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Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Friday, 3 June

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather
Showery
Track
Easy, Slushy
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
S Mulcay (Chairman), A Dooley, B Van Kan
Veterinarian
Dr G O Sommerville
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General

General
Pre race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
UNICO GEM, LIEUTENANT ARDEN, BELLATRIX, RIVERMAN SAM, COLONEL LINCOLN, REIGN, SHEZA ROSE, IMASHADOWPRINCESS, WILD CARD, WINNERS TIME
Protests
Race 1NEYMAR (4th place)
[Rule 870(5)] - Broke final stages. Lapped on. Relegated to 5th.
Suspensions
Race 7J Abernethy (PETER FORSBERG)
[Rule 868(2)] - Failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain highest placing (3 days).
Suspended from 24/06/2022 until 15/07/2022 inclusive.  Fined $400.
Race 7A Poutama (RORY MCILROY)
[Rule 868(2)] - Failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain highest placing (3 days).
Suspended from 17/06/2022 until 07/07/2022 inclusive.  Fined $300.
Fines
Race 10A Harrison (SIR HENRY CASTLETON)
[Rule 864(2)(d)] - Failed to affix boring pole so as not to come adrift. Fined $100.
Warnings
Race 1W Rich (CONOR MCGREGOR)
[Rule 869(2) & Whip & Rein Regs] - Used whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 5J Abernethy (JONO B)
[Rule 869(2)(b) & Whip & Rein Regs] - Used whip with more than wrist flicking motion.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1NEYMAR - Warned Racing Manners
Race 2MAJOR THOMAS - Warned Mobiles
Race 3MONT BLANC - Unruly Mobiles
Race 3PLAY FOOTSIE - Warned Mobiles - Caused False Start
Race 5UPSIZE ME - Ineligible Racing Manners - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 6FLYING SCOTSMAN - Unruly Mobiles Trainer's Request
Race 6FLYING SCOTSMAN - Warned Mobiles
Race 6MR MUSCLE - Warned Mobiles
Race 6MY ROYAL ROXY - Warned Mobiles
Race 6YEA YOU - Warned Mobiles
Race 8THE SASSY ONE - Warned Racing Manners
Race 9CLAUDE - Warned Stands
Race 10EMMA JOY - Warned Mobiles
Race 10KEYSTONE COMET - Warned Mobiles
Race 10MM SUNSHINE - Warned Mobiles
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 04/06/2022 until 08/06/2022 inclusive (5 days):
MANHATTAN SUNSHINE, TUGAWAR, PIIKI WHARA, JUSTACOUNTRYGAL, OUTLAW MAN

Race Comments

Race 1   P&M PAINTERS - LEB BUILDERS MOBILE PACE
NEYMAR - broke near the 40m failing to settle before finishing in 4th place and was lapped on by the 5th placed VOODOO PRINCE. A Protest lodged under Rule 870(5) was not contested by connections with the Adjudicative Committee relegating the gelding to 5th place. A warning was also placed on this runner's racing manners.
PLAY BALL - held up early in the run home.
CONOR MCGREGOR - Driver W Rich was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion over the final stages.
VOODOO PRINCE - held up until inside the final 50m.
Race 2   MASTERLINK MOBILE PACE
BORIS YELTSIN - commenced to weaken passing the 400m.
NEPTUNE - held up early rounding the final turn.
MAJOR THOMAS - paced roughly shortly after the start before breaking and losing ground. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners. Lay in and paced roughly passing the 500m. Weakened final turn.
ANDY QUICK - paced roughly at various stages and in particular near the 300m after having been held up briefly.
Race 3   BUTELINE MOBILE TROT
The track was upgraded to easy prior to this event. A false start was declared at the first attempt after PLAY FOOTSIE was back from position late in the score up which interfered with PRESIDENTS TOPSHOT. The start was then further delayed due to the sulky on PRESIDENTS TOPSHOT having to be replaced. Stewards extended leniency when assessing horse penalties due to the false start.
SHARE THE LOVE - broke late in the run home and failed to settle. Authorisation of this runner's 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied that the mare had not been lapped on by the 5th placed CYCLONE LEBRON.
MONT BLANC - broke in the initial score up prior to the false start being declared. Sent to the Unruly position at the request of Trainer/Driver R Paynter for the restart where the gelding shall remain for future mobiles. Raced wide without cover from the 1100m when unable to secure the parked position which was being held by BELLATRIX.
PLAY FOOTSIE - caused a false start at the first attempt when back from position which interfered with PRESIDENTS TOPSHOT. A warning was placed on the mare's mobile barrier manners.
DEBBIE LEE GALLEON - broke after 150m losing ground before settling. Broke again near the 1600m losing all chance.
PRESIDENTS TOPSHOT - raced wide with cover from the 1100m.
RUN FOREST RUN - raced wide with cover from the 1100m.
SONSOFTHEMERCH - well back from the Unruly position throughout the score up. Broke approaching the 50m losing its chance.
Race 4   HYDROFLOW MOBILE PACE
BARBAROSSA - hampered by a weakening runner leaving the back straight the final time losing ground as a result.
MR INCREDIBLE - lay in entering the first turn when three wide challenging for the lead and had to be steadied. Over-raced middle stages when outside the leader. Commenced to give ground near the 500m hampering a trailing runner. A post race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality.
ABHISHEK - lay out early in the run home and had to be corrected.
RIVERMAN SAM - held up early final bend.
Race 5   DUX MOBILE PACE
FLETCH MAGUIRE - commenced to give ground near the 600m. Driver A Poutama advised that the gelding had got on the outside rein placing him at a disadvantage. A post race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality.
PRIVATE EYE - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the final turn.
JONO B - Driver J Abernethy was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.
UPSIZE ME - paced roughly late in the score up and was back from position at dispatch. Paced roughly rounding the final turn and then broke losing its chance. The gelding was stood down pending a satisfactory trial.
COLONEL LINCOLN - slow early.
Race 6   PLUMBING WORLD MOBILE TROT
YEA YOU - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners. Driver P Ferguson advised that the sliding blinds had not activated despite his efforts due to the cord becoming entangled.
DEMOLITION MAN - commenced to weaken passing the 400m.
FLYING SCOTSMAN - broke late in the score up losing ground. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners. Over-raced middle stages. Broke near the 850m losing its chance. Placed on the Unruly for future mobile starts at the Trainer's request.
REIGN - broke near the 300m losing its chance.
MY ROYAL ROXY - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the mare's mobile barrier manners.
MR MUSCLE - broke in the score up and was back from position at dispatch. A warning was placed on the gelding's mobile barrier manners.
Race 7   MICO MOBILE PACE
PETER FORSBERG - commenced to weaken passing the 700m hampering a trailing runner. A post race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality. An investigation was opened into the tactics adopted by Driver J Abernethy over the early stages. After viewing the replays and hearing initial evidence the hearing was adjourned sine die.
RORY MCILROY - unsuccessfully contested for the early lead. Weakened from the 700m. A post race veterinary examination revealed no obvious abnormality. An investigation was opened into the tactics adopted by Driver A Poutama over the early stages. After viewing the replays and hearing initial evidence the hearing was adjourned sine die.
SHEZA ROSE - shifted out and locked wheels with RUN MASON RUN passing the 100m with RUN MASON RUN then shifting outwards after the sulkies cleared hampering JACK TAR. Authorisation of SHEZA ROSE's first placing was withheld until Stewards questioned Drivers P Ferguson (RUN MASON RUN), D Butcher (JACK TAR) and T Mitchell (SHEZA ROSE) in relation to this incident. After considering the evidence and viewing the replays Stewards took the matter no further as it was felt that RUN MASON RUN had contributed to the locking of wheels with SHEZA ROSE by laying in while the Panel were not sufficiently satisfied that JACK TAR would have beaten both SHEZA ROSE and RUN MASON RUN given where the interference occurred and the margin involved.
RUN MASON RUN - hampered passing the 700m by weakening runner. Locked wheels with SHEZA ROSE near the 100m before shifting out after the sulky's cleared hampering an outside runner.
JACK TAR - had to be steadied near the 500m when becoming awkwardly placed to the sulky of JIMMY FOX after SHEZA ROSE had shifted out from the running line. Paced roughly approaching the 200m when being shifted wider on the track by a inside runner. Hampered by an inside runner and lost ground passing the 50m.
IDEAL TOMADO - commenced to shift outwards near the 1300m but was corrected back down to the marker line when WE HAVE A MACH TWO improved to its outside.
RIVERBOY BEN - over-raced middle stages before being taken out three wide to improve around to race outside the leader.
JIMMY FOX - raced four wide from the 750m.
Driver J Abernethy (PETER FORSBERG) admitted a charge under Rule 868(2) in that he failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure his horse was given full opportunity to win the race or obtain the best possible position and/or finishing place by holding the lead when challenged by RORY MCILROY (A Poutama) over the initial 700m which has resulted in PETER FORSBERG weakening near the 700m to finish in 10th place beaten 50.1 lengths. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Abernethy's Driver's Licence from the conclusion of racing on the 23rd June up to and including the 15 July 2022 (3 days) and imposed a fine of $400.
Driver A Poutama (RORY MCILROY) admitted a charge under Rule 868(2) in that he failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure his horse was given full opportunity to win the race or to obtain the best possible position and/or finishing place by persisting with a challenge for the lead, which was being held by PETER FORSBERG (J Abernethy), over the initial 700m and that this has resulted in the gelding weakening from near the 700m to finish in 11th place (last) beaten 85.8 lengths. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Poutama's Driver's Licence up to and including the 7th July 2022 (3 days) and imposed a fine of $300.
Race 8   GOOD BUGGERS PLUMBING MOBILE PACE
THE SASSY ONE - raced wide early before being restrained to the rear. Raced greenly during the middle stages. Lay in approaching the 1000m and shifted up the track after being corrected by Driver J Abernethy. Broke near the 750m and trailed the field thereafter. A warning was placed on the filly's racing manners.
SYLVIA KAY - raced wide early and middle stages before crossing to the parked position near the 1400m.
MAJOR GRACE - held up final turn and early stages of the run home.
MHAI TOMMIE - raced wide from the 1100m.
IMASHADOWPRINCESS - over-raced middle stages before being taken forward three wide to race outside the leader near the 1000m. When questioned regarding the improved performance Co-trainer M Teaz advised the mare had trialed well leading into the event and had responded well to a gear alteration.
Race 9   WAIKATO PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION HANDICAP PACE
CLAUDE - broke at the start. A warning was placed on the gelding's barrier manners.
ABOUT TURN - held up until late in the run home.
BETTOR GRUNTER - held up final turn and early stages of the run home.
BROOKIES JAFFA - broke briefly at the start.
NEW YORK MINUTE - broke at the start adding to its 30m handicap. Raced wide without cover from the 950m.
Race 10   FURNWARE INDUSTRIES MOBILE TROT
KEYSTONE COMET - broke at the start settling at the rear. A warning was placed on the entire's mobile barrier manners.
EMMA JOY - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the filly's mobile barrier manners.
MM SUNSHINE - back from position throughout the score up. A warning was placed on the mare's mobile barrier manners.
SIR HENRY CASTLETON - Driver A Harrison was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice on the grounds that she failed to ensure that the boring pole was affixed so as not to come adrift after the pole base detached from the saddle and fell to the track near the winning post in the run home.
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