EAGLE FARM REVIEW (MON, APR 13)

A review of the meeting held at Eagle Farm on Monday, April 13.

Track - Heavy 10 (Retrospective rating). Rail - Out 6.5m.

Race 1:

3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1400m
1st - Don't Do It Again; 2nd - American Gangster; 3rd - Cross Town Traffic

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelly Schweida: “We walked the track this morning. That was the plan, to scout as wide as possible.”

Jockey Shane Scriven: “The track is a 10. We won’t finish the day. It’s verging on ... it’s unraceable! It’s unsafe. Safety is paramount and that track is not safe. I don’t think we’ll have too many more. I might have ridden the programme. In fact, I’m sure I’ve ridden the programme. It’s that bad.”

Acting Chief Steward Wade Birch: “Immediately after race one senior riders voiced concerns with regards to visibility when racing back in the field. We couldn’t ignore those concerns. Safety of horse and rider is paramount and so we’ve abandoned the rest of the meeting.”

If anyone still has any doubt about the state of the going, the time posted for the last 600m – 41.75 seconds - tells the story.

PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Don’t Do It Again): 2.70 out to 3.20.
The winner was the favourite.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven) and Exlero (B. Evans) were both slow to begin. Near the 1000m, Razzled (L. Rolls) had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven), which shifted in. Cross Town Traffic, Lonesome Tycoon (D. Griffin), Carry On Dancer (O. Turpin), Galactic Spirit (L. Cassidy) and Rogues (A. Pattillo) raced wide throughout.
Due to persistent rain leading up to this race, stewards made the decision to abandon the remainder of the meeting due to poor visibility and the state of the track.

STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed post-race: Don't Do It Again, American Gangster.

The high rainfall claimed another victim when the meeting scheduled for Ipswich on Wednesday, April 15 was also abandoned. On that occasion, they didn’t even get as far as the first race.