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Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Friday, 25 July 2025

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park
Weather
Fine
Track
Good
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
S Mulcay (Chairman), V Munro, C Lomey, O Westerlund
Veterinarian
Dr I ten Houte de Lange
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General

General
Pre race blood and hair testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
BIG HERB, MOVE IT LOU, REGAL GIRL, TWO JULES, LEO LINCOLN, MATTY A, TYTATE
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Nil
Bleeders
Nil
Horse Action
Race 4GWENDOLINE MARY - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Race 4SOME DON'T - 7.31pm - on Vet's advice
Race 5RAGNAR LOTHBROK - 10.54am - Vet's certificate provided
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 26/07/2025 until 30/07/2025 inclusive (5 days):
CYCLONE SALA, RAGNAR LOTHBROK, BERTHA'S PRIDE, FEARLESS

Race Comments

Race 1   LISTEN LIVE ON SPORTNATION.NZ MOBILE PACE
JOHNNY LINCOLN - over-raced middle stages. Lay out rounding the turns and in particular the final turn losing ground. Held up over the concluding stages. When questioned Driver P Ferguson confirmed that he had encountered difficulty handling the turns but advised that he was satisfied with the performance given the colt was racing older horses.
NEW KID IN TOWN - shifted out late in the run home locking wheels with TYSON. Authorisation of 2nd placing was withheld to enable Stewards to view the replay of the run home and to question Driver Z Butcher (TYSON) who advised that his runner had contributed to the incident by laying in. Stewards took the matter no further with 2nd placing being duly authorised.
BIG HERB - lay in late in the run home. Authorisation of this runner's 1st placing was briefly withheld until it was established that the gelding had not contributed to NEW KID IN TOWN and TYSON locking wheels.
TYSON - briefly paced roughly near the 1300m. Lay in at various stages. Driver Z Butcher advised that he would be recommending a gear change.
Race 2   ALABAR MOBILE PACE
GILDA - slow early.
ATOMIC - lay in rounding the final turn and paced roughly.
Race 3   JOIN TAB RACING CLUB METRO TROTTERS FINAL HANDICAP TROT
VISCOUNT MACKENDON - held up final turn then had difficulty obtaining clear running early in the home straight. Driver C Hackett reported that she didn't activate the removable deafeners as a result.
BRAVEHEARTHIGHLANDER - broke shortly after the start losing ground. Raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages.
CASTANA - held up leaving the final turn and early stages of the run home.
PANTANI - lay in on the turn near the 400m.
CRACKERJACK - raced wide early.
SHESGOLD - slow early. Had some difficulty obtaining clear running early in the home straight.
DRAGONSTONE - raced wide early. Weakened in the run home. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
CON GRAZIA LOVE - had to be steadied near the 2000m after briefly racing wider when to the outside of SHESGOLD which had been moved down the track marginally when BRAVEHEARTHIGHLANDER shifted down from a three wide position into the running line. Stewards were satisfied that SHESGOLD had not been shifted fully down on to the marker line and took the matter no further. Over-raced middle stages. When questioned regarding the performance Driver E Johnson stated that the 30m handicap and a moderate tempo in the middle stages had made it difficult to make up ground over the final stages.
Race 4   OMAH GROUP MOBILE PACE
SOME DON'T - underwent a pre-race veterinary examination at the request of Co-Trainer/Driver D Ferguson after the filly had been uneven in its gait during the preliminary and was declared a late scratching at 7.31pm.
GWENDOLINE MARY - lay in throughout the running. Weakened final turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. A warning was placed on the mare's racing manners.
PRETTY BOY - over-raced middle stages before shifting out off the leader's back near the 700m. When questioned Driver T Mitchell confirmed that the gelding had commenced to over-race so he had shifted out at this stage for safety reasons.
TWO JULES - raced wide early.
Race 5   JOIN TAB RACING CLUB METRO PACERS FINAL MOBILE PACE
ROY KENT - shifted out marginally near the 100m briefly locking wheels with an outside runner.
BRUNTWOOD BRIGADE - briefly locked stays with an outside runner near the 1200m. Weakened in the run home.
RAGNAR LOTHBROK - late scratching at 10.54am on veterinary advice.
SEMBA - weakened from the 600m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days. When questioned regarding the performance Driver A Poutama could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance.
FINAL CHANGE - raced wide for a distance from the 1200m. Weakened leaving the final turn.
BETA PREPARE - weakened in the run home.
KEVIN KLINE - raced wide from the 1200m and four wide without cover from the 800m. Briefly locked wheels with an inside runner near the 100m.
TURN O THE TIDE - over-raced middle stages.
LEO LINCOLN - lay in final turn contacting a track marker.
HOORAY HENRY - lay in and briefly locked stays with an inside runner near the 1200m.
Race 6   BORDER FENCING SERVICES HANDICAP TROT
BARSUKOV - Driver L Chin reported that the removable deafeners failed to activate despite his efforts.
FATHER BARRY - raced wide early. Broke near the 2200m losing considerable ground.
BOLT FOR THE HILL - held up final turn and early stages of the run home.
Race 7   THAI NIGHT 29 AUG AT ALEX PARK MOBILE PACE
ALWAYS B MAGIC - over-raced middle stages.
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