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Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Friday, 6 March 2026

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Alexandra Park
Weather
Fine
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
M Sole (Chairman), S Mulcay, C Lomey, K Coppins, M Lucas
Veterinarians
Dr O M Glen, Dr P J A Hazlitt
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
ALECTO, NYMBAL, ROMEO FOXTROT, OSCAR BONAVENA, FREEZE FRAME, HAPPY HILL, TOUR PARTY, ETERNAL PERFECTION, LADY OF THE LIGHT
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Race 3A Poutama (EMILY BAY)
[Rule 869(7A)(a)] - Contacting track marker leaving final bend.
Race 4A Butt (EUN SOGNO)
[Rule 858(1)(i)] - Out of position at the start.
Epistaxis
Nil
Horse Action
Race 2DREAM LIGHT - Warned Mobiles
Race 2LULANA - Unruly Mobiles
Race 2MISS CHEROKEE - Warned Racing Manners
Race 6DELANEY - Warned Racing Manners
Race 6SEA YOU NOW - Warned Mobiles
Race 7BIANCA BELLINI - Ineligible Mobiles - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 7BIANCA BELLINI - Warned Mobiles - Caused False Start
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Race 2JUST JAMES - at 11.06am on Veterinary advice
Race 7BIANCA BELLINI - Rule 213(1)(e) - at 8.13pm unsatisfactory manners at the start
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 07/03/2026 until 11/03/2026 inclusive (5 days):
JUST JAMES, ALMIGHTY, DAISY BAY, PRINCESS KREKA

Race Comments

Race 1   TOP OF THE PARK - BOOK NOW FOR 20 MARCH MOBILE PACE
IT'S NOT KATHY - over-raced middle stages.
SOCIAL DISTANCING - raced wide early. Paced roughly leaving the final bend and early in the run home.
MIKI'S COURAGE - raced wide early. Paced roughly at various stages.
CYCLONE REBEL - when questioned regarding the performance driver M White advised that he had been unable to get into the race from a wide barrier draw and that the gelding had peaked on its run over the concluding stages and would derive benefit in what was its first race in some time.
BETTOR REACTION - over-raced middle stages.
Race 2   RUAKAKA MON APR 6 - HARNESS ON THE GRASS MOBILE PACE
DREAM LIGHT - broke at the start hampering an outside runner losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Weakened rounding the final bend.
RIVERGIRL BELLA - hampered by breaking runners at the start.
LULANA - broke at the start hampering an inside runner losing considerable ground. Placed on the unruly for future mobile starts. Checked by an inside runner near the 200m.
NYMBAL - lay inwards and struck a track marker rounding the final bend.
MISS CHEROKEE - shifted outwards abruptly passing the 200m checking an outside runner. A warning was placed on the racing record of the filly.
JUST JAMES - late scratching at 11.06am on Veterinary advice.
Race 3   LONE STAR ALEXANDRA PARK HANDICAP TROT
EMILY BAY - struck a track marker leaving the final bend. Driver A Poutama was issued a warning.
LORD POPINJAY - weakened final bend. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. When questioned regarding the performance driver M Ranger advised that she was disappointed with the effort of the gelding.
Race 4   HYDROFLOW MOBILE PACE
FREEZE FRAME - over-raced middle stages.
EUN SOGNO - back from position at the start. Driver A Butt was issued a warning. Lay inwards under pressure rounding the final bend. Mr Butt advised the gelding had failed to handle the bends.
Race 5   BORDER FENCING SERVICES HANDICAP TROT
HAPPY HILL - tangled away.
BRIENNE - trotted roughly in the early stages hampering a trailing runner. Broke briefly rounding the first bend,
MAJESTIC CRACKER - raced wide early.
BARSUKOV - had difficulty obtaining clear racing room throughout the run home. Driver L Chin reported he did not activate the removable deafeners in consequence.
CAVIAR NOIRE - hampered briefly shortly after the start. Held up final bend and early stages of the run home.
MISS BEBE - broke rounding the first bend losing ground.
BUSY CANOODLING - trotted roughly rounding the final bend before breaking losing ground.
Race 6   BRECKON FARMS YOUNG GUNS 2YO C & G HEAT 3 MOBILE PACE
TOUR PARTY - driver C Dalgety reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.
SEA YOU NOW - required assistance of a Starting Attendant in the pre-race formation. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the gelding. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 1350m.
DELANEY - paced roughly near the 1350m and broke hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.
SOUTHEND ON SEA - weakened final bend.
LAYTON DAVID - lay inwards contacting several track markers near the 900m.
BAMM BAMM - raced wide early. Over-raced middle stages causing driver H Orange some difficulty. Lay inwards when weakening rounding the final bend.
Race 7   GALLAGHER INSURANCE YOUNG GUNS 2YO FILLIES HEAT 3 MOB PACE
A false start was declared in the interest of safety after BIANCA BELLINI failed to score up behind the mobile and was proving difficult to shift from the track with the mobile arms then malfunctioning as horses were being pulled up resulting in contact being made with the barrier arm by multiple runners. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. BIANCA BELLINI refused to score up again at the restart causing a subsequent false start and was declared a late scratching at 8.13pm. Stood down to trial the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming.
ETERNAL PERFECTION - paced roughly approaching the first bend checking a trailing runner.
SUPERMODELLE - checked when having to be steading off the back of ETERNAL PERFECTION approaching the first bend.
FIELD OF GOLD - crowded by an outside runner early in the run home resulting in the filly striking several track markers.
MHAI JACKIE DO - paced roughly at various stages. Lay inwards early in the run home crowding an inside runner.
QUEEN OF TROY - weakened from the 800m to finished distanced. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
Race 8   WOODLANDS STUD NORTHERN MARES GATEWAY MOBILE PACE
SPIRITUAL BLISS - lay inwards rounding the final bend.
FRANCENT - lay inwards at various stages.
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