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Geraldine Trotting Club Inc

Saturday, 28 November

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Geraldine Trotting Club Inc at Orari Racecourse
Weather
Fine
Track
Dead
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
P Williams (Chairman), S Renault, V Munro, C Tibbs
Veterinarian
D L Williamson
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
DANANGUS FELLA, KOWHAI MAGIC, LAST OF THE MOHICANS, STANDOUT, MATADEROS, DUASTAR, WILLIAM WALLACE, MAJESTIC HURRICANE, BUCKSKIN
Protests
Race 3MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS
[Rule 213(1)(j)] - Request for a Ruling - Denied a fair start. Declared a runner by the JCA.
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Race 2M Purdon (DIXIE FLYER)
[Rule 864(2)(d)] - Failed to affix girth safety strap so as not to come adrift causing false start. Fined $200.
Race 4M Fuller (UNICO GEM)
[Rule 864(2)(d)] - Failed to affix hopple so as not to come adrift. Fined $100.
Warnings
Race 3D Mitchell (MAYHEM IN MALIBU)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented without notified blinds.
Race 6R Close (DUASTAR)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Reg] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 7J Kennett (THE ARTFUL DODGER)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Reg] - Using whip when out of contention.
Race 8B Hope (HOMEBUSH LAD)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Shifting ground in home straight crowding inside runners.
Race 8J Morrison (DI CAPRIO)
[Rule 869(4) & Home Straight Regs] - Maintain straight course in run home.
Race 8S Tomlinson (GILLIGANS ISLAND)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Reg] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 9C Howe (DIDJABRINGTHEBEERS)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented with sliding blinds not notified.
Race 10J Curtin (KRUIZR)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Reg] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 11J Simpson (WILL HE ROCK)
[Rule 868(2)] - Lack of judgement.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1AMAZING TERROR - Warned Performance
Race 1CROWN RANGE - Unruly Stands
Race 1CROWN RANGE - Ineligible Standing Starts - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 1MAJESTIC WHISPER - Ineligible Standing Starts - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 2BOUDICA - Warned Mobiles
Race 2I MISS MUM - Warned Racing Manners
Race 3MARK O'RONGA - Unruly Stands
Race 3MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS - Ineligible Standing Starts - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 5THAT'S THE STORY - Warned Stands
Race 6MARKHAM EYRE - Unruly Mobiles
Race 7ROYAL DEL - Final Warning Racing Manners
Race 7THE ARTFUL DODGER - Ineligible Standing Starts - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 9MADELEINE STOWE - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Race 1MENTALIST - Rule 213(1)(a) - Driver injured prior to start
Race 5IDEAL INVASION - Rule 213(1)(h) & Programme Conditions Reg 15(c) - Failed to arrive on course
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 29/11/2020 until 03/12/2020 inclusive (5 days):
GREENBANK BETTY, SHOW THE WAY, TIMES ARE A CHANGIN, DOCTOR STEVE, MISSMOLLYGOODGOLLY, ARISTOCRAT, ZSAHARA, NANDOLO, STARS TONIGHT, LITTLE GEE

Race Comments

Race 1   SIM'S BAKERY TROT
There was a delay to the start after MAJESTIC WHISPER made heavy contact with MENTALIST with driver L O'Reilly being dislodged from his sulky.
CROWN RANGE - reared and fell to the track briefly prior to the start. Stood on the mark and was slow to begin before pacing in the early stages losing all chance and being pulled up. Declared unruly for standing starts and stood down to complete a satisfactory trial from a stand.
SUMMARS - lay outwards in the home straight. Driver R Close was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
MAKE MY SUNDON - broke at the start losing all chance.
LINE A LOVE - trotted roughly on the first bend. Driver J Patterson was spoken to for loose reining in the home straight.
BELLA BUTTON - broke shortly after the start losing some ground.
DUDES STAR - trotted roughly on the first bend then broke near the 2000 metres.
FAST WET N WINDEE - hampered at the start. Driver P Wakelin reported she dropped her whip near the 900 metres.
MENTALIST - driver L O'Reilly was dislodged from his sulky prior to the start when heavily contacted by MAJESTIC WHISPER. Mr O'Reilly was examined by St John personnel and stood down from taking this engagement due to injury. MENTALIST was declared a late scratching at 12.06pm due to Mr O'Reilly being indisposed.
MAJESTIC WHISPER - fractious prior to the start making heavy contact with and dislodging driver L O'Reilly (MENTALIST). Due to unsatisfactory manners prior to the start was stood down to complete a satisfactory trial. Broke after 200 metres losing all chance and was pulled up.
AMAZING TERROR - slow through the early stages. Weakened from the 600 metres. A warning was placed on the racing performance of the mare.
Race 2   NORTH END MOTORS FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE
STELLA'S DELIGHT - over raced when being restrained near the 1400 metres. Driver L McCormick was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
I MISS MUM - broke after 200 metres hampering trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare.
KOWHAI MAGIC - briefly hampered by a breaking runner after 200 metres.
LE POLE DANCER - over-raced early stages. Driver P Davis was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
DIXIE FLYER - a false start was declared when the girth safety strap came adrift on DIXIE FLYER in the score up. Trainer M Purdon admitted a breach of Rule 864(2)(d) in that he failed to affix the girth safety strap so as not to come adrift and the JCA imposed a fine of $200. Driver S O'Reilly was spoken to for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
BOUDICA - out of position at the start. Broke shortly after the start losing all chance. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly.
SHEEZAGOLDENGIRL - paced roughly in the middle stages of the run home.
DALNESS FIRST - held up middle stages of the run home.
FRAUD - hampered by breaking runner after 200 metres. Held up early stages of the run home.
OWHATANIGHT - hampered by breaking runner after 200 metres unbalancing driver G Smith. Paced roughly on the final bend. Held up over the final stages of the run home. Stewards will speak to Mr Smith for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Driver G Smith (OWHATANIGHT) was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 3   TEMUKA TRANSPORT LTD PACE
SAFE ZONE - held up early and middle stages of the run home
MAYHEM IN MALIBU - trainer D Mitchell was issued a warning after the gelding was presented without the notified blinds. Broke at the start losing some ground.
MONGOLIAN MARSHAL - when questioned regarding the performance the connections could offer no explanation. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS - raced greenly when leading passing the 800 metres.
CHANGEOVER JO - driver L O'Reilly was examined by St John personnel prior to taking his drive and cleared to fulfill his remaining driving engagements.
MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS - stood on the mark taking no part in the race and was retired from the event. Authorisation of placings was delayed after driver J Cox advised he wished to review the films as to whether he had been denied a fair start. A Request for a Ruling was lodged with the JCA and after viewing the replays and hearing evidence from Mr Cox and Stewards, the JCA declared MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS a runner. Stood down to complete a satisfactory trial from a stand.
MARK O'RONGA - fractious prior to the start and sent to the unruly position by the Starter where the gelding will remain for future standing starts. Slow to begin then hampered by a breaking runner. Broke briefly passing the 700 metres after hanging inwards when being shifted wider on the track by an inside runner.
PRESIDENT PAT - hung outwards through the middle stages. Driver N Burton was spoken to for using his whip free of the rein.
Race 4   QUALITY TYRES/EQUINE VETS PACE
There was a delay to the start due to MADAME FROST requiring a gear adjustment.
TO RI CAITLIN - fractious prior to the start.
JUST N AWE - paced roughly briefly after the start.
THE KAIK - held up for the majority of the home straight. Driver K Butt was spoken to for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
BETTOR BELIEVE IT - paced roughly over the concluding stages.
PENELOPE BROMAC - broke at the start.
CHAMPAGNEANDWINE - driver B Orange was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
MAKASAR BOY - raced wide early stages.
STANDOUT - raced wide early stages.
MADAME FROST - driver R Holmes was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
VINCENT VAN GONE - broke at the start losing ground
KHAKI NUI - over-raced for a distance passing the 1100 metres. Driver R Jenkins was spoken to for using his whip free of the rein.
ASHES TO ASHES - improved three wide without cover from the 1100 metres.
ESSENCE OF EASTON - briefly hampered shortly after the start by a breaking runner.
UNICO GEM - the hopple carrier came adrift during the running. Trainer M Fuller was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice for failing to affix the gear so as not to come adrift.
Race 5   FOUR PEAKS MOTEL HANDICAP TROT
SUPERFAST LAD - began awkwardly.
THAT'S THE STORY - fractious prior to the start causing a delay. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Over raced middle stages. Broke near the 250 metres when shifting ground inwards to utilise the passing lane.
STRENGTH OF HEART - briefly hampered by a breaking runner near the 250 metres.
GLOBAL FLIGHT - broke after 150 metres losing ground.
VALMAGNE - briefly hampered by a breaking runner near the 250 metres.
MIKEMARO - broke after 150 metres losing ground.
TIME IN A BOTTLE - held up leaving the final bend.
REBEL KIBBYBONES - broke shortly after the start losing ground. Raced wide without cover from the 900 metres.
IDEAL INVASION - late scratching at 2.12pm after failing to arrive on course. Stewards opened an enquiry into this matter.
CLYDE - hampered briefly at the start.
BAXTER - broke at the start losing its chance.
Race 6   FOUR PEAKS TRANSPORT MOBILE PACE
DUASTAR - driver R Close was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
ARIZONAWILDCAT - driver J Dunn was spoken to and advised to break up his use of the whip with alternative actions.
UNO MIA - held up leaving the final bend and in the early and middle stages of the home straight.
MARKHAM EYRE - broke in the score up losing considerable ground. Placed on the unruly for mobile starts.
DYNAMITE - driver J Cox was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
MORDECAI - held up leaving the final bend and in the early stages of the run home.
DEN'S LEGACY - raced without the near side number after it broke in the preliminary. Paced roughly on the final bend.
SISTER'S DELIGHT - driver S Ottley was spoken to for using her whip with more that a wrist flicking motion.
SWAP OVER - driver K Newman will be spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
GIVEMEWHATINEED - raced three wide without cover from the 1300 metres until reaching the parked position at the 800 metres.
Driver K Newman (SWAP OVER) was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 7   TIMARU HIRE TROT
There was a delay to the start after St John personnel had attended to a member of the public.
CALL THIS FUN - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.
BK DAWN - driver P Wakelin was spoken to for using her whip free of the rein and with more than a wrist flicking motion.
SHOW ME THE GRAY - hampered in the home straight by a breaking runner.
FRANCO JOSIAH - broke after 100 metres losing all chance.
ALI LINDENNY - hampered at the start.
FAST WHISPERING - shifted inwards at the start hampering inside runner.
ROYAL DEL - broke after 150 metres losing all chance. A final warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.
MILLIONDOLLARMONKEY - driver R Close advised he did not release the deafeners due to having the field covered.
THE ARTFUL DODGER - fractious and shifted inside the track markers prior to the start causing a delay. Broke at the start losing all chance. Stood down to complete a satisfactory trial. Driver J Kennett was warned for using his whip on a runner out of contention.
PLAYBOY'S BROTHER - raced wide without cover from the 700 metres. Broke leaving the final bend.
MICHELLE - broke in the home straight hampering trailing runner.
IN SEQUENCE - broke after 150 metres losing all chance
Race 8   FRESH CHOICE GERALDINE CUP (HANDICAP PACE)
JUST HOLLA - hampered in the middle stages of the run home when HOMEBUSH LAD shifted inwards.
FYNN FROST - hampered in the middle stages of the run home when HOMEBUSH LAD shifted inwards.
CHEEZEL - broke at the start.
SHADOW MINISTER - hampered in the middle stages of the run home when HOMEBUSH LAD shifted inwards.
GILLIGANS ISLAND - driver S Tomlinson was warned for using her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
JAY TEE TYRON - broke at the start.
WARLOCH - paced roughly shortly after the start.
HOMEBUSH LAD - driver B Hope was warned for the manner in which he shifted ground in the home straight which caused inside runners to be crowded.
THE MAROON MARAUDER - broke at the start losing ground.
DI CAPRIO - driver J Morrison was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home.
MONGOLIAN CAVALRY - driver C Ferguson will be spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Driver C Ferguson (MONGOLIAN CAVALRY) was spoken to advisedly for using his whip in more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 9   L M MARSHALL MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT
MONRIKA - trotted roughly through the early stages. Hampered near the 1600 metres.
VALLEY STAR - hampered near the 1600 metres. Again hampered by a breaking runner near the 200 metres.
ANDOVERLOV - raced wide from the 700 metres. Weakened final bend.
ZSA ZOE - was pre-race warmed.
MADELEINE STOWE - broke near the 1600 metres hampering trailing runners. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare.
PHOEBE ONYX - broke briefly after the start.
MARIA TSARINA - driver P Nairn will be spoken to for using his whip free of the rein in the run home.
DIDJABRINGTHEBEERS - trainer J Howe was warned for presenting the gelding with sliding blinds which had not been notified. Struck pylons on the final bend when held up.
GLOBE TREKKER - raced wide early. Weakened final bend.
OVERZEALOUS - raced keenly in the early stages when being restrained to the rear of the field. Briefly hampered near the 200 metres.
MATUA TANA - raced wide early. Broke passing the 200 metres hampering trailing runner.
HARRYSUL - hampered near the 1600 metres. Trotted roughly in the home straight.
Race 10   HANLEY FORMULA PACE
YOSSI - driver J Hay defended a breach of the Push Out Rule when it was alleged he shifted outwards near the 1600 metres forcing KRUIZR (J Curtin) to race wider on the track. After viewing the films and hearing evidence from both drivers and Stewards the JCA dismissed the charge.
JOHNNY EYRE - hampered by a breaking runner on the final bend.
KRYSTAL DELIGHT - broke rounding the final bend and contacted track markers.
MISS IMPRESSION - hampered by a breaking runner on the final bend.
MONGOLIAN CONQUEROR - lay in shortly after the start briefly making contact with MAD LU LI.
BUCKSKIN - when spoken to regarding the improved performance, driver S O'Reilly explained the gelding has had no luck in recent races and she was not surprised by today's result.
GEORGIE ZUKOV - tangled away.
CHILLER BAY - over-raced middle stages.
A TASTE OF HONEY - driver B Orange will be spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
MAD LU LI - fractious prior to the start. Briefly contacted by MONGOLIAN CONQUEROR after the start.
KRUIZR - forced wider on the track passing the 1600 metres. Driver J Curtin was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Driver B Orange (A TASTE OF HONEY) was spoken to for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 11   ECOLAB MOBILE PACE
ZAMBIA - lay outwards throughout. Driver T Williams reported he had difficulty steering the gelding and would be recommending gear changes.
YANKEE SHARD - hung inwards in the score up and was out of position at the start. Broke near the 250 metres.
SPICY GIRL BECQUI - raced wide early stages.
WILL HE ROCK - raced wide early stages. Raced clear of the field from the 1200 metres before weakening leaving the final bend. Driver J Simpson was warned for his lack of judgement when failing to give the gelding sufficient respite when the opportunity existed through the middle stages. When assessing this matter Stewards were mindful of Mr Simpson's lack of race day experience.
BONNIE BOY - held up early and middle stages of the run home.
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