. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Junior driver K Butt elected to remain in her allotted position for the restart.
TARTAN ROBYN - paced roughly rounding the final bend.
SADHANA - held up rounding the final bend.
ELVA JACCKA - over-raced on various occasions during the running.
BETTERTHANBRIE - due to the adverse weather conditions permission was granted for the notified blinds to be removed. Lay outwards entering the bend near the 1300 metres.
Race 7   MAJESTIC SON AT ALABAR HANDICAP TROT
ANOTHERSUPERSTAR - weakened on the final bend.
SOMETHINGS BURNING - held up rounding the final bend. broke over the concluding stages.
SPOTLIGHT THE VALLEY - held up rounding the final bend. Hampered by a breaking runner over the concluding stages.
NOTTINGHAM K TWO - weakened from the 600 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormalities.
WEE MAN TROUBLE - lay inwards in the early stages of the home straight.
Race 8   GOLD ACE AT NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE
MAN I'M GOOD - over-raced through the middle stages. Held up rounding the final bend and in the early stages of the home straight.
RUNNING ON EMPTY - held up exiting the final bend.
VIGOROSO - over-raced through the middle stages.
SWIFT ROBYN - held up rounding the final bend.
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