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Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc at Ascot Park Raceway
Weather
Overcast
Track
Good
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
R Quirk (Chairman), V Munro, R Haley, P Meulenbroek
Veterinarian
Dr G A M Reed
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General

General
Nil

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
MY BONNIE LASS, TREASURE CHEST, BEAUDIENE QUICK STEP, SEARING LIGHT, GEENA'S GIFT, JUSTA TERRA
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Warnings
Nil
Epistaxis
Nil
Horse Action
Race 1IDLE LILLY - Veterinary Clearance Required (ECG Required)
Race 1IDLE LILLY - Ineligible Racing Performance - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 1POPNROCK - Warned Racing Manners
Race 1TICKTOCK MCGLAUGHLIN - Cleared From Unruly Stands
Race 2BETTER KAST - Cleared From Unruly Mobiles
Race 2JUSTIFICATION - Warned Mobiles
Race 2MARIALANA - Warned Mobiles
Race 2SPECIAL EDITION - Warned Mobiles
Race 3SHEZZA VINNY - Veterinary Clearance Required
Race 6HAVARTI ARDEN - Warned Racing Manners
Race 6HONEYCOMB - Warned Racing Manners
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 24/04/2026 until 28/04/2026 inclusive (5 days):
CRUNCHIE DALE

Race Comments

Race 1   APPARELMASTER HANDICAP TROT
KRACKA KARMA - broke after 100m losing all chance.
DAISYMEROLLIN - pre-race warmed. Hampered by a breaking runner near the 800m. Trotted roughly in the run home.
TICKTOCK MCGLAUGHLIN - broke over the concluding stages. Cleared from the Unruly for future standing starts.
IDLE LILLY - trotted roughly in the early stages. Hung outwards through the middle stages. Lay in on the bends throughout. Weakened from the 500m. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed the mare had suffered an atrial fibrillation. Stood down pending a Veterinary clearance including the results of an ECG before completing one trial to the satisfaction of Stewards prior to resuming.
POPNROCK - broke racing into the first bend losing ground. Broke again near the 800m hampering a trailing runner losing all chance. A warning was placed on the racing record of the gelding.
MY BONNIE LASS - driver N Williamson reported he did not activate the removable deafeners or sliding blinds due to having the field covered.
Race 2   McKNIGHT & BROWN MOBILE PACE
TREASURE CHEST - paced roughly shortly after the start and was then placed in restricted room by an outside runner and broke in consequence, hampering trailing runners losing ground.
AMERICANA ELITE - hampered by an outside runner shortly after the start and was then placed in restricted room when laying inwards and broke in consequence, losing all chance.
JUSTIFICATION - hung inwards shortly after the start hampering inside runners. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.
SPECIAL EDITION - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver N Williamson. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare. Hampered by breaking runners shortly after the start.
DANGER ZONE - weakened final bend.
SUZANNE - raced wide early stages.
TRENDY'S STAR - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start and broke in consequence losing all chance.
MARIALANA - out of position at the start despite the efforts of driver K Tomlinson. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the filly. Hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start and broke in consequence losing all chance.
HIGH RETURN - hampered by a breaking runner shortly after the start.
COSMIC AURUM - over-raced middle stages.
BETTER KAST - raced wide early stages. Over-raced middle stages. Held up final bend. Cleared from the Unruly for future mobile starts.
Race 3   CREATION SIGNS PACE
SHERWOOD MAGGIE - broke at the start losing ground. Over-raced middle stages.
PARADISE VALLEY - over-raced middle stages.
SHEZZA VINNY - raced wide early. Weakened final bend. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed the mare to have some lameness in the left hind leg. Connections were advised SHEZZA VINNY was stood down pending a Veterinary clearance prior to resuming.
CRUISING FONTANA - weakened final bend.
Race 4   LADIES WIN A DIAMOND RING HERE THIS SUNDAY MOBILE PACE
SUPERFAST - held up throughout the run home. Driver W House reported he did not activate the removable deafeners as a consequence.
MATAI LIZZIE - raced wide early.
HAROLD HANOVER - held up over the concluding stages.
BOWLEM OVER - raced wide from the 900m.
Race 5   REGENT CAR COURT HANDICAP TROT
LA DAMA - shifted up the track in the run home having to be straightened by driver M Hurrell.
GARONNE - fractious prior to the start. Lay inwards final bend. Weakened over the concluding stages.
FLORENCE THE MACHINE - broke shortly after the start losing all chance.
MARKTHEWARRIOR - broke racing into the first bend losing all chance.
Race 6   DIAMONDS DAY - THIS SUNDAY MOBILE PACE
DONNY DO - held up early in the run home.
HONEYCOMB - placed in restricted room by an outside runner racing into the first bend, then stumbled and broke hampering a trailing runner losing all chance and was retired from the race by driver N Kyle. Stewards spoke with Miss Kyle regarding this, who advised the mare had panicked when placed in restricted room and broke in consequence. A warning was placed on the racing record of HONEYCOMB. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
HAVARTI ARDEN - lay in racing into the first bend placing an inside runner in restricted room. A warning was placed on the racing record of the mare. Raced wide early.
PACIFIC ARC - raced wide in the early stages then over-raced when being restrained to take cover.
KUSAMA - hampered by a breaking runner racing into the first bend and broke in consequence, losing all chance and was retired from the race by driver W House.
JUSTA TERRA - when questioned regarding the improved performance trainer R Heads advised the gelding had been unlucky at its previous start and received an economical run to suit today.
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