IPSWICH REVIEW (THURS, OCT 30)

A review of the meeting held at Ipswich on Thursday, October 30.

Race 1:

Class 5 3yo & Up Handicap - 800m.
1st - She's A Mountain; 2nd - Mary's Magique; 3rd - Mini Maizing

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Joshua Jones: “She wasn’t slow away or anything like that. She went back because I took her back. They were all racing for the lead and if I stayed where I was I would have been seven deep. I went back, but I wasn’t more than two lengths off the lead when we turned into the straight. I knew she had the form on them so I just pulled her out, switched to the outside, gave her a couple, and she finished off as her form suggested she would.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Jokingly (J. Murphy) and She’s A Mountain (J. Jones) came together and brushed on jumping away. Leaving the 600m, She’s A Mountain (J. Jones) had to be steadied off the heels of Rosie’s Boy (K. Wharton), which shifted in. Approaching the 400m, Rosie’s Boy hung out across the heels of Star Of Minto (R. Goltz) and had to be steadied. Jokingly raced wide for the majority of the event. Jokingly bled during the event. Trainer G. Livermore was advised that the gelding would now incur a 3 month bar from racing.


Race 2:

Maiden 3yo & Up Plate - 800m
1st – Kengrason; 2nd - Lethal Hayil; 3rd - Leapin Leana

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Laura Cheshire: “She’s got a bit of a wind problem so you can’t restrain her. You’ve got to let her roll. And she can do that. I’ve ridden her the last three times and she’s happy to lead. At Ballina she just got run down late. Then she wasn’t as good at Murwillumbah. The turns were too tight for her. Was much better here. I just sent her on her way and it was up to the others to peg her back, which, thankfully, they didn’t manage to do today.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed after Hay Baby (K. Wharton) and Lethal Intent (J. Byrne) proved difficult to load.
Apprentice J. Brown, rider of Fireman, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that near the 500m she allowed her mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Hay Baby (K. Wharton) and It Ain’t Me Babe (S. Drake), which resulted in Hay Baby and It Ain’t Me Babe being checked. Apprentice J. Brown was suspended from riding in races for a period by 8 meetings, to commence at midnight, 4 November and to expire at midnight, 15 November 2008.
Leapin Leana (J. Holder) and Lethal Intent raced wide for the majority of the event.


Race 3:

QTIS 3yo Maiden Plate - 1000m
1st – Zebakwe; 2nd – Zekeza; 3rd - Crackajack Fortune

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Ron McCrae: “He was all over the track last time (in his second start back in May). He could have won if he hadn’t had issues. He came back very shinny and I just put him out. He came back a different horse. He trialled very well and then railed beautifully today and just kicked away from them.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Trainer G. Cornish was fined $200 for negligence in amending the stable return for Polish County to add pacifiers when in fact he intended to add winkers. Stewards allowed Mr Cornish to amend the gear for the horse and allowed Polish County to race in winkers.
Apprentice M. Speers, rider of Flash Romeo, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding, in that shortly after the start he allowed his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Polish County (S. Drake), which resulted in Polish County being tightened on to the hind quarters of Gorvish (B. Evans) and having to be checked. M. Speers was suspended from riding in races for a period covered by 7 meetings, to commence at midnight, 4 November and to expire at midnight, 13 November 2008.
Leaving the 900m, Flash Romeo had to be steadied off the heels of Zebakwe (P. Hammersley), which was taken in by Zekeza (N. Thomas). N. Thomas, rider of Zekeza, was reprimanded and advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances. Zekeza was inclined to lay out approaching and rounding the home turn. Peak Princess (K. Wharton) raced wide for the majority of the event.


Race 4:

QTIS Maiden 3yo & Up Handicap - 1350m
1st – Quisatana; 2nd – Ensconce; 3rd - Crocodile Lass

WINNER FEEDBACK:
The Shane Scriven/Barry Baldwin combination has worked a treat at this track in recent times and the duo added another victory to their list of successes when Quisatana outlasted a game Ensconce to land her first victory in her fifth career start. The latter gave plenty of cheek all the way up the straight but Scriven coaxed that vital bit extra from his mount who edged away to win by a half-length margin.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Got The Cash (W. Clasohm) over-raced in the early stages and near the 1000m shifted out, inconveniencing Fly Misty (A. Spinks). Near the 300m, Straight Shooting improved up on to the heels of the tiring Argenta (C. Spry) and had to be steadied and alter course. Approaching the 200m, Straight Shooting was disappointed for a run between Arabian Moon (A. Merritt) and Mythical (A. Erhart) and as a consequence was obliged to alter course. Tanoshimi (L. Dittman) raced wide for the majority of the event. Stewards adjourned an inquiry into the reason for Argenta being presented to the enclosure wearing pacifiers to enable trainer R. Lipp to provide further evidence to the stewards.


Race 5:

Class 2 Handicap - 1690m
1st – Firegazer; 2nd – Auscoal; 3rd - La Mouette

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Ray Hawkswell: “I knew she must have been travelling well when Jason (Holder) made his move so early. He’s wouldn’t have done that if she wasn’t. That move set up the chase and the rest, as they say, is history.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The Ultimate Act (A. Spinks) over-raced in the early stages. Auscoal and Dustmen (R. Hancock) raced wide for the majority of the event.


Race 6:

Class 1 Handicap - 1100m
1st - Larry's Song; 2nd - Regal Mountain; 3rd - Magnetic Appeal

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Tony Crane: “I’ve had him for quite a while now. He was a bit of a wayward horse and he came into the stable a bit light and he needed some improving so it’s taken a little while. We took him to Rockhampton two runs back and he finished a fair second. Last time out at the Sunshine Coast he got knocked all over the track. Didn’t finish that far back, but you could basically forget he went around. He was an emergency at Eagle Farm yesterday, but had to come out there. We fancied out chances too. Our only worry today was we thought it might just be a touch short, but Brad (Pengelly) rode him beautifully. He’s a genius mate. The best in town.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed as a result of Broken Link (A. Pattillo) proving difficult to load. Larry’s Song (B. Pengelly) began awkwardly and shifted in, making contact with Regal Mountain (M. Speers). Princes Ginachenka (P. Hammersley) and Mythical King (J. Holder) came together on jumping away. Telbron Gold (K. Wharton) was inclined to hang out leaving the 500m. Near the 100m, Magnetic Appeal (D. Griffin) was tightened for room when racing between Larry’s Song (B. Pengelly) and Regal Mountain (M. Speers), which shifted out. Broken Link, Princes Ginachenka (P. Hammersley) and The Sixties (T. Pannell) raced wide for the majority of the event.
When questioned regarding the poor performance of Mythical King, J. Holder stated that the horse race poorly and felt flat throughout the race. Trainer T. Stevens confirmed his disappointment with the horse's performance and indicated it would be his intention to have further tests carried out on Mythical King in the immediate future. Stewards held the matter over pending the results of pathology tests. A post race veterinary examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities.


Race 7:

CG&E Class 3 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Rock Slide; 2nd - Magique Mine; 3rd - Dewabbit

WINNER FEEDBACK:
The Reg Fleming trained Rock Slide skipped clear early in the straight and maintained a resolute gallop all the way to the line to see off the late charge of Magique Mine and Dewabbit, who both stormed up to finish within a length of the hard-ridden winner.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Ela Mana Dane (S. Drake) and Dr Kah (A. Pattillo) were slow to begin. Ela Mana Dane (S. Drake) over-raced in the early stages and then raced wide for the remainder of the event.