IPSWICH REVIEW (THURS, MAR 5)

A review of the meeting at Ipswich on Thursday, March 5.

STEWARDS SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT EXTRACT:
From BTC, 4.3.09
Jockey T. Pannell was fined $100 for being overweight - AR120(b).


Race 1:

F&M Class 1 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Nothin Leica Rapid; 2nd - Gazillion; 3rd - Bumper Harvest

Trainer Bruce Hill: “It’s good to see her do what you know she can do. It’s taken her a long time to put it all together. She did show a lot early but didn’t do much right. She’s going a lot better this time in and Terry (Treichel) has helped with her. She should be able to step up further. I’d like to get her to a mile.”

Tony Pattillo, the rider of the third placed Bumper Harvest, lodged a protest against the winner, citing alleged interference on the home turn.

Jockey Tony Pattillo: “Mr. Sears’ filly (Bumper Harvest) has got a very good turn of foot for about 200m. At the 500m, Terry Treichel (on Nothin Leica Rapid) shifted over and made things very, very awkward. I had a runner on my inside. I had to take care of that runner and rider on my inside. Terry Treichel put pressure on me from the outside. Look, I was at his girth. My head was at his girth. The wash-up of it was that 50m past the interference, I then come back and I’m a good length-and-a-half off him. So I reckon it has cost me a length. Then I had to use my horse up – that 200m dash – where, if I’d been able to just track up and follow him like I was, I’d have been able to come around without doing a ton of work and I’d win the race. I had to use my filly up rounding the corner to try and pick ground back up to give my horse a winning chance. The way I would have liked to have ridden the horse was taken away from me by Terry Treichel’s horse when she came in on top of me and caused interference. I really think it cost me in excess of a length. Mr. Sears knows his horse has got a 200m sprint. He asked me to ride for it and wait for it. The winner definitely shifts in half a horse and impedes me and, in turn, I run into trouble trying to help Ronnie Stewart out (Stewart was aboard Electric Lass). By the time things got rolling again some 50m down the track, Terry Treichel’s got a length and half on me and I have to use my horse up. I really think it cost me a winning chance. If I had been able to ride the horse the way I intended to ride it, I truly believe I would have won the race.”

Jockey Terry Treichel: “I believe that at no stage did I get inside of three deep. You can see from the film I’m tracking Sheree Drake all the way. Tony Pattillo’s horse weighs in upon the horse on his inside and in doing that Ronnie Stewart’s horse (Electric Lass), I’m not certain if he hits the fence or not, comes back out and bumps Tony Pattillo’s horse’s hind-quarters. I was still three wide. “

Tony Sears (trainer of Bumper Harvest): “I’d just like to agree with Tony Pattillo. I think my horse lost a length-and-a-half because, as Tony said, he had to take hold of the horse completely, straighten up and then he’s had to chase where he wouldn’t have been chasing if the other horse hadn’t put him in that situation.”

Bruce Hill (trainer of Nothin Leica Rapid): “I haven’t got much to add except I think Tony (Pattillo) was trying to go where there was no room to go.”

The protest was dismissed.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
On return to scale a protest was lodged by A. Pattillo, rider of the 3rd placegetter, Bumper Harvest, against Nothin Leica Rapid being declared 1st, alleging interference on the home turn. After taking evidence from the parties concerned and viewing the patrol films it was established that near the 450m Bumper Harvest was reluctant to take a narrow run between Nothin Leica Rapid (T. Treichel) and Electric Lass (R. Stewart) due to Nothing Leica Rapid commencing to lay in, and as a result tightened the running of Electric Lass, causing Electric Lass to be steadied and lose ground. As such, stewards were not comfortably satisfied that the interference had any material effect on the finishing positions of the relevant horses, and therefore the protest was dismissed and correct weight was semaphored on the Judge's placings. At a subsequent inquiry, Stewards found no one rider at fault and therefore no action was taken. Miss Streetem (R. Hinricks) and Gazillion (S. Drake) bumped on jumping away. Shortly after the start, Bumper Harvest (A. Pattillo) raced ungenerously for a short distance. Miss Streetem over-raced during the early and middle stages, placing its rider at a disadvantage. Gazillion (S. Drake) commenced to over-race during the middle stages. A post race veterinary examination of Miss Streetem revealed the mare had bled during the event. Trainer R. Mackay was advised that Miss Streetem would be barred from racing for 3 months under the provisions of AR53A.


Race 2:

QTIS 2yo Handicap - 800m
1st - Sniplaz; 2nd - Before The Storm; 3rd - Mountain Of Dreams

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Liam Birchley: “He’s a soft-boned horse. We have trouble with his shins, like every time he gallops he goes shin-sore for a day or two, so we just got to be careful not to run him on hard tracks. His first-up run (in heavy going behind Temple Of Boom) was very good. He should have run second. Then he struck a hard track in his second start. He won on a slow track last time and it’s probably just got the sting out of it here again, even though it’s posted as good. No, I didn’t think we were going to get there halfway up the straight. He got a long way off the leader, but he chased her down well. You can’t give too many instructions when there are so many unraced horses in the race, so I told Mitch (Speers) just to see how he pings and let him race accordingly. He’s going well. He’ll go to the Magic Millions race in Rocky now.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Sniplaz (M. Speers), Coloured Veil (S. Apthorpe) and Spiffing (L. Cassidy) were all slow to begin. On jumping away, Hootilla (K. Banks) and Miss Flossy (A. Spinks) were both tightened for room between Warrego (M. Abe) and Dance School (S. Bogenhuber), both of which shifted ground. Near the 700m, Spiffing (L. Cassidy) was tightened for room and had to be steadied when racing between Fields Of Plenty (B. Pengelly), which shifted in slightly, and Warrego (M. Abe), which shifted out. At a subsequent inquiry, M. Abe was advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances. Passing the 650m, Miss Flossy (A. Spinks) shifted out around the heels of Mountain Of Dreams (L. Rolls) and in doing so tightened the running of Warrego, which in turn shifted out, inconveniencing Spiffing. A. Spinks, rider of Miss Flossy, was reprimanded and advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances. Coloured Veil (S. Apthorpe) raced greenly in the home straight. Waasies Shadow (D. Griffin) and Warrego (M. Abe), which were inclined to hang out rounding the home turn, raced wide throughout. Sniplaz raced wide throughout. When questioned regarding the performance of Spiffing, L. Cassidy stated that his instructions were to push forward, however after being slow to begin and being inconvenienced in the early stages of the race, he was obliged to race further back than anticipated. He further added that, in his opinion, he was not overly disappointed with the horse's performance today and was of the belief that Spiffing would benefit from today's experience. The explanation was noted.


Race 3:

3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1680m
1st - Princess Of Monaco; 2nd - Sydney Or The Bush; 3rd - A Little Danger

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Brad Pengelly: “She needed the run last start. The pace was on enough for her to settle back today. She gradually improved and she finished the race off well. She had the leader in her keeping for probably the last furlong and she moved ahead when she needed to.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Son Of Zaha was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon behind the barriers prior to the start at the request of its rider and was cleared to race. A Little Danger (L. Cassidy) and Princess Of Monaco (B. Pengelly) bumped on jumping away. Son Of Zaha (K. Banks) was tightened for room on jumping away between Doonbah Grey (M. Speers) and Mishki (A. Spinks), which shifted out. When the pace steadied near the 1400m, Bi Qualo (B. Stewart) commenced to over-race, shifted out and in doing so forced Sydney Or The Bush (C. Whiteley) out on to A Little Danger, resulting in A Little Danger having to be steadied. Courage Tattoo (M. Squires) and A Little Danger raced wide in the early stages of the race. Mary’s Halo (R. Hinricks) and Hooray Tobey (D. Green) over-raced during the early stages. Son Of Zaha raced wide from leaving the 800m. Near the 350m Doonbah Grey (M. Speers), which commenced to weaken, had to be momentarily steadied when tightened for room by Princess Of Monaco (B. Pengelly), which attempted to take a narrow run to the inside of A Little Danger.


Race 4:

C,G & E 3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1200m
1st - Heza Rocker; 2nd - No Consensus; 3rd - Costplus

Trainer Kevin Kemp: “It was a lovely ride (by Brad Pengelly). We talked before the race and I thought that most Easy Rocking’s like to come from off the pace and not be bustled early. So, drawn wide, there was the chance to ride him a little bit quiet. I thought he might have been a little too quiet at one stage. I wasn’t overly impressed with the form in the race – but all you can do is win it. But it was just such a nice ride from the jockey. It’s the first ride he’s ever had for me. You never know. It’s probably not going to be the last. He was asking me about a few of the better ones in the stable before the race. So like I say, you never know. Of course the other bloke (Ric McMahon) who’s been riding for me is gone now. Well I think he’s suspended at the moment and then as soon as he comes off suspension he’s gone (to Singapore). I think we’re pretty lucky in Queensland. I think there are half-a-dozen jockeys here you can happily throw the colours to, although I like giving the young ones a go too – like Jaqui Brown, she’ll win a few.”

Jockey Brad Pengelly (who completed a double on the day): “We drew a little bit awkward so we elected to ride him a bit quiet. The pace was on which suited us. It was a bit crowded in the straight, but I was able to improve into the clear and he finished off well.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
A pre race veterinary examination of No Consensus passed the gelding to start. Pendamore (S. Galloway) and Rosies Hero (S. Bogenhuber) were tightened for room on jumping away between General Remark (M. Milford) and No Consensus (M. Paget), both of which shifted ground. Fatlamp (S. Apthorpe) and Carigano (J. Taylor) both began awkwardly. Near the 100m, Carigano (J. Taylor) had to be steadied when awkwardly placed between Costplus (R. Hinricks) and Heza Rocker (B. Pengelly), which shifted in slightly. General Remark raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Carigano failed to reveal any obvious abnormalities.


Race 5:

F&M Maiden Handicap - 1200m
1st - Mysterious Girl; 2nd - Hello Boss; 3rd - Zahnoochi

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer David Humby (after landing his first win as a trainer): “She had twelve months off prior to her last prep due to EI. She really just needed that prep to get well for this prep. She’s come back a different horse. All her previous form seems to have been on rain affected ground, so I was more concerned about the hard track today than I was about the step up to 1200m. In saying that, she has had excuses in some of her runs on the dry tracks, but that was the main concern. She coped very well today. As I said, she is a different horse this prep. Last time in she trained off pretty quickly and as soon as she got back into work this time you could see the difference. She’s a lot stronger. We’ve probably got 40kg more on her this time around and that strength is obviously going to show up in her results – like today. When she got back in the field, it wasn’t what I wanted. The instructions were to push forward. I do know that she hasn’t got the toe to lead, but I thought she’d be there somewhere. But when she couldn’t get there, Scott (Galloway), being the rider he is, made the decision and placed her where she was most comfortable and he rode her perfectly.”

Jockey Scott Galloway: “She drew wide and they went pretty hard. She didn’t have the pace, so It took me a little while to ease her back and get in behind. Once she got back in behind she had a nice run. I had to get her out at about the 400m and she let down well. They’ve been riding for speed, but it probably suits her getting back a bit. That was his (David Humby’s) first win as a trainer. It was well done.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Branzero (N. Yamada) and Sweet Lizzie (B. Thomson) began awkwardly. Hello Boss (C. Whiteley) began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped Mysterious Girl (S. Galloway), which in turn shifted in, bumping Zahnoochi (M. Speers). A short distance later, Hello Boss was steadied away from the heels of Kalinga Lady (A. Pattillo), which shifted in despite the efforts of its rider. Kalinga Lady and Hello Boss brushed near 150m. B. Thompson, rider of Sweet Lizzie, was reminded of her obligations to ride her mounts right out to the finish line.


Race 6:

CG&E Class 1 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Mister Maverick; 2nd - Classic Victor; 3rd - Mossbemad

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Phillip Cox: “When he got beaten the other day (when finishing second), the only reason we got beaten is that we came out of barrier eleven and the winner came out of one. He would have won the other day with a better barrier. Kenji (Yoshida) came back after that last run and said 1300m or 1400m, he’d just love it, you know. So we stepped up in distance and Kenji was spot on with his assessment. It was a good run. He kicked on well.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
As M. Wood was to be overweight, A. Spinks was substituted as the rider of Skifort. M. Wood was fined $50 under AR120(b). In assessing penalty stewards took into account M. Wood's exemplary record regarding this matter. Mossbebad (D. Griffin) was slow to begin. Near the 800m, Breakaway Boy (R. Wiggins) raced up on to the heels of Skifort (A. Spinks) and was steadied. Breakaway Boy raced wide from that point onwards.


Race 7:

Class 2 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Edward Bear; 2nd - Lotza Action; 3rd - Lass Ee

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Michael Palmer: “He got back a bit today and that’s sort of where he has been racing. Once we got to about the 800m I rode him for luck and all the rights gaps appeared and he came home well. It was a good little run today. It makes the trip worthwhile.” (Palmer was referring to the fact Edward Bear was his only ride for the day).

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Prior to the declaration of correct weight, stewards queried the Judge's placings, in particular No 5, Oboe D’Amor being declared the 5th placegetter. After consultation with the Judge, the placings were amended to read: No. 10 - Edward Bear - 1st: No. 7 - Lotza Action - 2nd: No. 6 - Lass Ee - 3rd: No.3 - Qwerty - 4th: No. 4 - Willyclang - 5th. It was ascertained at a subsequent inquiry that the Judge had made a typographical error when entering the numbers to be displayed on the semaphore board.
Prussain Belle (L. Rolls) began awkwardly, almost dislodging its rider and lost considerable ground. Trainer B. Tanks was advised that Prussian Belle must perform satisfactorily in an official trial prior to its next race start. Willyclang (S. Richardson) commenced to hang out from the 600m and continued to do so until near the 400m. From the 350m until approaching the 150m, Willyclang was held up and unable to obtain clear running. Lass Ee (R. Hinricks), Telerian (M. Speers), Miliardo (C. Whiteley) and Mr Megs (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout.


Race 8:

Class 2 Handicap - 1680m
1st - Ryjatah; 2nd - Courtroom Drama; 3rd - Radio Star

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Adam Ivor: “That was a very good win. There was no speed in the race. We thought we can’t get caught lolly-gagging in this one, so we had to try and take him into a more forward position. He stepped up in distance, but I wasn’t worried about that. Before I got him he’d won here over 1660m, so this is his pet distance. This is my first prep with him – the four runs for the two wins now. Last week there was a lot of bad luck. There was no speed and when he quickened, they quickened so he had to keep pulling wider and wider. So we worked out a plan and I’m very pleased with the horse’s performance.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Near the 1400m, Tully Tenor (R. Wiggins) raced up on to the heels of Blistering Miss (D. Griffin), shifted out and in doing so inconvenienced Ground Swell (R. Stewart). Leaving the 800m, Week Nights On (J. Taylor) shifted out to improve and raced wide for the remainder of the event. Near the 500m, Tully Tenor (R. Wiggins) faltered in its action and was restrained out of the event. A post race veterinary examination of Tully Tenor revealed the horse to have fractured its near-fore sesamoid bone, and was subsequently euthanised on humane grounds. Laurinel Princess (B. Pengelly) had difficulty obtaining clear running over the final 500m and over the concluding stages was disappointed when attempting to take a narrow run between Blickem (J. Pujolas) and Radio Star (K. Banks), which was taken out by Courtroom Drama (T. Pannell), which shifted out under pressure. K. Banks, rider of Radio Star, and T. Pannell, rider of Courtroom Drama, were advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances.

STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Horses swabbed:
All winners.