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Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc

Saturday, 2 January

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc at Tauherenikau Racecourse
Weather
Fine
Track
Good
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
P Williams (Chairman), K Coppins, B Bateup
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

The on-course race book omitted to include J BEE in Race 5 - the Grant Plumbing Wellington Cup. The relevant information about the horse including it's recent race day form, trainer and driver was communicated to on course patrons.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
BOULTON HOME, SMOKE N HEAVEN, MAC'S TOMADO, EDAMFAST, BROOKIES JAFFA
Protests
Race 5J BEE (4th Placing)
[Rule 870(5) - Lapped On] - Relegated from 4th to 6th.
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Race 2A Poutama (RICHMOND TIGER)
[Rule 869(2) and Whip and Rein Regs] - Used whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 2R Villiger (ASCONA)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented horse with non-notified blinds.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Nil
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Nil

Race Comments

Race 1   PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE
AURELIA COTTA - hampered by a breaking horse near the 1700 metres.
SIPOWICZ - broke briefly over the crossing hampering a trailing runner. Driver A Poutama was spoken to advisedly for using his whip with more than wrist-flicking motion.
NICKY JAY - lay in on various occasions. Held up early in the run home.
IDEAL ZEN - briefly paced roughly nearing the home straight and also paced roughly passing the 200 metres.
BOULTON HOME - briefly hampered middle stages of the run home.
MANHATTAN SUNSHINE - paced roughly over the final stages.
ALTA MADEIRA - hung inwards final stages of the score up.
LAVISH ART - hampered by a breaking runner near the 1700 metres when briefly forced wider on the track.
Race 2   LARNOCH POLL DORSET MOBILE PACE
RICHMOND TIGER - Driver A Poutama was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist-flicking motion over the concluding stages.
GYPSY - lay in entering the home straight.
ASCONA - Trainer R Villiger was warned for presenting the gelding with non-notified blinds.
EASY DOES IT - paced roughly late in the score up and shortly after the start.
CRIMSON RAIN - held up nearing the home turn.
JORDAN'S JURY - the gelding was given a pre-race veterinary check as it had not raced or trialed for approximately 3.5 years. Weakened on the final bend.
WRIGGLES RUFUS - slightly back from the mobile arm at the point of dispatch. Raced wide early stages. Driver J Robinson was spoken to advisedly about using his whip free of the rein on the final bend.
SMOKE N HEAVEN - lay in throughout the run home.
Race 3   CONNIE STEWART NZ SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MOBILE PACE
POCKET BOOK - Driver N Delany was spoken to advisedly for using his whip with more than a wrist-flicking motion.
JUNGLE GEM - paced roughly passing the 100 metres.
RIPSNORTER - broke briefly at the start. Over-raced early to middle stages. Broke briefly nearing the home straight. Weakened over the concluding stages.
THE BLUE BEAT - raced wide early stages.
ADIEU FLIRT - broke in the score up and was out of position at the start.
CLASSEY ROBIN - raced wide early.
RAZCAL ALLEY - Driver S Abernethy briefly dropped his leg when activating gear in the home straight.
MAC'S TOMADO - Driver A Poutama advised he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.
Race 4   OSBORNE GROUP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE PACE
LINCOLN LOVELY - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination as the mare had not raced or trialled since March 2020.
RED RIVER DASH - raced fiercely in the score up.
EMMI ROSE - raced wide early stages.
SHE'S A REBEL - broke in score up. Out of position at the start. Weakened from the 800 metres. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
MARIA KIRILENKO - hampered by a breaking runner near the 650 metres.
JETSON HUNTER - broke near the 650 metres hampering a trailing runner.
MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS - hampered by a breaking runner near the 650 metres.
Race 5   GRANT PLUMBING WELLINGTON CUP MOBILE PACE
PORT DELIGHT - held up throughout the home straight.
BROOKIES JAFFA - raced wide early stages.
THE KAPITI EXPRESS - raced wide early stages.
ESPECIAL - over raced near the 1100m. When questioned regarding the performance Junior Driver S O'Reilly stated that she was disappointed with the mare's run and could offer no excuse.
J BEE - broke near the 40 metres and was lapped on by PORT DELIGHT and TICKING OVER. Stewards lodged a Protest into the gelding's 4th placing. After hearing from the Stewards, Trainer C Wigg, Junior Driver N Delany and viewing the replays the JCA upheld the Protest and relegated the gelding to 6th place.
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