IPSWICH REVIEW (THURS, NOV 27)

A review of the meeting held at Ipswich on Thursday, November 27.

Race 1:

4yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1666m
1st - A Tad Smugg; 2nd - Ronstadt; 3rd - Straight Shooting

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Shawn Dwyer: “He’d bred to stay further than that. But he is not a hardy sort. He’s a bit of a soft breed and the slow going would have helped him. Jason (Taylor) said he didn’t think he could get to the frontrunner (Ronstadt), but he said he wasn’t about to stop trying.”

Jockey Jason Taylor: “I got a lot further back than I was meant to be. He wasn’t travelling that well early. Then, about the 700m mark, he started tracking into it. At that stage I was just weaving my way through. I didn’t want to go around them. Approaching the turn I saw the leader (Ronstadt) slip away again and I thought, ‘I’m in trouble here ... it looks like I’m only racing for second.’
“But, in the back of my mind, I knew that they’d gone a pretty lick early and so there was always a chance. All I could do was keep chasing. It only just worked out in the end. I would have been in trouble if it hadn’t.”

Winner price fluctuation: 2.40 steady.
The winner was the favourite.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
A Tad Smugg (J. Taylor) was slow to begin. Perfect Glass (J. Wood) threw its head up at the start and lost ground. Shortly after the start, Got The Cash (W. Clasohm) shifted out, making heavy contact with Mr Daybreak (J. Bowditch). Little Bobby (T. Pannell) and Perfect Glass both raced wide from the 700m onwards.
Ribless (P. Gesler) was momentarily held up rounding the home turn. Near the 300m, A. Spinks, rider of Natural Elle, dropped his whip.


Race 2:

Class 3 Plate - 1666m
1st - Albuquerque; 2nd - Femme Lien; 3rd - Prince Leo

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy: “He was out for a full twelve months. Part of that was EI, but he injured his front legs and was put out in the paddock for all that time. So he hasn’t done a bad job here. Third run back. He did alright over 1200m first-up. It was a good run when only coming up a short-head shy last time over 1350m. Here he stepped up to 1666m which suited him perfectly. It doesn’t show it in the race-book, but if you go back far enough you’ll see he won his Maiden at this track over 1600m – and came home by twelve lengths!

Winner price fluctuation: 2.25 out to 2.40.
Favourite price fluctuation: 1.80 in to 1.70 (Prince Leo).

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Prince Leo (B. Evans) threw its head up as the start was effected, losing ground. Near the 600m, Swift Leo (P. Hammersley) shifted out and in doing so made heavy contact with Prince Leo (B. Evans) on several occasions, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced for a short distance.


Race 3:

Maiden Div 1 Handicap - 1200m
1st - The Boogie Man; 2nd - Kbenrenrun; 3rd - Legal River

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Lindsay Gough: “The owners bought him as a yearling so it’s been a long wait for them to get him to the racetrack. He had a cut on his pastern and it bothered him and bothered him. Every-time we brought him back it seemed as if it would tear a little bit again until you could see quite deep scar tissue. He had a jump out at one stage and finished second last. We also had to re-school him at the barriers so it has taken a long time to get him right. He ran second in a trial – he could have won that trial - prior to this start so we knew we were on the right track. Did everything fine today so it’s a late start, but a good start.”

Winner price fluctuation: 3.00 out to 4.00.
Favourite price fluctuation: 2.60 in to 2.70 (Calypso Moon).

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Moxie Mulroy (R. Wiggins), Kingaroo (B. Thomson) and Mr Gormsby (J. Bowditch) were all slow to begin. Near the 1100m, Calypso Moon (B. Evans), which had a tendency to over-race during the early and middle stages, was hampered and forced to steady to avoid the heels of Precious Girl (A. Spinks), which shifted out. Approaching the 300m, Precious Girl (A. Spinks) had to be steadied when tightened for room to the inside of Buena Chava (D. Barron), which shifted in under pressure. D. Barron, rider of Buena Chava, was reprimanded in relation to this incident. Buena Chava (D. Barron), Tomiruf (D. Green) and Kbenrenrun (R. McMahon) raced wide throughout. Precious Girl lost its near-fore plate in running.
Stewards opened an inquiry into the handling of Calypso Moon, particularly during the early and middle stages. After taking evidence from apprentice B. Evans and trainer S. Dwyer, it was established that due to the horse's tendency to over-race, Mr Dwyer instructed B. Evans not to excessively pressure the gelding during the early stages, however to take up a forward position if possible and not to make his run too early. Stewards accepted the explanation as to why B. Evans failed to improve his position from the 600m when there appeared an opportunity to do so. The instructions were confirmed by Mr Dwyer.


Race 4:

Maiden Div 2 Handicap - 1200m
1st -Runaway Fund; 2nd - Zeljko; 3rd - Macreedy

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Howard Wilson: “The horse goes on sale at the Magic Millions. I’ve had calls from as far afield as Darwin asking me why I’m selling the horse. I’m selling the horse because one of the owners owes me a lot of money. That’s the way we are going to sort out that problem.
“She’s a consistent horse. She’s been a bit unlucky that she’s taken this long to win, but she really deserved to get a result. I think she has picked up prize-money of some sort in all but four of her nineteen starts so this reward was due. Who knows what’s going to happen at the sale. I might buy her back.”

Jockey Luke Dittman: “She’s just a natural front-runner so you have just got to let her roll. She kept finding nicely. I could hear the other one (Zeljko) coming, but I couldn’t look to my left to see how close she was because I had the rein caught around my neck. That was probably a good thing because I kept my head down and pushed her out to the line.”

Winner price fluctuation: 4.00 out to 5.00.
Favourite price fluctuation: 1.80 in to 1.70 (Zeljko).

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Euroquilo (J. McKinnon), which was extremely slow to begin, then raced awkwardly for a short distance. Trainer N. Doyle was advised that the horse must perform in a barrier trial to the satisfaction of the stewards prior to its next race start. Zeljko (A. Coome) jumped away awkwardly, making heavy contact with the barrier partition and losing ground. Leaving the 900m, Just Larry (S. Galloway) and Proselyte (W. Clasohm) were both tightened for room between Classic Force (J. Bowditch), which shifted in, and Tickle ’Em (M. Palmer), which shifted out after improving on to the heels of Jodie’s Gift (J. Taylor). Near the 700m, Zeljko (A. Coome) had to be steadied off the heels of Jodie’s Gift (J. Taylor), which commenced to lose ground. Passing the 500m, Tickle ‘Em was forced to check when tightened for room between Classic Force (J. Bowditch), which shifted in momentarily, and the weakening Jelly Crystal (D. Green), which shifted out. Zeljko and Spin Kat (D. Tarrant), which were following, were both forced to steady and shifted out to avoid the heels of Tickle ‘Em. Tickle ‘Em hung out rounding the home turn. Spin Kat (D. Tarrant) raced wide throughout. Jelly Crystal (D. Green) lost near hind plate in running.


Race 5:

3yo & Up Class 1 Handicap - 800m
1st - Lethal Intent; 2nd - Aktoom Baby; 3rd - Missy Windy Weepu

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer David Macoun: “We knew she had the speed. That’s how she won her previous start at the Coast. It’s catch me if you can tactics. The last two times she’s been too good for them.”

Winner price fluctuation: 6.00 out to 6.50 in to 4.60.
The winner was the favourite.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Apprentice jockey L. Dittman was fined $100 for failing to claim his full allowance on Lethal Intent. Dream’s Coming (C. Dixon) jumped with its head in the air. Missy Windy Weepu (D. Griffin) jumped away awkwardly, making heavy contact with the barrier partition, and a short distance later raced awkwardly and lost ground. On jumping away, C. Small, rider of Kindred Spirit, lost the use of his off-side iron, placing him at a disadvantage for the first 100m of the event. Approaching the 600m, Missy Windy Weepu (D. Griffin) had to be steadied when racing between General Vandal (R. Wiggins), which shifted in, and Don’t You Worry (G. Geran), which shifted out. Missy Windy Weepu was held up for clear running rounding the home turn. See Me Thru (N. Thomas) and Dream’s Coming both raced wide throughout.


Race 6:

F&M Class 2 Handicap - 1100m
1st – Guissepino; 2nd – Beautiful; 3rd - Falzina

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Liam Birchley: “I thought she was a certainty if the ground stayed heavy. When they upgraded the track I had to back off a bit from that opinion, but I still thought we had a big chance. We had the claim and last time he ran third in a Class 3 in the city. The favourite had only won a Maiden and how often do they come straight out and win a Class 1. So I was quite confident.”

Apprentice jockey Mitchell Speers: “We were supposed to go forward, but here was too much early speed for her. She can pull quite hard but she went well today. She let down better than she has done before. She surprised me the way he she had her race won within a matter of strides when she quickened halfway up the straight. She’s only been wacking away in work so it was good to see her go so well here.”

Winner price fluctuation: 4.20 out to 5.50 out to 4.00
Favourite price fluctuation: 2.15 in to 1.80 out to 2.00 (Laravissante)

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Margot’s Image (L. Rolls), which jumped away awkwardly, was tightened for room shortly after the start between Guissepino (M. Speers), which was taken in by Siodee (W. Clasohm), which jumped away awkwardly, and Falzina (R. McMahon), which shifted out. Shortly after the start the saddle on Laravissante shifted back marginally. Mr G. Livermore, trainer of Too Good which performed very disappointingly, was advised that should the horse perform in a similar fashion again at a TAB meeting, consideration would be given to barring the horse from such meetings. A post race veterinary examination of Laravissante revealed the horse to be sore in the off foreleg. Trainer R. Heathcote was advised he would be required to produce a veterinary clearance for the horse prior to its next race start.


Race 7:

CG&E Class 2 Handicap - 1100m
1st – Hurricaneprince; 2nd - New Journey; 3rd - Sweed

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Troy Hall: “Yeah, we’ve thought we’d get out a bit (from the Sunshine Coast) and see if we could pick up some Ipswich dollars. I’ve only had him for the five runs. He has yet to finish out of the first three for me. But we had to make a plan to get the win. Last time he carried 58kg in a Class 1. I knew that if we jumped a class (to Class 2) we’d get a drop in weight. I thought if we did that, and put a claiming apprentice in the saddle, we should just about be ready to win. He looked like he was going to win easy at one stage but that other one (New Journey) sure kicked back well and made a fight of it.”

Winner price fluctuation: 3.00 out to 3.50 out to 3.70
Favourite price fluctuation: 3.00 out to 3.10 (Snorkel)

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Red Wine Bwana was declared a late scratching at 7.45 am. Trainer Mr G. Farrell was fined $100 for failing to scratch Red Wine Bwana, which had a slow track bar, by the prescribed time. Donciano (S. Apthorpe) was slow to begin. Leaving the 200m, Donciano (S. Apthorpe) shifted out to obtain clear running and in doing so made contact with A Secret Kept. (B. Payne). Edward Bear (C. Isdale) and A Secret Kept raced wide throughout.


Race 8:

Class 1 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Revered Ruler; 2nd - Grungle; 3rd - My First Lady

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Darren Bell: “Tony (Pattillo) thought he might have gone too early the way they pressurised him in the finish but, if you look at the weights, they were entitled to be snapping at his heels. He was giving weight to all of the opposition (from 3.5kg to 8kg) so it was a pretty good effort all around.”
Winner price fluctuation: 1.60 out to 1.70 out to 2.10.
The winner was the favourite.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Char Innocent bucked shortly after the start and took no further part in the event. Trainer Mr M. Palmer was advised that Char Innocent must trial satisfactorily prior to its next race start. Revered Ruler (A. Pattillo) began awkwardly and shifted out, forcing Stefenick (O. Turpin) and Sittinbul (D. Griffin) out on to the hind quarters of My First Lady (C. Isdale). In this incident, Sittinbul was hampered and a Stefenick lost considered ground in this incident. Elite General (W. Clasohm) jumped away awkwardly and lost ground. My First Lady and Real Future raced wide from the 700m. Stefenick (O. Turpin) was momentarily held up for clear running during the early stages of the straight.