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Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Saturday, 14 December

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park
Weather
Fine
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
N Ydgren (Chairman), N McIntyre, J Muirhead, S Mulcay, B Van Kan
Veterinarians
Dr C M Pemberton, Dr N Houston
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
DINA BOLT, COPY THAT, ONE CHANGE, OSCAR BONAVENA, AMAZING DREAM, SPELLBOUND, STYLISH MEMPHIS, WAINUI CREEK, BETTOR'S HEART, BELLE OF MONTANA, WINTERFELL, MAJESTIC MAN, MASSIVE METRO, ANOTHER MASTERPIECE, ULTIMATE SNIPER, MACH SHARD, THEFIXER, SELF ASSURED, HAVEHORSEWILLTRAVEL
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Race 1Z Butcher (THE EMPRESS)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving causing interference (1 day).
Suspended from 14/12/2019 until 19/12/2019 inclusive.  Fined $200.
Race 6B Williamson (MAJESTIC MAN)
[Rule 869(2) & whip regs (b)] - Used whip on more occasions than permitted (5 days).
Suspended from 16/12/2019 until 27/12/2019 inclusive.  Fined $500.
Fines
Race 10R Green (ACE COMMANDER)
[Rule 864(2)(d)] - Bandage came adrift. Fined $100.
Warnings
Race 2N Rasmussen (ONE CHANGE)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Manner shifted ground .
Race 4M Jones & B Hill (STYLISH MEMPHIS)
[Rule 865(1)] - Late change of gear.
Race 4T Williams (NEED YOU NOW)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Tightening .
Race 7A Poutama (CHECK IN)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Lack of control .
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1DOUBLE O HEAVEN - Veterinary Clearance Received
Race 7ANOTHER MASTERPIECE - Warned Mobiles
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 15/12/2019 until 19/12/2019 inclusive (5 days):
BONNIE HIGHLANDER, HABIBI INTA, SOLID GOLD, THE DEVILS OWN
Exceptional Circumstances:
MAJESTIC ONE

Race Comments

Race 1   BRECKON FARMS MOBILE PACE
LOUIE THE HORSE - lay in and paced roughly rounding the first turn. Continued to lay in at various stages. Paced roughly for a stride near the 300 metres. Inconvenienced by an outside runner and locked wheels passing the 100 metres.
TO SIR WITH LOVE - weakened final stages.
ACCELERE - over-raced after being unable to obtain the lead near the 1600 metres.
MIGHTY LOOEE - over-raced middle stages. Held up final turn. Checked and locked wheels passing the 100 metres.
GLIDING AWAY - carried a flat tyre over the final stages.
THE EMPRESS - Driver Z Butcher admitted a charge under rule 869(3)(b) in that he shifted his mare inwards approaching the 100 metes resulting in LOUIE THE HORSE being tightened down onto MIGHTY LOOEE with both runners locking wheels and losing their chances. After hearing submission as to penalty, the JCA suspended Mr Butcher's driver's licence upto and including the 19th of December 2019 and imposed a fine of $200.00.
Race 2   ALABAR 3YO CLASSIC (MOBILE PACE)
COPY THAT - broke approaching the 1800 metres losing ground before settling. Was then taken forward to race outside the leader near the 1550 metres and to lead soon after.
ABOVE N BEYOND - shifted out rounding the final turn. When questioned regarding this, Driver J Dunn reported that the blinds which had been applied to help the gelding deal with the right handed way of racing and the shadows had caused his gelding to race fiercely, and believing that it was close to choking down elected to shift outwards.
SMOOTH DEAL - Driver M Purdon reported that he had been unable to activate the deafeners due to the cord coming adrift.
HAMPTON BANNER - crowded for some distance on the final bend.
LINE UP - paced roughly near the 1300 metres when being restrained to take the trail.
ONE CHANGE - Driver N Rasmussen was spoken to and issued with a warning for the manner in which she drove on the final turn when attempting to shift inwards while not sufficiently clear of HAMPTON BANNER which was crowded in consequence.
Race 3   WHAT THE HILL AT WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE TROT
THE HULK - commenced to weaken final turn.
RENEZMAE - lay in and trotted roughly rounding the final turn contacting several marker pegs.
Race 4   PETER BRECKON MEMORIAL CADUCEUS CLUB STAKES (MOBILE PACE)
ON A ROLL - raced in restricted room entering the first turn and then contacted a marker peg shortly after.
LONGVIEW LADY - raced in restricted room entering the first turn. Held up final turn and throughout the run home.
NEED YOU NOW - Driver T Williams was cautioned for allowing his filly to shift inwards entering the first turn placing two runners to his inside in restricted room.
SPELLBOUND - raced wide from the 800 metres.
Race 5   ROSSLANDS STUD QUEEN OF HEARTS (MOBILE PACE)
STEP UP - raced three wide early.
BELLE OF MONTANA - shifted away from the marker line entering the first turn before improving to the lead near the 1650 metres. After reviewing the replays Stewards were satisfied that Driver Z Butcher had not forced STEP UP to race wider on the track when improving away from the marker line entering the first turn and no further action was deemed necessary.
Race 6   HR FISKEN & SONS 2019 IDOM TROTTING CHAMPS FINAL (MOB TROT)
BIG JACK HAMMER - raced keenly in the score up. Lay in and contacted several marker pegs rounding the final turn.
MAJESTIC MAN - lay out entering the home straight and had to be corrected before being reluctant to shift down into the passing lane. Driver B Williamson admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) in that he used his whip on more occasions than is permitted under clause (b) of the 'Use of the Whip' Regulation. After hearing submissions on penalty, the JCA suspended Mr Williamson's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on the 15th December up to and including the 27th December 2019 (5 days) and also imposed a fine of $500.
MONTY PYTHON - broke passing the 2300 metres and galloped for a considerable distance losing its chance.
MARCOOLA - commenced to improve three wide approaching the 900 metres. Forced four wide passing the 750 metres and then broke losing its chance. When questioned Driver S Tomlinson advised that MARCOOLA had not felt comfortable rounding the turns and in her opinion should not have broken after having been shifted wider by MASSIVE METRO. Miss Tomlinson further stated that the entire had not been trotting as well as in previous campaigns but that it was the connections intention to start at the Cambridge meeting on the 24th December in the trotters' mile event.
TOUGH MONARCH - commenced to give ground on the final turn.
PARAMOUNT KING - broke entering the first turn settling at the rear.
Race 7   LINCOLN FARMS IDOM CLASSIC (MOBILE PACE)
CHECK IN - shifted out late in the run home contacting OUR UNCLE SAM which broke. Driver A Poutama was cautioned and advised that he would be expected to take greater corrective action given similar circumstances in the future.
ANOTHER MASTERPIECE - broke at the start and settled at the rear. A warning was placed on the entire's mobile barrier record. Raced three wide from the 1200 metres. Authorisation of 1st placing was withheld until it was confirmed that ANOTHER MASTERPIECE had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation.
DANCE TIME - lay in near the 250 metres and dislodged a marker peg.
STAR GALLERIA - shifted in under pressure late in the run home.
Race 8   IRT 2019 IDOM PACING CHAMPS FINAL (MOBILE PACE)
MY KIWI MATE - held up final turn by a weakening runner and paced roughly for several strides.
ASHLEY LOCAZ - had some difficulty obtaining clear running early in the home straight on the final occasion.
ON THE CARDS - weakened near the 300 metres and lay inwards under pressure contacting several track markers.
TRIPLE EIGHT - raced three wide with cover from the 1150 metres.
CHASE AUCKLAND - raced three wide without cover from the 1100 metres.
CRUZ BROMAC - raced three wide with cover from the 1150 metres.
THEFIXER - raced three wide with cover from the 1150 metres.
Race 9   LIVAMOL WITH BIOWORMA MOBILE PACE
HENRY HU - held up final turn.
DELIGHTFUL MAJOR - over-raced middle stages when outside the leader.
ESPECIAL - weakened final turn. Over-raced middle stages.
BALL OF ART - when questioned regarding the performance Driver Z Butcher advised that the gelding had not been suited to racing wide from the 900 metres. Stewards will follow up with Trainer B Purdon regarding the gelding's recovery in the coming days.
SELF ASSURED - improved three wide from the 1200 metres before crossing to race outside the leader near the 600 metres.
BETTORSTARTDREAMING - held briefly passing the 300 metres.
Race 10   SIMS PACIFIC METALS MOBILE TROT
ACE COMMANDER - Trainer R Green was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice after a hind bandage came adrift near the 700 metres.
DELSON - broke near the 450 metres losing its chance.
RESONATE - broke passing the 300 metres losing its chance.
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