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Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Thursday, 21 December 2023

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather
Fine
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
S Mulcay (Chairman), M Sole, C Lomey
Veterinarian
Dr L R Holdaway
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Auckland TC - Friday, 15th December 2023
Race 6 - WOODLANDS STUD QUEEN OF HEARTS F & M MOBILE PACE
Co-Trainer S Telfer advised Stewards on 16 December that AARDIE'S EXPRESS would be freshened before returning to the Canterbury stable.

Summary

Swabbing
PATRICK MAHOMES, MAGNUM STAR, ROMEO FOXTROT, WHITFIELD, ALWAYS B STUNNING, TAKE THE MONARCH, NO MERCY
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Race 3D Butcher (ROMEO FOXTROT)
[Rule 869(4) & Home Straight Regs] - Allowed runner to shift ground resulting in interference home straight (2 days).
Suspended from 01/01/2024 until 04/01/2024 inclusive.
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Race 2S Wigg (SUGA RUSH)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Lack of control when activating gear.
Race 7D Butcher (TURNPIKE JOE)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving striking a wheel.
Race 7L Hollis (BUGALUGS)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1ITBETTERBENOW - Final Warning Stands
Race 1ITBETTERBENOW - Warned Racing Manners
Race 2SUGA RUSH - Warned Mobiles
Race 2SUGA RUSH - Ineligible Racing Manners - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 3NOBLE COUNT - Cleared From Unruly Stands
Race 4PASS CODE - Warned Performance
Race 6CONRAD H - Warned Racing Manners
Race 7NEYMAR - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Race 3N Chilcott replaced L Hibell on DEL SHANNON
 Office error
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Exceptional Circumstances:
CASHEM, ROYAL ACTION, CHANGEALOT

Race Comments

Race 1   CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE RACEWAY HANDICAP TROT
BUSY CANOODLING - broke near the 1750m losing ground before settling at the rear.
ITBETTERBENOW - trotted roughly then broke shortly after the start losing ground before settling. Broke near the 1650m losing all chance. Broke again passing the 200m when trailing the field. A final warning was placed on this runner's barrier manners along with a warning on the gelding's racing manners.
Race 2   BARRETT HOMES MOORINGS MOBILE PACE
C U THERE - checked by a breaking runner near the 1450m and broke losing its chance.
SUGA RUSH - broke shortly after the start but soon settled. A warning was placed on this runner's barrier manners. Became awkwardly placed to the sulky of MAGNUM STAR rounding the first turn when Driver S Wigg was activating the hopple shorteners. Ms Wigg was shown the replay and warned for her lack of control in this incident. Broke near the 1450m checking trailing runners. Over-raced middle stages. Held up rounding the final turn and again near the 50m before breaking and failing to settle. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards confirmed that the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation and was not lapped on by the 5th placed runner. Stood down pending a satisfactory trial.
BELL FIRE - pulled hard in the score up and over the early stages when being restrained. Checked near the 1450m losing ground and then trailed the field.
PERUN - hampered near the 1450m.
ILLUSIVE SUNSHINE - checked near the 1450m. A post race veterinary examination revealed a minor laceration to the right knee which did not require treatment oncourse.
Race 3   GAVELHOUSE.COM HANDICAP TROT
ROMEO FOXTROT - Driver D Butcher admitted a charge under Rule 869(4) and the Home Straight Regulations on the grounds that he allowed his runner to shift outwards early in the home straight which resulted in MATTY A being forced wider checking NOBLE COUNT, which broke passing the 100m losing its chance. After viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Butcher's Driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 31 December up to and including 4 January 2024 (2 days).
LUBY LILL - broke at the start losing all chance.
SANINARMBRO - commenced to over-race and then broke passing the 1300m losing ground. Over-raced down the back straight the final time. Broke again near the 150m losing its chance.
RUN FOREST RUN - held up early final turn.
PRESIDENTIAL JEWEL - broke at the start losing all chance.
NOBLE COUNT - removed from the unruly for future standing starts. Checked and broke passing the 100m losing its chance.
Race 4   BARRETT HOMES THE HELM MOBILE PACE
SMART AND MIGHTY - shifted out marginally on straightening for the run home. Driver S Abernethy reported that a sulky tyre deflated during the middle stages.
MESSENGER BUOY - Trainer N Chilcott advised Stewards that on returning to her stables the gelding was displaying symptoms of a respiratory infection and would undergo treatment accordingly.
HEAVEN HIGH - held up early final turn and again near the 100m when unable to obtain clear running with Driver F Schumacher not activating the deafeners as a result.
PASS CODE - lost contact with the body of the field near the 900m. A warning was placed on the filly's racing performance.
SHEZ THE ONE - raced wide early before crossing to the parked position near the 1450m. When questioned regarding the tactics he adopted during the middle stages when electing to hold the parked position, Driver D Butcher stated that he had initially eased to look to take a trail but FREEDOM DASH had not been travelling well enough to cross so he felt he had little option other than to remain without cover outside the leader.
FREEDOM DASH - raced wide with cover early and middle stages before then being obliged to remain three wide without cover near the 1400m when unable to secure the position outside the leader. Weakened final turn.
DOM TORETTO - raced wide with cover early and middle stages before improving four wide near the 600m.
WHITFIELD - held up early final turn.
SAIFA - lay in briefly passing the 100m.
Race 5   DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS MOBILE PACE
CAULFIELD - when questioned regarding the performance Driver B Butcher stated that the early effort to hold the lead when challenged by KATIES PRINCESS had taken its toll over the final stages.
BENJAMIN BUTTON - underwent a post-race veterinary examination at the request of connections after displaying a slow recovery which was subsequently attributed to heat stress. Further examination revealed that the gelding had recovered sufficiently to be transported.
SHARKIES GIRL - pulled hard when being restrained to the rear over the early stages.
Race 6   NZB AIRFREIGHT TROT
SONSOFTHEMERCH - slow early losing ground.
MAZEPPA - raced keenly during the middle stages.
COOL PHELAN - hampered and broke entering the first turn losing ground.
CONRAD H - broke passing the 400m losing its chance. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.
KD CREATION - broke entering the first turn hampering a trailing runner losing all chance and was retired from the event. Trainer N Chilcott reported that the filly had sustained a minor laceration to the near fore pastern and that further veterinary examination would be undertaken before a decision being made about the pending engagement at Cambridge on the 24 December.
FLYING SCOTSMAN - broke at the start losing considerable ground. Authorisation of this runner's 4th placing was withheld until it was confirmed that the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation.
Race 7   BARRETT HOMES THE PALISADES MOBILE PACE
NEYMAR - broke near the 2300m losing its chance and was retired from the event. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners.
PACING HOPE - lay in entering the first turn.
BUGALUGS - hampered by a breaking runner rounding the first turn. Driver L Hollis was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion on the home turn.
TURNPIKE JOE - held up early and middle stages of the run home. Driver D Butcher was warned for contacting the sulky wheel of PETER FORSBERG passing the 50m. In considering this matter Stewards took into account the minimal consequential effects.
PETER FORSBERG - over-raced when being restrained early. Continued to over-race middle stages.
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