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NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

Sunday, 6 July 2025

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc at Addington Raceway
Weather
Fine
Track
Easy
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
M Szukiel (Chairman), N McIntyre, S Renault, K Carston
Veterinarian
D L Williamson
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

NZ Metro TC - Sunday, 22nd June 2025
Race 7 - LESLEY MCKENZIE MEMORIAL PACE
Trainer B Weaver advised Stewards on 6 July that DANCE MONKEY has been treated for a respiratory infection since last racing.

Summary

Swabbing
ALL CONQUERED, COBA CHARGED, KD GRINS, STUBING, SHADOW CREEK, GINAS MAJESTY, THE COALMAN, ARADNE, ALMIGHTY CLEVER
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Race 1S Trotter (HOOFN IT)
[Rule 867] - Driving with foot removed from sulky footrest.
Race 7T Chmiel (CHEEKY RED)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Race 8F Fletcher (ROYAL GYPSY)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented with blinds not notified.
Race 9W Stapleton (WOLF OF WALL STREET)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented with blinds not notified.
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 3ROYAL HOUSE - Ineligible Racing Manners - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 6GINAS MAJESTY - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 07/07/2025 until 11/07/2025 inclusive (5 days):
TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, ALBERTENE, CAPPAHA, STAR MAGIC, LILY'S A STAR

Race Comments

Race 1   WISH YOU WERE HERE JOE, SAM & MICKEY TROT
SIX O'CLOCK GERRY - weakened final bend.
HOOFN IT - driver S Trotter was issued a warning for driving with his foot removed from the sulky footrest in the run home.
RONDO TROUBLE - broke near the 1250m losing ground. Weakened final bend.
BIRDY - broke at the start losing ground. Authorisation of 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages.
ALL CONQUERED - trotted roughly shortly after the start.
Race 2   WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT TED & DI ENRIGHT PACE
WILLY AWAY - raced wide early.
INTERRORGATOR - driver J Dunn advised he did not activate the hopple shorteners due to the horse pacing well today after having a history of pacing roughly with the shorteners released in previous starts.
COBA CHARGED - over-raced middle stages. Hung inwards late in the run home and shifted into the passing lane. Despite this driver S Thornley was advised to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the run home.
Race 3   CONGRATS HORNBY PANTHERS 15s! GRAND FINAL WINNERS TROT
MONARO MEDORA - tangled away.
PAT BENATAR - hung inwards and struck several track markers rounding the final bend. Returned to the assembly area with blood present in its mouth. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a minor laceration on the mare's tongue.
KD GRINS - shifted out abruptly at the start and made contact with the sulky of BACARDI DOLL with KD GRINS losing ground. Held up early in the run home.
ROYAL HOUSE - broke after 100m losing ground. Broke again near the 150m losing its chance. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming.
ORIGIN - hung inwards rounding the final bend. A post-race veterinary examination at the request of connections revealed the mare was showing signs of muscle tie-up which was treated.
BILLY KIMBER - raced wide from the 700m.
Race 4   FULLER & HOLLANDS FAMILIES MOBILE PACE
MAGICAL MAX - raced wide early.
IVONA DADIC - hung inwards rounding the final bend.
Race 5   SOUTHERN PORK MOBILE PACE
BEAUTIFUL CRAZY - lay outwards early in the run home.
EASY ART - jumped a mark on the track and broke after 150m losing ground. Over-raced middle stages. Weakened final bend.
Race 6   PHIL & CHRISTINE SMITH, 50+ STABLE WINS TROT
MONARCH PRINCE - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend.
OPAWA PEAK - broke at the start losing ground. Weakened final bend.
TAKE AFTER ME - checked and broke racing into the first bend and then paced losing all chance and was retired from the race.
MODE - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend.
FIVE MONKEYS - checked and broke racing into the first bend losing all chance.
GINAS MAJESTY - hung inwards racing into the first bend checking TAKE AFTER ME and FIVE MONKEYS which broke hampering trailing runners with GINAS MAJESTY losing ground. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding. Again hung inwards rounding the final bend. Trotted roughly over the concluding stages.
Race 7   ASPHALT CONTRACTORS HANDICAP PACE
The start was delayed one minute at the request of Raceday Control.
RAKNRUIN - paced roughly near the 2200m losing ground hampering a trailing runner.
MOOSE MOROWSKI - broke at the start hampering a trailing runner losing ground. Hung inwards when weakening rounding the final bend. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a high heart rate.
MYSTERY BEACH - broke briefly at the start losing ground.
CHEEKY RED - hampered by a breaking runner at the start. Again hampered near the 2200m. Driver T Chmiel was issued a warning for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.
THE COALMAN - attempted to ease after reaching the lead near the 1800m despite the efforts of driver R May.
Race 8   THANKS TO THE OWNERS & MANY HELPERS TROT
DIEDRE FRANCO - hung inwards and lost ground on the bends.
ROYAL GYPSY - trainer F Fletcher was issued a warning for presenting the mare to race with blinds which had not been notified.
ARADNE - lay inwards late in the run home crowding an inside runner.
GRANNY ROSE - raced in restricted room just prior to the finish line when an outside runner lay in marginally.
FATHER MIKE - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.
Race 9   TENNANT ENGINEERING MOBILE PACE
WOLF OF WALL STREET - trainer W Stapleton was issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race with blinds which had not been notified.
WATERHOLES ROAD - over-raced middle stages.
GOODOLDAYZ - hung inwards over the concluding stages.
EZRA THE SCRIBE - over-raced early and middle stages. Raced wide from the 1000m.
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