A review of the meeting held at Doomben on Wednesday, April 8.
Track - Slow. Rail - Out 7.5m.
Race 1:
F&M Class 3 Handicap - 1200m
1st - All Stellar; 2nd - Falling Star; 3rd - Cachaca
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer John Hearne: “She couldn’t win down a race in Sydney, so they said send it to a bloke in the bush and see what he can do with her. She’s had six wins now. But she’s run them nearly all in the bush, so I thought I’d bring her down town and give her a go just to see if she is up to midweek class. I think she is up to midweek class and she’ll get more ground later on. She’s won over 1300m before and I think she’ll win again over 1300m or 1400m in better company later on. I don’t come to town much. I’ve had two girl riders down here and they’ve had two winners for me. Amy on this one and Leanne McCoy won previously for me on a horse called Rangers.”
Apprentice jockey Amy Taylor (in conversation with trainer John Hearne): “She went great. That thing on the rail – at the half mile – it hit the rail right in front of me and swung out and I had to check.”
John Hearne: “I could tell the horse had its head up. I couldn’t make out why. Let it go Amy ... let it go, that’s what I telling you.”
Amy Taylor: “The horse inside me whacked the rail and come flung out. I just missed his heels, so I just clicked up outside him and just got the horse to relax again. It’s a game of inches sometimes. Just a little wobble can cost you, but she came through well this time and went on and did the job.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (All Stellar): 10.00 out to 12.00 in to 10.00.
Favourite (Miss Maggie): 3.00 out to 3.10 in to 2.70. Finished sixth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Miz Winfrey, which reared over in the barriers, was declared a late scratching at 12.53 pm on veterinary advice. A post-race veterinary examination of Miz Winfrey revealed the mare to have pulled its near-fore plate. The veterinary surgeon further reported that Miz Winfrey was sore in that foot. Trainer K. Smith was advised that he must provide a veterinary clearance and two barrier certificates for Miz Winfrey prior to its next race start. Falling Star (C. Reith), which was slow to begin, was tightened for room shortly after the start between Trading (J. Bowditch) and All Stellar (A. Taylor), both of which shifted ground. When the pace slackened approaching the 800m, Fivegrand (B. El-Issa) improved up on to the heels of All Stellar (A. Taylor) and shifted out, making contact with Miss Maggie (M. Hellyer). A short distance later, Fivegrand (B. El-Issa) shifted in, resulting in Falling Star, which had improved to the inside, having to be steadied. Approaching the 750m, All Stellar (A. Taylor) over-raced for a short distance.
Race 2:
F&M Maiden Plate - 1110m
1st - Brookie Babe; 2nd - Sweet Magic; 3rd - Quingilly
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelly Schweida: “It was her first run back (after a six month layoff). She just needed a good break. I thought she’d handle the wet alright. She’s by Falvelon ... some do, some don’t. Yeah look, she won a jump out the other day and she is going good.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “The only reason ... well we didn’t lead ... but the only reason she can be up there like that is that she begins out of the barriers so good. She is not the fastest thing once she gets into her stride, you know, I really had to drive her. I think once she gets over a bit of journey she’s be a horse who can settle in third or fourth placing early. She travelled nicely ... got really relaxed. She sprinted good ... she sprinted good until those signs (pointing to a point about 100m out) but then I thought, well if anything’s coming at me ... she was starting to paddle a little bit. But it was a good effort.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Brookie Babe): 3.00 out to 4.00 in to 2.40.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start was delayed when Relative Velocity (K. Banks) proved difficult to load. Trainer T. Gollan's stable representative was advised that a further barrier certificate would be required for Relative Velocity prior to its next race start. Wasn’tme (J. Bowditch) and Quingilly (L. Rolls), which were slow to begin, were tightened for room shortly after the start between Sweet Magic (L. Cassidy) and Brookie Babe (S. Scriven), which shifted out. Relative Velocity (K. Banks) was slow to begin. Haylee Miss (A. Taylor) jumped outwards at the start, making heavy contact with Tuerta Lass (S. Richardson). Approaching the 300m, Our Ballet Dancer (R. Wiggins) was inconvenienced when Wasn’tme shifted out. Quingilly (L. Rolls), which was following, was also inconvenienced in this incident. Smartness (M. Hughes), Relative Velocity (K. Banks) and Midnight Passion (A. Pattillo) raced wide throughout.
Race 3:
3yo Maiden Plate - 1200m
1st - Donny's Magic; 2nd - Over The Page; 3rd - Ruling Party
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steve Field: “That was his first run. I’m shocked. I’m shaking (with pleasure) ... I’m in shock ... I’m absolutely shaking. He’s a lovely horse. I knew he had more ability than he’d showed. In his first trial he finished a 22.00 lengths last. Then he trialled at Beaudesert the other day where he went better, but he was still second last. He did cruise a bit there while some of the others were under the pump, but I didn’t expect this. This is my first city win so it’s quite special.”
Apprentice jockey Luke Rolls: “It was his first run and he was always going to be a bit hesitant at the start. He began alright, but I was just sort of niggling at him the whole way to keep up with them. It was very green throughout the run. He was all over the shop, but once I put one behind the saddle he really found the line.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Donny’s Magic): 21.00 out to 31.00.
Favourite (Adashofspeed): 3.60 out to 5.50 in to 4.20. Finished sixth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Sarsfield (S. Galloway), Lucy Bea (D. Craven) and All Lined Up (G. Baker) were slow to begin. Approaching the 100m, Donny’s Magic (L. Rolls) shifted out to obtain clear running and in doing so took Regal Prince (K. Banks) out on to Sarsfield. Over the Page (B. El-Issa) had a tendency to lay in over the concluding stages.
Race 4:
Maiden Handicap - 1650m
1st - Sweet Science; 2nd - Handy Hints; 3rd - Salcanro
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Robert Heathcote (who enjoyed a change of fortune after his runners had finished second in the first two races on the card): “I can’t say too much about it because he has only been with me for three weeks. So obvious credit’s got to go to his previous trainer, and I think he has earned a bit of credit - Mr Bart Cummings. We’ll say he’s done a fair job up until now. I got the horse through really good owners, Les and Susan Smith, who have put a lot of money into racing all around Australia They are involved in the ownership of Mimi Lebrock, Sirmione, you know they’ve been to the top of the tree – Majorca, they own with me. They are just good people and they’ve got a nice horse here. They had a big opinion of him as a younger horse and perhaps he hasn’t lived up to it. But he may in future.
"Sometimes a change is as good as a holiday. I don’t know a lot about the horse. We are learning about him. He’s only been with me the three weeks, but he has done everything right. We took all the gear off him. Larry (Cassidy) just rode him a treat. So what can you say? He is a three-year-old. He has just won over a mile carrying 58kg on a slow track. He has clearly got some ability.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy: “He seemed to handle the track alright although he did slip a couple of times. I can’t say he didn’t handle it, I was just sort of thinking maybe ... maybe on top of the ground he would find a length. He is a grinder, but he might find a length on top of it. Distance-wise, he felt like he could have gone another lap. In saying that, it’s hard to tell whether they can further or not until you test them. The impression he gives you, is he will.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sweet Science): 2.25 out to 2.70.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Will Impress (M. Hellyer) raced wide in the early stages. Near the 1400m, All By Myself (S. Galloway), when racing in restricted room to the inside of Loves A Vino (K. Forrester), commenced to race ungenerously and shifted out, making contact with Loves A Vino, resulting in both horses becoming unbalanced. The Pocket Rocket (A. Erhart) raced wide throughout.
Race 5:
Class 3 Plate - 1650m
1st - Fat Possum; 2nd - Starsplash; 3rd - Another Speights
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Liam Birchley: “He was due ... he was overdue actually”. (Fat Possum had finished second three races in-a-row prior to this win). “In his last run he got back a little bit, but the two before that he raced on the pace. He just got outsprinted that’s all. He hasn’t got much turn of foot. With him leading today it was hard for the opposition to sprint around him. He still had to put it in down the straight though and he had a month between runs, so he did a good job.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy (who landed a race-to-race double on the day): “Look, I rode him about four starts ago on a heavy track and he didn’t handle it at all. I had a pretty tough run that day. He is the sort of horse if you are back behind a couple you better get out and get going, rather too soon than too late. I was going to get a nice run early and then when Hellyer (on Tenterfield) steadied, I was going to have to come back half-a-length. If I did that I would have to come out around them and chase at the 700m. I thought, I might as well lead. I thought, well, he’s happy bowling along like that so I’m better off letting him roll. I wasn’t going to look around in the straight, it might have changed my plans. I just kept my head down. He is still not comfortable in the ground. The way he was going, just rolling along – I think he’ll go further.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Fat Possum): 3.20 out to 4.00.
Favourite (Another Speights): 1.90 out to 2.40. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Another Speights (S. Scriven) was tightened for room on jumping away between Fat Possum (L. Cassidy) and Make Mine Cash (B. Evans), both of which shifted ground. French Move (J. Byrne) and Fly Misty (G. Baker) jumped away awkwardly. Near the 1000m, Mardi Magrar (L. Rolls) commenced to over-race and improved up on to the heels of Fat Possum (L. Cassidy) and shifted out, resulting in Tenterfield (M. Hellyer) having to be steadied to avoid that horse's heels.
When questioned, B. Evans, rider of Make Mine Cash, which compounded to finish a distance last, stated that the gelding did not feel comfortable at any stage during the event and when placed under pressure approaching the home turn failed to stretch out and commenced to tire shortly thereafter. Trainer R. Lipp advised stewards that he intended to spell the gelding immediately. A post-race veterinary examination of Make Mine Cash failed to reveal any abnormalities. Stewards ordered that Make Mine Cash must trial to the satisfaction of the stewards prior to its next race start.
Race 6:
CG&E Class 3 Handicap - 1200m
1st - So Shall This; 2nd - Swords; 3rd - What Is This
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Paul Nolan (Jnr): “Yeah, I wish they were all that easy. You could tell during the run he was going to be awfully hard to track down, you know. We had him in at Ipswich tomorrow, so we sort of put our heads on the chopping block coming here today, but it paid off. Every win we get from him is a bonus, because he really shouldn’t still be racing with those knees. He chipped his knees twice and the vets didn’t give him much of a prognosis, but, you know, he is now a four-year-old. He was always a ‘foally’ looking horse. Now he is a mature horse and his knees are good. Touch wood, this is his best preparation by far. The wonders of time!”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (So Shall This): 4.00 in to 3.40 out to 3.50.
Favourite (Swirling Moss): 1.70 out to 2.05. Finished sixth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Red Ferments (D. Craven) was slow to begin.
When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of Swirling Moss, apprentice L. Rolls stated that the horse travelled well and approaching the home turn when placed under pressure, responded for a short distance, however then only finished the race off fairly. A post-race veterinary examination of Swirling Moss failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 7:
Class 5 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Gunsari; 2nd - Frisco's In Charge; 3rd - At The Roxy
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Alicia Willick: “Last time he just couldn’t get to the front. If he can’t lead, he can’t win. He is just very one dimensional. If he can dictate things, that’s when he is at his best. All of his wins (this was win number six) have been when he has led. His previous two runs this prep were over 1200m which is too short for him, and just the fact that we haven’t been able to work him. All he can do is swim, so it has been hard to get him fit. That’s why it has taken a couple of runs to get a result.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Gunsari): 3.70 out to 4.20 in to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
MR DOYLE (S. Scriven) and AT THE ROXY (D. Griffin) raced wide throughout.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Bar:
Race 5. Make Mine Cash - Poor performance - Off. Trial - LR36(b)
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Falling Star, Swords
Friday, April 10, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
SUNSHINE COAST REVIEW (SUN, APR 05)
A review of the meeting held on the Cushion Track at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. April 5.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1600m
1st - Belboah; 2nd - Wedding Lily; 3rd - Crazy Woman
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Robert Wilson: “Actually, the same fella that owns Abirra, the other horse that won here for me last week, he owns this horse. I leased it out to five of my previous owners for him. He is a very hard-going horse, so we did a couple of gear changes (blinkers off, cross-over nose band on first time, nose roll on first-time) and everything seemed to balance out.”
Apprentice jockey Jana Piper: “It was very easy. I just had to jump and run and make sure that he hit the line, because he has been known to stop the last little bit. He travelled well. He did everything right. Full credit to the trainer. The horse was perfect first-up. Anyone could have won on it!”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Belboah): 3.10 out to 3.20 in to 2.40.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Questify (K. Pope) was slow to begin. Approaching the 800m, Questify began to over-race and had to be steadied off the heels of Leica Lion (M. Heagney) and as a result then commenced to lay out for a short distance. Wedding Lily (J. Brown) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 2:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1100m
1st - John’s Gem: 2nd - Kenny’s Magic; 3rd - Abode
WINNER FEEDBACK:
John’s Gem had previously finished runner-up in his first start for his new stable (in a run at the Gold Coast). This time, second-up since relocating from Victoria, the three-year-old filly took no prisoners, winning every bit as easily as the 3.50 length winning margin suggests under a super-confident ride by Scott Galloway. This breakthrough win came in the lightly raced filly’s seventh career start.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (John’s Gem): 2.50 out to 2.70. Equal favourite.
Equal Favourite (Once More Brother): 2.50 out to 2.70. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Abode (K. Pope) began awkwardly and shifted out, inconveniencing Lala La Vin (M. Hellyer), which in turn shifted out, making contact with the hind quarters of Semipower (A. Merritt). Kalinga Echo (G. Geran) raced wide for the majority of the event. Once More Brother lost its off-fore plate in running.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1600m
1st - Vision Of Falvalon; 2nd - No Fear Of Heights; 3rd - Mythical
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer David Peoples: “She needed the extra distance. All of those runs over 1100m (first-up and second-up) she seemed to be working home nice, you know. She was getting fitter and fitter all the time and she is out of a mare that liked a bit of ground. It went more or less as we anticipated. We always said we thought she’d get 2000m. I can’t see why on a run like that – like, even though it is a Maiden – I can’t see why she shouldn’t step up to the longer journey. She’s improving every run, so I’m very happy with here.”
Jockey Anthony Erhart, rider of the third placed Mythical lodged a protest against the winner, leaving the final outcome of the race to be decided in the Stewards Room.
Jockey Erhart (giving his grounds for objection): Inside the last furlong, Michael Heagney’s horse (Visions Of Falvelon) came up got level with me and then just started to veer in and basically checked me out of it. It’s hard to say just how much ground the incident has cost me (the final margin between the two horses ie between first and third, was 2.75 lengths). It was pretty significant with my horse being a long-striding horse. I had to check because I had no clear running. I had to stop riding.
Jockey Michael Heagney had no questions for jockey Anthony Erhart.
Jockey Heagney (giving his statement): “I tracked Tony (Erhart) into the race. I felt I was always going better than Tony. I popped off his back and went up to him ... quite easy. I did go to run right past him. My horse did sort of want to roll in, so I had to stop riding him about four or five times in the straight. I did sort of duck in towards him. I don’t say I hampered him, but I did keep coming off him. I don’t know if there was shift from the inside, because I didn’t feel mine shifted that much. He did want to keep coming in towards him, but every-time I pulled him out. I never used the whip on the horse and, once she sort of got clear of that, she went right away beat them quite easily at the line. With the margin and the way she finished, I thought she won pretty easily actually. And I just thought there might have been a shift from the inside that contributed to the incident, because like I said, I didn’t think my horse shifted that much.”
After viewing the film ...
Jockey Heagney: “I believe the interference came from the inside horse (No Fear Of Heights). He is under the stick and he’s come out and put pressure on Tony’s horse, taking Tony’s horse onto mine. At the same time I think Tony’s horse is starting to weaken. My horse has gone past Tony’s horse and the inside horse has come out and put pressure on him. It took him out. He’s probably hit my horses hind-quarters. That probably just turned my horse’s head in. As he hit my hindquarters it probably turned my whole horse inside, and I probably bumped him. But the interference came from the inside. It may have looked worse when Tony grabbed hold, because he got put out across my heels ... behind my hindquarters and grabbed hold ... it made it worse because the horse got unbalanced and sort of kept going sideways. It was probably getting tired at the same time, but I’m now convinced that ninety-nine percent of the shift came from the inside, which put Tony’s horse out in to me.”
Trainer David Peoples (trainer of the Visions Of Falvelon): “I think Tony was always going to run third. Just looking at that film, I do agree there was a fair bit of the inside horse coming out and I notice in the enclosure that he pulled up sore that horse, so whether he was running away from something ... it was in his front. He obviously was hanging out. Our horse did hang in a little bit also, but like Michael said, he never hit him with the stick and he tried to keep him off the Tony’s horse.”
The protest was dismissed.
The chances are that, had jockey Erhart objected against both of the runners who had beaten him to the line, the second and third placings would have been reversed as the viewing of the film placed the bulk of the blame for the interference, which Erhart’s horse clearly suffered, on the second placed runner No Fear Of Heights. No protest had been lodged against the second placed runner. (See Stewards Report).
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Vision Of Falvelon): 4.20 out to 4.80 in to 4.60
Favourite (No fear Of heights): 1.60 out to 1.70 in to 1.65.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
On return to scale a protest was lodged by A. Erhart, rider of the 3rd placegetter Mythical, against Vision Of Falvelon being declared the winner, alleging interference over the final 200m. After taking evidence from the parties concerned, stewards found that near the 100m Mythical had to be checked when tightened for room between Vision Of Falvelon and No fear Of Heights, which shifted out under pressure. In the circumstances, the protest was dismissed and correct weight was semaphored on the Judge's placings. At a subsequent inquiry, apprentice M. Speers, rider of No fear Of Heights, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding, in that at approximately the 100m he allowed his mount to shift out when being ridden along, resulting in Mythical (A. Erhart) having to be checked when tightened for room between Vision Of Falvelon (M. Heagney) and No fear Of Heights. M. Speers was suspended from riding in races for a period covered by 7 meetings, to commence at midnight, 9 April and to expire at midnight, 18 April 2009.
Brilliant Con (J. Bowditch) was slow to begin. Night Shadow (M. Hellyer) began awkwardly. Approaching the 1200m, Biscays Best (K. Pope) commenced to over-race and laid in. When being corrected, the saddle on Biscays Best shifted to the near-side of the gelding, placing its rider at a disadvantage for the remainder of the event. As a result, the horse was unable to be fully tested at any stage of the event. Vision Of Falvelon (M. Heagney) and Mythical (A. Erhart) raced wide for the majority of the event.
A post-race veterinary examination of No fear Of Heights revealed the gelding to be lame in the near fore fetlock. Trainer M. Flanigan was advised that he would be required to supply a full veterinary certificate of soundness prior to competing in a race or barrier trial.
Race 4:
F&M Class 1 Handicap - 1400m,
1st - Bumper Harvest; 2nd - Sweet Addiction; 3rd - Electric Lass
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Tony Sears: “That was the plan, Just to ride her quiet. She pulled pretty hard at Dalby the other day and we just wanted to ride her a bit quiet. She had nearly a month between runs last start. She was a bit fat, you know. She went good today.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Bumper Harvest): 3.30 out to 3.60.
Favourite (Ana Me Cori): 2.10 out to 2.20. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Both Bumper Harvest (A. Pattillo) and Electric Lass (S. Galloway) began awkwardly and lost ground. Near the 1100m, Bumper Harvest (A. Pattillo) over-raced and threw its head in the air. Electric Lass raced wide from shortly after the start until a point leaving the 1000m where he elected to go forward to obtain a position closer to the rail. Rumpapumpum (A. Erhart) over-raced in middle stages. Electric Lass lost its off-fore plate in running.
When questioned regarding his riding tactics over the final 500m, D. Brown, rider of Sweet Addiction, stated that his instructions were to ride the mare back in the field, as is its normal racing pattern, and not to place Sweet Addiction under pressure until inside the 200m, as the mare possesses only a short sprint. These riding instructions were confirmed by trainer S. Mackinnon, who stated that at the mare's previous start it had failed to finish the race off after obtaining the lead in the straight, and that as Sweet Addiction only possesses a short sprint, it was in the mare's best interests to be to be saved for a final sprint. Stewards noted their explanations. A post-race veterinary examination of Ana Me Cori failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.
Race 5:
CG&E Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - Catwalk Strut: 2nd - Samsoon; 3rd - Okomoto Tamasakura
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Nicole Bruce: “He needed that first win. Now he knows what it is all about. He’s got more confidence now ... and the jock was a part of it. He rides to instructions. He is a good kid.”
Apprentice jockey Mitchell Speers: “Yeah, he can’t be near other horses. He’s quite happy when he’s out the back and has nothing around him. When you ask him to quicken, he quickens a lot better than you thought he would. He is sort of a bit lazy and then lets down real good. I think he’ll get a mile.”
After taking twenty-one runs to score his breakthrough win, Catwalk Strut wasted little time in doubling his number of victories. The gelding backed up from last week (where he secured his Maiden victory) to score his second successive win in almost a carbon-copy performance of the way in which he won a week ago.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Catwalk Strut): 5.50 steady.
Favourite (Winxaarheart):1.60 out to 1.90. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Okomoto Tamasakura (M. Morris) was slow to begin. Black Dakota (K. Yoshida) over-raced in the middle stages.
Race 6:
Class 4 Handicap 2150m
1st - Don Vito; 2nd - Twinkling Star; 3rd - Week Nights On
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Tony Sears: “He’s a pretty nice horse. I don’t think the Cushion Track makes a difference to him.” (Don Vito’s last three wins have come on the synthetic surface). “I just think he can sprint a bit on it. When I took him to Dalby the other day, he should have pissed in. Because the track was a little track, every-time he took a turn he wanted to run off. He should have won easy. He should never have got beat. Today he (Tony Pattillo) rode him quietly until he thought it was time to let go and he finished off strongly.”
The result gave the Tony Sears / Tony Pattillo, trainer / rider combination a double on the day.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Don Vito): 1.90 in to 1.70 out to 1.80.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start was delayed Week Nights On proved difficult to load and became fractious in the barriers. Trainer Mr A. Garland was advised that a warning was being placed on the horse regarding its barrier manners. Week Nights On (J. Piper) began awkwardly. Near the 1700m, Bay Lady Pay (J. Bowditch) commenced to over-race and shifted out, forcing Kilkenny Queen (M. Heagney) wider on the track. Passing the 450m, Week Nights On shifted out and bumped Bay Lady Pay.
Stewards inquired into a complaint lodged by trainer Mr T. George regarding the riding tactics adopted by jockey M. Heagney on Kilkenny Queen, which, in his opinion, were contrary to his instructions. Mr George stated that he had instructed jockey Heagney to ride the mare back in the six-horse field, however Kilkenny Queen was ridden in a forward position. After hearing submissions from both parties, and viewing the patrol video, stewards accepted jockey Heagney's explanation that he was caught wide soon after the start as a result of Bay Lady Pay ((J. Bowditch) forcing Kilkenny Queen wider, and rather than racing three wide in a six-horse field, he allowed Kilkenny Queen to improve forward to obtain a position closer to the rail, bearing in mind the slow tempo of the race at that stage. In all the circumstances, stewards were satisfied with jockey Heagney's explanation and took no further action.
After the running of this race, Week Nights On returned to the enclosure with blood present in both nostrils. A subsequent veterinary examination, which included the horse being scoped, determined the cause to be attributed to trauma suffered as a result of being fractious in the barriers, and in all circumstances, Week Nights On subsequently was not declared a bleeder. Trainer A. Garland was however advised that a warning was placed on Week Nights On regarding its barrier manners. It was also noted that Week Nights On had cast its near-fore plate in running.
Race 7:
3yo QTIS Class 2 Handicap - 1100m
1st - Craiglea Falcon; 2nd - Navigation; 3rd - Tell‘em It's Easy
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Craiglea Falcon led the field in the home straight and kicked on well under the steadying burden on 57kg to clinch victory by a decisive margin. Craiglea Falcon, who was completing a Sunshine Coast double and his second win from his last three starts, was ridden by jockey Ken Pope. This was Pope’s fourth winner (for four different trainers) at the two-meetings held at the Sunshine Coast over the weekend. Pope brought home three winners at the Saturday night meeting. Pope’s Saturday winners were Bubbled (for trainer Troy Hall), Slinky Chelle (for Desleigh Foster) and Renegade Dancer (for Trevor Miller).
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Craiglea Falcon): 5.00 steady.
Favourite (Arctic Echo): 3.00 out to 3.30.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Craiglea Falcon (K. Pope) and Arctic Echo (A. Taylor) were slow to begin. Tell’em It’s Easy (J. Brown) got its head up when being restrained near the 1000m. Near the 700m, Tell’em It’s Easy had to be steadied after improving on to the heels of Craiglea Chevvy (M. Speers). Arctic Echo (A. Taylor), which was following, was obliged to shift wider on the track to avoid the heels of Tell’em It’s Easy (J. Brown). Approaching the 400m, Bonza Bronze (C. Reith) shifted out and made contact with Celestafy (M. Hellyer) on several occasions when attempting to improve.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Sweet Addiction, Wedding Lily
Warnings/bars:
Race 3. No Fear Of Heights - Lame near fore fetlock - Vet. clearance, trial.
Race 6. Week Nights On - Fractious in barriers - Warning
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1600m
1st - Belboah; 2nd - Wedding Lily; 3rd - Crazy Woman
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Robert Wilson: “Actually, the same fella that owns Abirra, the other horse that won here for me last week, he owns this horse. I leased it out to five of my previous owners for him. He is a very hard-going horse, so we did a couple of gear changes (blinkers off, cross-over nose band on first time, nose roll on first-time) and everything seemed to balance out.”
Apprentice jockey Jana Piper: “It was very easy. I just had to jump and run and make sure that he hit the line, because he has been known to stop the last little bit. He travelled well. He did everything right. Full credit to the trainer. The horse was perfect first-up. Anyone could have won on it!”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Belboah): 3.10 out to 3.20 in to 2.40.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Questify (K. Pope) was slow to begin. Approaching the 800m, Questify began to over-race and had to be steadied off the heels of Leica Lion (M. Heagney) and as a result then commenced to lay out for a short distance. Wedding Lily (J. Brown) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 2:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1100m
1st - John’s Gem: 2nd - Kenny’s Magic; 3rd - Abode
WINNER FEEDBACK:
John’s Gem had previously finished runner-up in his first start for his new stable (in a run at the Gold Coast). This time, second-up since relocating from Victoria, the three-year-old filly took no prisoners, winning every bit as easily as the 3.50 length winning margin suggests under a super-confident ride by Scott Galloway. This breakthrough win came in the lightly raced filly’s seventh career start.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (John’s Gem): 2.50 out to 2.70. Equal favourite.
Equal Favourite (Once More Brother): 2.50 out to 2.70. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Abode (K. Pope) began awkwardly and shifted out, inconveniencing Lala La Vin (M. Hellyer), which in turn shifted out, making contact with the hind quarters of Semipower (A. Merritt). Kalinga Echo (G. Geran) raced wide for the majority of the event. Once More Brother lost its off-fore plate in running.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1600m
1st - Vision Of Falvalon; 2nd - No Fear Of Heights; 3rd - Mythical
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer David Peoples: “She needed the extra distance. All of those runs over 1100m (first-up and second-up) she seemed to be working home nice, you know. She was getting fitter and fitter all the time and she is out of a mare that liked a bit of ground. It went more or less as we anticipated. We always said we thought she’d get 2000m. I can’t see why on a run like that – like, even though it is a Maiden – I can’t see why she shouldn’t step up to the longer journey. She’s improving every run, so I’m very happy with here.”
Jockey Anthony Erhart, rider of the third placed Mythical lodged a protest against the winner, leaving the final outcome of the race to be decided in the Stewards Room.
Jockey Erhart (giving his grounds for objection): Inside the last furlong, Michael Heagney’s horse (Visions Of Falvelon) came up got level with me and then just started to veer in and basically checked me out of it. It’s hard to say just how much ground the incident has cost me (the final margin between the two horses ie between first and third, was 2.75 lengths). It was pretty significant with my horse being a long-striding horse. I had to check because I had no clear running. I had to stop riding.
Jockey Michael Heagney had no questions for jockey Anthony Erhart.
Jockey Heagney (giving his statement): “I tracked Tony (Erhart) into the race. I felt I was always going better than Tony. I popped off his back and went up to him ... quite easy. I did go to run right past him. My horse did sort of want to roll in, so I had to stop riding him about four or five times in the straight. I did sort of duck in towards him. I don’t say I hampered him, but I did keep coming off him. I don’t know if there was shift from the inside, because I didn’t feel mine shifted that much. He did want to keep coming in towards him, but every-time I pulled him out. I never used the whip on the horse and, once she sort of got clear of that, she went right away beat them quite easily at the line. With the margin and the way she finished, I thought she won pretty easily actually. And I just thought there might have been a shift from the inside that contributed to the incident, because like I said, I didn’t think my horse shifted that much.”
After viewing the film ...
Jockey Heagney: “I believe the interference came from the inside horse (No Fear Of Heights). He is under the stick and he’s come out and put pressure on Tony’s horse, taking Tony’s horse onto mine. At the same time I think Tony’s horse is starting to weaken. My horse has gone past Tony’s horse and the inside horse has come out and put pressure on him. It took him out. He’s probably hit my horses hind-quarters. That probably just turned my horse’s head in. As he hit my hindquarters it probably turned my whole horse inside, and I probably bumped him. But the interference came from the inside. It may have looked worse when Tony grabbed hold, because he got put out across my heels ... behind my hindquarters and grabbed hold ... it made it worse because the horse got unbalanced and sort of kept going sideways. It was probably getting tired at the same time, but I’m now convinced that ninety-nine percent of the shift came from the inside, which put Tony’s horse out in to me.”
Trainer David Peoples (trainer of the Visions Of Falvelon): “I think Tony was always going to run third. Just looking at that film, I do agree there was a fair bit of the inside horse coming out and I notice in the enclosure that he pulled up sore that horse, so whether he was running away from something ... it was in his front. He obviously was hanging out. Our horse did hang in a little bit also, but like Michael said, he never hit him with the stick and he tried to keep him off the Tony’s horse.”
The protest was dismissed.
The chances are that, had jockey Erhart objected against both of the runners who had beaten him to the line, the second and third placings would have been reversed as the viewing of the film placed the bulk of the blame for the interference, which Erhart’s horse clearly suffered, on the second placed runner No Fear Of Heights. No protest had been lodged against the second placed runner. (See Stewards Report).
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Vision Of Falvelon): 4.20 out to 4.80 in to 4.60
Favourite (No fear Of heights): 1.60 out to 1.70 in to 1.65.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
On return to scale a protest was lodged by A. Erhart, rider of the 3rd placegetter Mythical, against Vision Of Falvelon being declared the winner, alleging interference over the final 200m. After taking evidence from the parties concerned, stewards found that near the 100m Mythical had to be checked when tightened for room between Vision Of Falvelon and No fear Of Heights, which shifted out under pressure. In the circumstances, the protest was dismissed and correct weight was semaphored on the Judge's placings. At a subsequent inquiry, apprentice M. Speers, rider of No fear Of Heights, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding, in that at approximately the 100m he allowed his mount to shift out when being ridden along, resulting in Mythical (A. Erhart) having to be checked when tightened for room between Vision Of Falvelon (M. Heagney) and No fear Of Heights. M. Speers was suspended from riding in races for a period covered by 7 meetings, to commence at midnight, 9 April and to expire at midnight, 18 April 2009.
Brilliant Con (J. Bowditch) was slow to begin. Night Shadow (M. Hellyer) began awkwardly. Approaching the 1200m, Biscays Best (K. Pope) commenced to over-race and laid in. When being corrected, the saddle on Biscays Best shifted to the near-side of the gelding, placing its rider at a disadvantage for the remainder of the event. As a result, the horse was unable to be fully tested at any stage of the event. Vision Of Falvelon (M. Heagney) and Mythical (A. Erhart) raced wide for the majority of the event.
A post-race veterinary examination of No fear Of Heights revealed the gelding to be lame in the near fore fetlock. Trainer M. Flanigan was advised that he would be required to supply a full veterinary certificate of soundness prior to competing in a race or barrier trial.
Race 4:
F&M Class 1 Handicap - 1400m,
1st - Bumper Harvest; 2nd - Sweet Addiction; 3rd - Electric Lass
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Tony Sears: “That was the plan, Just to ride her quiet. She pulled pretty hard at Dalby the other day and we just wanted to ride her a bit quiet. She had nearly a month between runs last start. She was a bit fat, you know. She went good today.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Bumper Harvest): 3.30 out to 3.60.
Favourite (Ana Me Cori): 2.10 out to 2.20. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Both Bumper Harvest (A. Pattillo) and Electric Lass (S. Galloway) began awkwardly and lost ground. Near the 1100m, Bumper Harvest (A. Pattillo) over-raced and threw its head in the air. Electric Lass raced wide from shortly after the start until a point leaving the 1000m where he elected to go forward to obtain a position closer to the rail. Rumpapumpum (A. Erhart) over-raced in middle stages. Electric Lass lost its off-fore plate in running.
When questioned regarding his riding tactics over the final 500m, D. Brown, rider of Sweet Addiction, stated that his instructions were to ride the mare back in the field, as is its normal racing pattern, and not to place Sweet Addiction under pressure until inside the 200m, as the mare possesses only a short sprint. These riding instructions were confirmed by trainer S. Mackinnon, who stated that at the mare's previous start it had failed to finish the race off after obtaining the lead in the straight, and that as Sweet Addiction only possesses a short sprint, it was in the mare's best interests to be to be saved for a final sprint. Stewards noted their explanations. A post-race veterinary examination of Ana Me Cori failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.
Race 5:
CG&E Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - Catwalk Strut: 2nd - Samsoon; 3rd - Okomoto Tamasakura
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Nicole Bruce: “He needed that first win. Now he knows what it is all about. He’s got more confidence now ... and the jock was a part of it. He rides to instructions. He is a good kid.”
Apprentice jockey Mitchell Speers: “Yeah, he can’t be near other horses. He’s quite happy when he’s out the back and has nothing around him. When you ask him to quicken, he quickens a lot better than you thought he would. He is sort of a bit lazy and then lets down real good. I think he’ll get a mile.”
After taking twenty-one runs to score his breakthrough win, Catwalk Strut wasted little time in doubling his number of victories. The gelding backed up from last week (where he secured his Maiden victory) to score his second successive win in almost a carbon-copy performance of the way in which he won a week ago.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Catwalk Strut): 5.50 steady.
Favourite (Winxaarheart):1.60 out to 1.90. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Okomoto Tamasakura (M. Morris) was slow to begin. Black Dakota (K. Yoshida) over-raced in the middle stages.
Race 6:
Class 4 Handicap 2150m
1st - Don Vito; 2nd - Twinkling Star; 3rd - Week Nights On
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Tony Sears: “He’s a pretty nice horse. I don’t think the Cushion Track makes a difference to him.” (Don Vito’s last three wins have come on the synthetic surface). “I just think he can sprint a bit on it. When I took him to Dalby the other day, he should have pissed in. Because the track was a little track, every-time he took a turn he wanted to run off. He should have won easy. He should never have got beat. Today he (Tony Pattillo) rode him quietly until he thought it was time to let go and he finished off strongly.”
The result gave the Tony Sears / Tony Pattillo, trainer / rider combination a double on the day.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Don Vito): 1.90 in to 1.70 out to 1.80.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start was delayed Week Nights On proved difficult to load and became fractious in the barriers. Trainer Mr A. Garland was advised that a warning was being placed on the horse regarding its barrier manners. Week Nights On (J. Piper) began awkwardly. Near the 1700m, Bay Lady Pay (J. Bowditch) commenced to over-race and shifted out, forcing Kilkenny Queen (M. Heagney) wider on the track. Passing the 450m, Week Nights On shifted out and bumped Bay Lady Pay.
Stewards inquired into a complaint lodged by trainer Mr T. George regarding the riding tactics adopted by jockey M. Heagney on Kilkenny Queen, which, in his opinion, were contrary to his instructions. Mr George stated that he had instructed jockey Heagney to ride the mare back in the six-horse field, however Kilkenny Queen was ridden in a forward position. After hearing submissions from both parties, and viewing the patrol video, stewards accepted jockey Heagney's explanation that he was caught wide soon after the start as a result of Bay Lady Pay ((J. Bowditch) forcing Kilkenny Queen wider, and rather than racing three wide in a six-horse field, he allowed Kilkenny Queen to improve forward to obtain a position closer to the rail, bearing in mind the slow tempo of the race at that stage. In all the circumstances, stewards were satisfied with jockey Heagney's explanation and took no further action.
After the running of this race, Week Nights On returned to the enclosure with blood present in both nostrils. A subsequent veterinary examination, which included the horse being scoped, determined the cause to be attributed to trauma suffered as a result of being fractious in the barriers, and in all circumstances, Week Nights On subsequently was not declared a bleeder. Trainer A. Garland was however advised that a warning was placed on Week Nights On regarding its barrier manners. It was also noted that Week Nights On had cast its near-fore plate in running.
Race 7:
3yo QTIS Class 2 Handicap - 1100m
1st - Craiglea Falcon; 2nd - Navigation; 3rd - Tell‘em It's Easy
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Craiglea Falcon led the field in the home straight and kicked on well under the steadying burden on 57kg to clinch victory by a decisive margin. Craiglea Falcon, who was completing a Sunshine Coast double and his second win from his last three starts, was ridden by jockey Ken Pope. This was Pope’s fourth winner (for four different trainers) at the two-meetings held at the Sunshine Coast over the weekend. Pope brought home three winners at the Saturday night meeting. Pope’s Saturday winners were Bubbled (for trainer Troy Hall), Slinky Chelle (for Desleigh Foster) and Renegade Dancer (for Trevor Miller).
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Craiglea Falcon): 5.00 steady.
Favourite (Arctic Echo): 3.00 out to 3.30.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Craiglea Falcon (K. Pope) and Arctic Echo (A. Taylor) were slow to begin. Tell’em It’s Easy (J. Brown) got its head up when being restrained near the 1000m. Near the 700m, Tell’em It’s Easy had to be steadied after improving on to the heels of Craiglea Chevvy (M. Speers). Arctic Echo (A. Taylor), which was following, was obliged to shift wider on the track to avoid the heels of Tell’em It’s Easy (J. Brown). Approaching the 400m, Bonza Bronze (C. Reith) shifted out and made contact with Celestafy (M. Hellyer) on several occasions when attempting to improve.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Sweet Addiction, Wedding Lily
Warnings/bars:
Race 3. No Fear Of Heights - Lame near fore fetlock - Vet. clearance, trial.
Race 6. Week Nights On - Fractious in barriers - Warning
Monday, April 6, 2009
EAGLE FARM REVIEW (SAT, APR 04)
A review of the meeting held at Eagle Farm on Saturday, April 4.
Weather - Overcast: Track - Heavy 10. Rail - out 5m for the entire circumference.
Race 1:
Class 6 Plate - 1826m
1st - Drumshanbo; 2nd - Dawns Queen; 3rd - Three Tenors
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Michael Palmer: “His run was good today. We just sat outside them and once we sort of got to the 500m, 600m ... he just started to quicken the tempo. When he straightens he just knuckles down and gets the job done really well. It was harder in the wet, it sort of took him an extra 100m, 150m to pick up, but once he gets into full flight ... I was confident the whole time ... but, once we got inside the 200m we were right. The way he lets down, you know, when he’s at he’s peak he is going to be hard to run down.”
This result completed a hat-trick of wins for the Michael Nolan, Michael Palmer, Drumshanbo trio. The three wins came in less than a month (all in Class 6 company) over distances ranging from 1818m to 2200m on good, dead and heavy going.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Drumshanbo): 1.50 out to 1.65.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Three Tenors (App A. Taylor) was slow to begin.
Race 2:
Fillies & Mares Class 6 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Welcome Site; 2nd - Superfly; 3rd - Savanna La Mar
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Reg Mackay: “She handled the going real well. She’s been one of the unluckiest horses I’ve put a bridle on. She’s always getting into trouble and I thought when she has a bit of luck and gets her way she can win, which she’s has done today. The kid gave it a good ride. I told him (Brent Evans) to sit her up behind them and finish off.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evens: “I just bounced her out and possied up one off the fence, in fourth place. I got a beautiful run, fourth, one off. It took a while to pick up. They never sprint in the wet. But, in the end, it was the wet that did all the favours for her. She was just too good for them in the wet.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Welcome Site): 21.00 out to 26.00.
Favourite (Savanna La Mar): 3.00 out to 3.40. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Donar Amoris (N. Evans) was slow to begin. J. Bowditch the rider of Makiling was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift in approaching the 1000m when not sufficiently clear of Savannah La Mar (S. Scriven), resulting in that horse having to be steadied. Leaving the 1000m Welcome Site (App B. Evans) shifted in placing Best Of Ceedee (App Michael Palmer) and Hell Week (App L. Rolls) in restricted room. A short distance later Welcome Site, which commenced to race ungenerously, had to be steadied off the heels of Seething Duck (C. Reith), which shifted in.
Race 3:
2yo QTIS Handicap - 1200m
1st - Sniplaz; 2nd - Dancingwithangels; 3rd - Lively Lillie
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Brad Hearn (spokesman for the Liam Birchley stable): “A very similar run to the Gold Coast last week (where he won a feature by 4.75 lengths). He likes the sting out of the track and he’s a very tough horse. He had them beat today about 50 yards after the start. Actually the instructions were for him (Brent Evans) to ride him patiently, you know ... just to hang on to him as long as he could – but, I didn’t think he’d be at the hundred before he let him go. He’s a horse with a very bright future. One of his best attributes is how tough he is. From day one as a yearling, he’s just been one of our toughest two-year-olds. It’s the second time he has backed up too. I’m about 90 per cent sure he will be in the paddock on Monday. Come back as a nice three-year-old.”
Jockey Brent Evens: “It’s my second ride for the stable. My first ride won by about that far at Kilkoy. That was on a horse called Nude Etruscan. So that’s two for two from that stable. I could have left my whip in the jockey’s room. I never touched him until late and then I just rode him hands and heels. Nothing could go with him. The whole way I couldn’t hold him slow enough.”
Sniplaz has now won four out of his last five starts. These wins have come over distances ranging from 800m to 1200m, with his last two wins being achieved by a combined margin of 11.75 lengths.
Brad Hearn was on duty because trainer Liam Birchley was in Rockhampton, where he landed another feature two-year-old success with Arcup, who earned $73 000 for winning the Capricorn Sales Classic. Stable apprentice Chris McIver, who is from Rockhampton, made the trip back home to ride that feature race winner.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sniplaz): 1.40 steady.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Barramundi Jack (App Michael Palmer), Warrego (App S. Bogenhuber) and Fantastic Four (A. Pattillo) all jumped away awkwardly. Warrego over-raced for a short distance leaving the 800m. Warrego hung out rounding the home turn. Beach Model (L. Cassidy), when inclined to lay out rounding the home turn, shifted out making contact with the hind quarters of First Option (App J. Brown). A post race veterinary examination of Warrego failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 4:
NMW Handicap - 1500m
1st - Our Heart; 2nd - Supreme Best; 3rd - Willyclang
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Trevor Whittington: “No mate, I wasn’t confident with the heavy going. Quite honestly, I was confident until it got heavy. If it had been dead or slow, I was confident. But when it got heavy, no I talked myself out of it. I wasn’t confident he would handle the heavy. He’s as good a horse as I’ve ever had, but he has just got to put it all together. He had the draw here to overcome as well. Joe (Bowditch) rode him beautifully. Like I say, he is as good a horse as I’ve ever had, but he has had his problems. He had leg problems – the near-side front. He’s finally come out of it. We got it out about six weeks ago, raced at the coast on a heavy track. Scotty Galloway rode him and he said, put this horse on top of the ground and he just wins.
"I wasn’t going to run today, but the owner insisted that I run it. He said, I want him to run. If I’d had my way I would have scratched it because of the heavy track. When I spoke to the owner this morning on the phone, I said there are different heavy tracks. It is a different track here then it is down the coast or up at Coloundra. So we ended up running. But, mate, he’s got more ability than ... you can talk about other good horses I’ve had ... Picardi Run, Picablu and all of them ... this will leave them standing as far as ability goes, but he hasn’t got the same temperament.”
Jockey Joe Bowditch: “He went good, he jumped good, but I just couldn’t muster in the soft ground. It took him three or four strides and he was really battling in it early, so I thought I’m not going to ride him forward when he is struggling. So I come back and let him settle – let him travel, yeah - and from the about 700m he took me into the race nicely. He just wanted to lay in a bit once I got out wider. I gave him a couple of backhanders on the right, but then he drifted out and kept wanting to go out, so I had stop and straighten him. It was a pretty good effort. I saved a bit of ground around the corner then come out in the middle of the track in the straight, which seems to be playing a little better. He got through the wet ok, but I still think he would be better on a dry track. It’s pretty heavy out there today and a lot of them are struggling in it and he was one that just got through it alright.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Our Heart): 21.00 steady.
Equal favourite (Supreme Best): 6.50 in to 5.00. Finished second.
Equal favourite (Bernado): 4.60 out to 5.00. Finished eighth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Onion (App Michael Palmer) was slow to begin. Willyclang (S. Richardson) over-raced in the early and middle stages. He’s Full Of It (G. Snowden) laid out from a point leaving the 600m taking Start Thinkin’ (R. Goltz), Crowning Force (App B. Evans) and Bringelly (S. Seamer) wider on the track. Approaching the 400m Cotham (B. El-Issa) shifted out hampering He’s Full Of It. Bringelly raced wide throughout. When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of Bernado, jockey Matthew Palmer stated that although the gelding has previously handled rain affected going, he was of the opinion that the horse had failed to handle the extremely heavy track conditions today and as a result proved disappointing. Stewards noted his explanation. A post race veterinary examination of Bringelly failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 5:
3YO QTIS Handicap - 1400m
1st - Notevenow; 2nd - Goldfinger; 3rd - La Bella Luisa
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy: “All the owner wanted was a horse by Umatilla. We got this one for 12 000. We bought him as a yearling. He’s been an honest, little horse. He’s come back from racing against older horses, giving them weight and running second. He was carrying 56.5kg against older horses on slow tracks .Today he came back to three-year-old race, against his own age, and got in with 3kg less. He’s run second on a slow track before, he handles it ... so everything’s good.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “At the 500m, I had him in my hands and he was slipping on me a little bit, so I just let him go and stride a bit more freely up around the two leaders. Once he started to lengthen his stride, in that going, he was a lot more comfortable. He’s the type of horse who’s not a sit and sprint, so I wanted to get going on the corner. He loves the wet and, you know, he’s been racing against older horses with bigger weights so he was back to his own age group today, which helped make the difference.”
Notevenow has finished either first or second in six of his eight starts.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Notevenow): 11.00 out to 13.00.
Favourite (Moulin Lady): 4.80 out to 5.50 in to 4.80. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rock Rave (App S. Bogenhuber) jumped away awkwardly and lost ground. Satula (D. Craven) also jumped away awkwardly and shifted in making contact with the hind quarters of Macedon (App B. Evans). A Little Knowledge (C. Reith) and Qwerty (App L. Rolls) made contact on jumping away. Casholet (Matthew Palmer) was inclined to shift ground outwards under pressure over the concluding stages. Approaching the 200m Rock Rave shifted out to obtain clear running and in doing so bumped River Perfume (S. Drake). River Perfume raced wide throughout event. When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of Macedon App B. Evans stated that when asked for an effort from the 800m his mount did not respond and he felt Macedon was not comfortable in the prevailing track conditions. Trainer L. Gough agreed that the horse may not have been entirely suited in the heavy going. Stewards noted their explanations. Heza Flashman lost a near-fore plate in running.
Race 6:
Fillies & Mares Handicap - 1200m
1st - My First Affair; 2nd - Michelle Cafea; 3rd - Rocklet
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Maryann Thexton: “She won her first race career-wise first up on a heavy track over 1200. Her best stats are actually on rain affected tracks. She’s so honest. I knew she was fit – you look at her and you can tell she is fit. But all credit to Jimmy (Byrne), because I let him choose how he wanted to ride her, and he said, I’ve just got to try and conserve here ... conserve her, conserve her ... and go late - and he did just that. So a lot of the credit to Jimmy for an impeccable ride.
"In two week’s time there’s another Listed Fillies And Mares 1200m race, which she’ll be aimed at ... and then a fortnight later she’ll go to the Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast. Further on, we’ll freshen her up. These three races are her prep, because we don’t know how good she really is, or isn’t, and we expect a lot of good mares to come up from down south, so we thought these three races would be ideal to try and Black Type this mare. This is her first Black Type win. It’s pretty exciting.”
Jockey Jim Byrne: “She is a little bit soft-mouthed. The way she was going ... she dropped off the bit straight away ... she wasn’t going that great. As soon as I moved her to the outside she switched on. I could have waited and gone to the inside, but it was a straight run to the line in the end and as soon as she got to the outside she switched on and really powered to the line really good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (My First Affair): 5.50 out to 6.50.
Favourite (Rocklet): 2.70 out to 2.90 in to 2.80. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rocklet (L. Cassidy) was a little slow to begin. Spectacular Bird (J. Taylor) raced wide throughout. Rocklet lost a near-hind plate in running.
Stewards questioned jockey A. Pattillo regarding the tactics he adopted on Momentously today in that the horse settled further back in the field than on previous occasions. A. Pattillo stated that he had been instructed to ride his mount with cover and shortly after jumping Momentously when being restrained got its head up and he therefore became concerned that Momentously may over-race if bustled. A. Pattillo added that his mount again got its head up near the 1000m and raced ungenerously. A. Pattillo explained that it was due to this tendency that he did not attempt to hold a trailing position behind My First Affair (J. Byrne) near the 800m which then enabled Manic Monday (B. El-Issa) to take up that position resulting in Momentously settling further back in the field than he would have preferred. Trainer P. Hulbert confirmed the instructions and agreed that the horse's manners had resulted in it settling further back than anticipated.
Race 7:
Open Handicap - 1500m
1st - Eleda; 2nd - Go Cart; 3rd - Scattergun
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brian Guy (who completed a double on the day): “She a great little filly this, you know. She’s not big, but she’s a tryer. She’s tough. She’s really good. It was a big decision for the owners, because they opted to for this over the $100,000 race. We went to this because I thought the 1200 would be too short for her. Now she’s come out and bolting in. You only have to look at her record last preparation, you know. She won six out of seven. She’s a good filly.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy: “The track is extremely heavy. I knew they would fan out in the straight. It was just a matter of how wide I could get. I thought I was wide enough until the other horses swooped past me and then I thought, well maybe I wasn’t wide enough. But, as it turned out she handled the going a bit better than them in the end and stretched on. She did really well once she got into space. She showed plenty of ticker.”
Spare a thought for jockey Dean Tanti. Tanti is Eleda’s regular pilot and he was the rider who enjoyed that superb, winning run with the mare in her last preparation. Tanti is currently out of action with a broken foot.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Eleda): 4.00 out to 4.60.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Yield Curve (J. Taylor) and Go Cart (R. Wiggins) were slow to begin. Scattergun (App A. Taylor) and Go Cart raced wide rounding the home turn and leaving the 400m Go Cart shifted out and made contact with Scattergun. Striking Victor (App B. Evans) and Public Nuisance (S. Galloway) raced wide throughout.
When questioned as to the disappointing performance of Hard To Catch App L. Rolls explained that the horse was not comfortable in the prevailing heavy conditions. Trainer P. Duff agreed and indicated that whilst the horse had raced well on rain affected tracks in the past he was of the opinion that Hard To Catch was not completely comfortable in today's extremely heavy surface. Stewards noted their explanations. A post race veterinary examination of Hard To Catch failed to reveal any abnormality.
A post race veterinary examination of Public Nuisance (S. Galloway) revealed the gelding to be suffering a poor post race recovery rate. The connections were advised that a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to Public Nuisance racing again.
Race 8:
Colts, Geldings & Entires Class 6 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Carry On Doctor; 2nd - Pit Lane; 3rd - Little Stranger
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Eddie Wilkinson: “Without any speed in the race – he was the only real speed – there was never any concern about him being able to get across from the wide barrier. I didn’t really want to go to the fence anyway, because the track is pretty cut up. So I stayed one or two off the fence. He is a fit horse. He led them up. I saved him for as long as I could. I waited till the furlong before I really asked for an effort. I think that is what won him the race. He was just too good for them going to the line.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Carry On Doctor): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Tears’N’Cheers): 5.00 in to 4.40. Finished sixth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Chevron Island (L. Cassidy) was crowded for room on jumping away between Laurie’s Lad (J. Cook) and Carry On Doctor (E. Willkinson), both of which shifted ground. Release Me (C. Reith) and Fond Bond (App L. Rolls) made contact on jumping away. Tear’s ‘N’ Cheers (B. El-Issa) was slow to begin.
Ulladulla (Matthew Palmer) raced in restricted room to the inside of Pit Lane (J. Byrne) for some distance leaving the 500m. Ulladulla (Matthew Palmer) raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Chevron Island failed to reveal any abnormalities.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Dawn's Queen, Three Tenors, Lucky Toss, Best of Ceedee, Hell Week, Barramundi Jack, Lively Lillie, Crowning Force, He's Full Of It, La Bella Luisa, Spectacular Bird, Pimpala Gift, Go Cart, Victory Code, Eleda, Clavillo and Laurie's Lad.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners plus Dawn's Queen, Superfly, Dancingwithangels, Supreme Best, Goldfinger, Michelle Cafea, Pit Lane and Go Cart
Warnings/bars
Race 7. Public Nuisance - Poor post race recovery rate - Vet Cert. - LR36(b)
Weather - Overcast: Track - Heavy 10. Rail - out 5m for the entire circumference.
Race 1:
Class 6 Plate - 1826m
1st - Drumshanbo; 2nd - Dawns Queen; 3rd - Three Tenors
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Michael Palmer: “His run was good today. We just sat outside them and once we sort of got to the 500m, 600m ... he just started to quicken the tempo. When he straightens he just knuckles down and gets the job done really well. It was harder in the wet, it sort of took him an extra 100m, 150m to pick up, but once he gets into full flight ... I was confident the whole time ... but, once we got inside the 200m we were right. The way he lets down, you know, when he’s at he’s peak he is going to be hard to run down.”
This result completed a hat-trick of wins for the Michael Nolan, Michael Palmer, Drumshanbo trio. The three wins came in less than a month (all in Class 6 company) over distances ranging from 1818m to 2200m on good, dead and heavy going.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Drumshanbo): 1.50 out to 1.65.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Three Tenors (App A. Taylor) was slow to begin.
Race 2:
Fillies & Mares Class 6 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Welcome Site; 2nd - Superfly; 3rd - Savanna La Mar
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Reg Mackay: “She handled the going real well. She’s been one of the unluckiest horses I’ve put a bridle on. She’s always getting into trouble and I thought when she has a bit of luck and gets her way she can win, which she’s has done today. The kid gave it a good ride. I told him (Brent Evans) to sit her up behind them and finish off.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evens: “I just bounced her out and possied up one off the fence, in fourth place. I got a beautiful run, fourth, one off. It took a while to pick up. They never sprint in the wet. But, in the end, it was the wet that did all the favours for her. She was just too good for them in the wet.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Welcome Site): 21.00 out to 26.00.
Favourite (Savanna La Mar): 3.00 out to 3.40. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Donar Amoris (N. Evans) was slow to begin. J. Bowditch the rider of Makiling was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift in approaching the 1000m when not sufficiently clear of Savannah La Mar (S. Scriven), resulting in that horse having to be steadied. Leaving the 1000m Welcome Site (App B. Evans) shifted in placing Best Of Ceedee (App Michael Palmer) and Hell Week (App L. Rolls) in restricted room. A short distance later Welcome Site, which commenced to race ungenerously, had to be steadied off the heels of Seething Duck (C. Reith), which shifted in.
Race 3:
2yo QTIS Handicap - 1200m
1st - Sniplaz; 2nd - Dancingwithangels; 3rd - Lively Lillie
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Brad Hearn (spokesman for the Liam Birchley stable): “A very similar run to the Gold Coast last week (where he won a feature by 4.75 lengths). He likes the sting out of the track and he’s a very tough horse. He had them beat today about 50 yards after the start. Actually the instructions were for him (Brent Evans) to ride him patiently, you know ... just to hang on to him as long as he could – but, I didn’t think he’d be at the hundred before he let him go. He’s a horse with a very bright future. One of his best attributes is how tough he is. From day one as a yearling, he’s just been one of our toughest two-year-olds. It’s the second time he has backed up too. I’m about 90 per cent sure he will be in the paddock on Monday. Come back as a nice three-year-old.”
Jockey Brent Evens: “It’s my second ride for the stable. My first ride won by about that far at Kilkoy. That was on a horse called Nude Etruscan. So that’s two for two from that stable. I could have left my whip in the jockey’s room. I never touched him until late and then I just rode him hands and heels. Nothing could go with him. The whole way I couldn’t hold him slow enough.”
Sniplaz has now won four out of his last five starts. These wins have come over distances ranging from 800m to 1200m, with his last two wins being achieved by a combined margin of 11.75 lengths.
Brad Hearn was on duty because trainer Liam Birchley was in Rockhampton, where he landed another feature two-year-old success with Arcup, who earned $73 000 for winning the Capricorn Sales Classic. Stable apprentice Chris McIver, who is from Rockhampton, made the trip back home to ride that feature race winner.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sniplaz): 1.40 steady.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Barramundi Jack (App Michael Palmer), Warrego (App S. Bogenhuber) and Fantastic Four (A. Pattillo) all jumped away awkwardly. Warrego over-raced for a short distance leaving the 800m. Warrego hung out rounding the home turn. Beach Model (L. Cassidy), when inclined to lay out rounding the home turn, shifted out making contact with the hind quarters of First Option (App J. Brown). A post race veterinary examination of Warrego failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 4:
NMW Handicap - 1500m
1st - Our Heart; 2nd - Supreme Best; 3rd - Willyclang
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Trevor Whittington: “No mate, I wasn’t confident with the heavy going. Quite honestly, I was confident until it got heavy. If it had been dead or slow, I was confident. But when it got heavy, no I talked myself out of it. I wasn’t confident he would handle the heavy. He’s as good a horse as I’ve ever had, but he has just got to put it all together. He had the draw here to overcome as well. Joe (Bowditch) rode him beautifully. Like I say, he is as good a horse as I’ve ever had, but he has had his problems. He had leg problems – the near-side front. He’s finally come out of it. We got it out about six weeks ago, raced at the coast on a heavy track. Scotty Galloway rode him and he said, put this horse on top of the ground and he just wins.
"I wasn’t going to run today, but the owner insisted that I run it. He said, I want him to run. If I’d had my way I would have scratched it because of the heavy track. When I spoke to the owner this morning on the phone, I said there are different heavy tracks. It is a different track here then it is down the coast or up at Coloundra. So we ended up running. But, mate, he’s got more ability than ... you can talk about other good horses I’ve had ... Picardi Run, Picablu and all of them ... this will leave them standing as far as ability goes, but he hasn’t got the same temperament.”
Jockey Joe Bowditch: “He went good, he jumped good, but I just couldn’t muster in the soft ground. It took him three or four strides and he was really battling in it early, so I thought I’m not going to ride him forward when he is struggling. So I come back and let him settle – let him travel, yeah - and from the about 700m he took me into the race nicely. He just wanted to lay in a bit once I got out wider. I gave him a couple of backhanders on the right, but then he drifted out and kept wanting to go out, so I had stop and straighten him. It was a pretty good effort. I saved a bit of ground around the corner then come out in the middle of the track in the straight, which seems to be playing a little better. He got through the wet ok, but I still think he would be better on a dry track. It’s pretty heavy out there today and a lot of them are struggling in it and he was one that just got through it alright.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Our Heart): 21.00 steady.
Equal favourite (Supreme Best): 6.50 in to 5.00. Finished second.
Equal favourite (Bernado): 4.60 out to 5.00. Finished eighth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Onion (App Michael Palmer) was slow to begin. Willyclang (S. Richardson) over-raced in the early and middle stages. He’s Full Of It (G. Snowden) laid out from a point leaving the 600m taking Start Thinkin’ (R. Goltz), Crowning Force (App B. Evans) and Bringelly (S. Seamer) wider on the track. Approaching the 400m Cotham (B. El-Issa) shifted out hampering He’s Full Of It. Bringelly raced wide throughout. When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of Bernado, jockey Matthew Palmer stated that although the gelding has previously handled rain affected going, he was of the opinion that the horse had failed to handle the extremely heavy track conditions today and as a result proved disappointing. Stewards noted his explanation. A post race veterinary examination of Bringelly failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 5:
3YO QTIS Handicap - 1400m
1st - Notevenow; 2nd - Goldfinger; 3rd - La Bella Luisa
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy: “All the owner wanted was a horse by Umatilla. We got this one for 12 000. We bought him as a yearling. He’s been an honest, little horse. He’s come back from racing against older horses, giving them weight and running second. He was carrying 56.5kg against older horses on slow tracks .Today he came back to three-year-old race, against his own age, and got in with 3kg less. He’s run second on a slow track before, he handles it ... so everything’s good.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “At the 500m, I had him in my hands and he was slipping on me a little bit, so I just let him go and stride a bit more freely up around the two leaders. Once he started to lengthen his stride, in that going, he was a lot more comfortable. He’s the type of horse who’s not a sit and sprint, so I wanted to get going on the corner. He loves the wet and, you know, he’s been racing against older horses with bigger weights so he was back to his own age group today, which helped make the difference.”
Notevenow has finished either first or second in six of his eight starts.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Notevenow): 11.00 out to 13.00.
Favourite (Moulin Lady): 4.80 out to 5.50 in to 4.80. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rock Rave (App S. Bogenhuber) jumped away awkwardly and lost ground. Satula (D. Craven) also jumped away awkwardly and shifted in making contact with the hind quarters of Macedon (App B. Evans). A Little Knowledge (C. Reith) and Qwerty (App L. Rolls) made contact on jumping away. Casholet (Matthew Palmer) was inclined to shift ground outwards under pressure over the concluding stages. Approaching the 200m Rock Rave shifted out to obtain clear running and in doing so bumped River Perfume (S. Drake). River Perfume raced wide throughout event. When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of Macedon App B. Evans stated that when asked for an effort from the 800m his mount did not respond and he felt Macedon was not comfortable in the prevailing track conditions. Trainer L. Gough agreed that the horse may not have been entirely suited in the heavy going. Stewards noted their explanations. Heza Flashman lost a near-fore plate in running.
Race 6:
Fillies & Mares Handicap - 1200m
1st - My First Affair; 2nd - Michelle Cafea; 3rd - Rocklet
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Maryann Thexton: “She won her first race career-wise first up on a heavy track over 1200. Her best stats are actually on rain affected tracks. She’s so honest. I knew she was fit – you look at her and you can tell she is fit. But all credit to Jimmy (Byrne), because I let him choose how he wanted to ride her, and he said, I’ve just got to try and conserve here ... conserve her, conserve her ... and go late - and he did just that. So a lot of the credit to Jimmy for an impeccable ride.
"In two week’s time there’s another Listed Fillies And Mares 1200m race, which she’ll be aimed at ... and then a fortnight later she’ll go to the Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast. Further on, we’ll freshen her up. These three races are her prep, because we don’t know how good she really is, or isn’t, and we expect a lot of good mares to come up from down south, so we thought these three races would be ideal to try and Black Type this mare. This is her first Black Type win. It’s pretty exciting.”
Jockey Jim Byrne: “She is a little bit soft-mouthed. The way she was going ... she dropped off the bit straight away ... she wasn’t going that great. As soon as I moved her to the outside she switched on. I could have waited and gone to the inside, but it was a straight run to the line in the end and as soon as she got to the outside she switched on and really powered to the line really good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (My First Affair): 5.50 out to 6.50.
Favourite (Rocklet): 2.70 out to 2.90 in to 2.80. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rocklet (L. Cassidy) was a little slow to begin. Spectacular Bird (J. Taylor) raced wide throughout. Rocklet lost a near-hind plate in running.
Stewards questioned jockey A. Pattillo regarding the tactics he adopted on Momentously today in that the horse settled further back in the field than on previous occasions. A. Pattillo stated that he had been instructed to ride his mount with cover and shortly after jumping Momentously when being restrained got its head up and he therefore became concerned that Momentously may over-race if bustled. A. Pattillo added that his mount again got its head up near the 1000m and raced ungenerously. A. Pattillo explained that it was due to this tendency that he did not attempt to hold a trailing position behind My First Affair (J. Byrne) near the 800m which then enabled Manic Monday (B. El-Issa) to take up that position resulting in Momentously settling further back in the field than he would have preferred. Trainer P. Hulbert confirmed the instructions and agreed that the horse's manners had resulted in it settling further back than anticipated.
Race 7:
Open Handicap - 1500m
1st - Eleda; 2nd - Go Cart; 3rd - Scattergun
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brian Guy (who completed a double on the day): “She a great little filly this, you know. She’s not big, but she’s a tryer. She’s tough. She’s really good. It was a big decision for the owners, because they opted to for this over the $100,000 race. We went to this because I thought the 1200 would be too short for her. Now she’s come out and bolting in. You only have to look at her record last preparation, you know. She won six out of seven. She’s a good filly.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy: “The track is extremely heavy. I knew they would fan out in the straight. It was just a matter of how wide I could get. I thought I was wide enough until the other horses swooped past me and then I thought, well maybe I wasn’t wide enough. But, as it turned out she handled the going a bit better than them in the end and stretched on. She did really well once she got into space. She showed plenty of ticker.”
Spare a thought for jockey Dean Tanti. Tanti is Eleda’s regular pilot and he was the rider who enjoyed that superb, winning run with the mare in her last preparation. Tanti is currently out of action with a broken foot.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Eleda): 4.00 out to 4.60.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Yield Curve (J. Taylor) and Go Cart (R. Wiggins) were slow to begin. Scattergun (App A. Taylor) and Go Cart raced wide rounding the home turn and leaving the 400m Go Cart shifted out and made contact with Scattergun. Striking Victor (App B. Evans) and Public Nuisance (S. Galloway) raced wide throughout.
When questioned as to the disappointing performance of Hard To Catch App L. Rolls explained that the horse was not comfortable in the prevailing heavy conditions. Trainer P. Duff agreed and indicated that whilst the horse had raced well on rain affected tracks in the past he was of the opinion that Hard To Catch was not completely comfortable in today's extremely heavy surface. Stewards noted their explanations. A post race veterinary examination of Hard To Catch failed to reveal any abnormality.
A post race veterinary examination of Public Nuisance (S. Galloway) revealed the gelding to be suffering a poor post race recovery rate. The connections were advised that a veterinary certificate of fitness would be required prior to Public Nuisance racing again.
Race 8:
Colts, Geldings & Entires Class 6 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Carry On Doctor; 2nd - Pit Lane; 3rd - Little Stranger
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Eddie Wilkinson: “Without any speed in the race – he was the only real speed – there was never any concern about him being able to get across from the wide barrier. I didn’t really want to go to the fence anyway, because the track is pretty cut up. So I stayed one or two off the fence. He is a fit horse. He led them up. I saved him for as long as I could. I waited till the furlong before I really asked for an effort. I think that is what won him the race. He was just too good for them going to the line.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Carry On Doctor): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Tears’N’Cheers): 5.00 in to 4.40. Finished sixth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Chevron Island (L. Cassidy) was crowded for room on jumping away between Laurie’s Lad (J. Cook) and Carry On Doctor (E. Willkinson), both of which shifted ground. Release Me (C. Reith) and Fond Bond (App L. Rolls) made contact on jumping away. Tear’s ‘N’ Cheers (B. El-Issa) was slow to begin.
Ulladulla (Matthew Palmer) raced in restricted room to the inside of Pit Lane (J. Byrne) for some distance leaving the 500m. Ulladulla (Matthew Palmer) raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Chevron Island failed to reveal any abnormalities.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Dawn's Queen, Three Tenors, Lucky Toss, Best of Ceedee, Hell Week, Barramundi Jack, Lively Lillie, Crowning Force, He's Full Of It, La Bella Luisa, Spectacular Bird, Pimpala Gift, Go Cart, Victory Code, Eleda, Clavillo and Laurie's Lad.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners plus Dawn's Queen, Superfly, Dancingwithangels, Supreme Best, Goldfinger, Michelle Cafea, Pit Lane and Go Cart
Warnings/bars
Race 7. Public Nuisance - Poor post race recovery rate - Vet Cert. - LR36(b)
Sunday, April 5, 2009
DOOMBEN REVIEW (WED, APR 01)
A review of the meeting held at Doomben on Wednesday, April 1.
STEWARDS SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT EXTRACT:
From ITC meeting, 9.3.09.
Stewards today concluded an adjourned inquiry into the activities of trainer K. Deacon prior to the running of race 1 on the above date. Mr K. Deacon pleaded guilty to a charge under AR178(e)(i), in that he did administer to Flirty Flossy prior to the running of race 1 an oral medication whilst in the vicinity of the horse-float area. Mr Deacon was fined the sum of $500. When assessing penalty, stewards took into account Mr Deacon's good record.
Race 1:
C, G & E Class 3 Handicap - 1020m
1st - Ben Hur; 2nd - First Night Fever; 3rd – Earnshaw
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Barry Baldwin: “That’s my fifth winner in a row. I had one at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday ... three at Ipswich yesterday and now this one today. We still don’t know why this horse fell or how he fell (two runs back). He was about a length-and-a-half in front. He somehow got on top of the fence and couldn’t come off it. It was a funny sort of incident. He wasn’t hurt then, but we gave him a spell anyway. He’s had heaps of problems in his time. He’s had a couple of minor ops on his legs. Anyway we gave him a spell and gave him a barrier trail. In one of his barrier trails – and he can be bad in the barriers - the horse beside him threw himself underneath him, which didn’t help matters. He missed the start by about six lengths last time (when first-up, after a seven month layoff). He missed the start and he just sort of got back. It was a wet track and he just didn’t want to go. The only thing we did say beforehand today, was that we were just going to ride him out of the barriers and make him lead. We needed to get his mind back on the job, because he is a fair horse when he puts his mind to it.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “I said to Baz, I want to get him out today. Being the good trainer that Barry is, he leaves most things up to me. Mate, it worked. The horse is a schizophrenic. In saying that, mate, since his last run he has been working the place down. So we would have been disappointed had he not run well today. It was a good effort. He showed his true form today.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Ben Hur): 3.70 out to 5.00
Favourite (Mr Standfast): 2.50 out to 3.00. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Mr Standfast (C. McIver), which was initially slow to begin, was further tightened for room at the start between First Night Fever (L. Cassidy) and Swords (J. Bowditch), both of which shifted ground. Leaving the 800m, Wonkavator (M. Palmer) improved on to the heels of First Night Fever and shifted out, forcing Swords wider on the track. Wonkavator and Swords then raced wide for the remainder of the race. First Night Fever (L. Cassidy) was inclined to hang out in the middle stages.
Race 2:
F&M Class 3 Handicap - 1020m
1st - County Tale; 2nd - Musically; 3rd - Miss Courtly
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelso Wood: “We bought her at Magic Millions for $150 000. She won her Maiden. Then she got a stone bruise. I got that right - she had a week off. She ties up a bit, you know. When I put her back on the track she tied up ... and she tied up three mornings in a row. I thought, oh well, I’ve treated her with everything you can ... I thought, well, all I can do is turn her out. I give her a month out in the paddock. Then she ran (and won) at Ipswich and she finished up getting a bruised heel. About three or four days after the race she was lame. Then I had to give her bloody time off again. I was horrified coming here in the truck that she was going to tie up on me again. But she was fine.”
County Tale completed a hat-trick of wins here. Jockey Damian Browne made the most of the pick-up ride, having replaced County Tale’s regular pilot Brad Pengelly, who was injured in a fall at Ipswich the day before this meeting.
Trainer Barry Baldwin’s impressive winning sequence (five successive winners) ended here when Shezasmith finished unplaced.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (County Tale): 2.70 out to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite. This result began a sequence which saw four favourites win in-a-row.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was initially delayed as a result of Montana Royale (A. Erhart) and Jester Rumble (J. Taylor) being difficult to load. The start was further delayed after Falvalea broke through the barriers and galloped for a short distance. Falvelea was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon and cleared to start. Musically (S. Scriven) and Shezasmith (A. Taylor) were slow to begin. Martha’s Vineyard (B. El-Issa) and Chabeli (L. Cassidy) both began awkwardly. Leaving the 800m, Easy Silence (J. Jones) had to be steadied off the heels of Falvalea (D. Craven), which shifted in. Leaving the 600m, Shezasmith threw its head in the air and raced untractably for a short distance. Approaching the finish of the event, Shezasmith had to be steadied when that horse improved up towards the heels of the tiring Martha’s Vineyard (B. El-Issa). Easy Silence (J. Jones), Krisalo (Michael Palmer), Jester Rumble (J. Taylor) and Montana Royale (A. Erhart) all raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1200m
1st - Side To Side; 2nd - Sir Mossman; 3rd - Razzled
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Barry Baldwin: “The horse is doing a few things wrong and that is why I didn’t think he was good value at the price. Because he is still learning, we had no real plan in the running today. We were happy to let him be where he was comfortable.”
Apprentice jockey Amy Taylor: “There was a heap of scrimmaging at the half-mile. I didn’t want to get involved in that so I just let him run around them and he just kept finding.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Side To Side): 1.80 out to 2.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed after Tarmons broke through the barriers. The horse was recaptured after galloping 400 metres and after examination by the veterinary surgeon was cleared to start. There was a further delay to the start of this race after Kiss Kiss broke through the barriers. Kiss Kiss was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon and was declared a late scratching at 1.40 pm after an inspection found Kiss Kiss to be suffering an injury to the off-side eye. Perfect Glass (K. Pope) shifted out at the start, making contact with Coopers Comet (M. Heagney). Uberwald (J. Bowditch) began awkwardly and reared at the start, resulting in the horse losing ground.
Side By Side (A. Taylor) was slow to begin. Tarmons (J. Byrne), Side By Side, Uberwald and Perfect Glass all over-raced in the early and middle stages. Leaving the 300m, S. Scriven, rider of Razzled, was accidentally struck on the left hand by the whip of L. Rolls, rider of Schianto. Perfect Glass and Schianto (L. Rolls) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 4:
2yo Maiden Handicap - 1020m
1st - Moncalieri; 2nd - Merry Moni; 3rd - Mark ‘N’ Spin
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brain Smith: “(Part-owner) Frank Tagg asked me to go to Sydney and buy him a yearling. He said, I want to buy an Oaks winner. I bought this one for $300 000. She is out of an Oaks winner (Mystic Chantry) by Encosta de Lago. She is a super, super, super filly. She is a really exciting filly. I won’t use the words, I’ve never had anything better, because I’ve had some great horses ... but she rates up there. It’s the first time I’ve had those colours on since Circle Of Gold. Isn’t it terrific? I bought Circles Of Gold for him (Frank Tagg). He said go to the sales and buy me another one like that. It looks like I might have got one. I was a bit worried about the draw, but Scott (Galloway) used her early and he used her on the turn ... he knew what he had. He’s a good judge. It won in a canter in the end. How does she know what she has got to do?”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “She’s got this massive, powerful stride which took her to the front ... and then she just loafed the last 100m. She’s always had big wraps on her. I expected her to perform like that. She is a bit out of the ordinary. I just gave her a squeeze and she let down so well. Nothing worries her. Prior to the race, I just thought the only thing that could beat her was a bit of greenness, being first-up. Luckily though, she was in there with a lot of other horses who were racing for the first time as well, so they didn’t know any better. Just on her ability alone, she was way too good for them.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moncalieri): 2.10 out to 2.90 in to 2.70.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Moncalieri (S. Galloway) was tightened for room on jumping away between Rose’N’Cyn (Michael Palmer) and Mark ‘N’ Spin (J. Bowditch), which shifted out. Princess Priscilla (K. Pope) and Fiery Saturn (A. Pattillo) made contact shortly after the start.
An inquiry has been opened into the reason for Powerful Sphere (D. Griffin) and Princess Priscilla (K. Pope) being tightened for room when racing to the inside of Fiery Saturn (A. Pattillo) and Just Have A Go (J. Byrne) leaving the 900m. After taking evidence from the riders concerned and acting on their own observations, it was established that Just Have A Go shifted in and away from Merry Moni (C. Reith), which resulted in Fiery Saturn shifting in and crowding both Princess Priscilla and Powerful Sphere. Stewards, whilst noting the movement of both Merry Moni and Just Have A Go, were of the opinion that the riding of A. Pattillo, rider of Fiery Saturn, was a contributing factor and reminded him of his obligations to provide sufficient racing room to runners to the inside.
Silver Trump (J. Taylor) and Ella Daniela (Matthew Palmer) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 5:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1640m
1st - Hindsight; 2nd - LucyRox; 3rd - Master Of War
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer John Wallace: “She was just crying out for ground.” (Hindsight stepped up here from 1300m to 1640m). “It was a pretty good run last time (when a long-neck third to Hello Boss first-up after a nine-and-a-half month layoff). She’ll go a lot further than this. I reckon she’ll go two miles.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “I rode her a couple of times last time in and she placed in a $100 000 race ... in a three-year-old Fillies and Mares race. So she’s always shown ability, you know. She probably just needed a bit of time to mature. She needed the extra ground today ... and she’ll look for more. She’ll get up to 2000m.”
It should be remembered that Hindsight was deemed good enough to take her place in the Queensland Oaks last year. She finished unplaced, 7.80 lengths behind the smart Riva San.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hindsight): 2.20 out to 2.30.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Master Of War (D. Browne), Robson (B. Evans) and No Hurry (A. Taylor) made contact on jumping away. Licorice (Michael Palmer) was tightened for room at the start between Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart) and Master Of War, which shifted out. Blue Ego (J. Byrne) was slow to begin. Leaving the 1400m, Robson (B. Evans) had to be steadied off the heels of No Hurry (A. Taylor), which was taken in by Galactic Spirit (C. Reith). Near the 900m, Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart) over-raced badly at the heels of Hindsight (S. Galloway) and shifted out abruptly, forcing Robson (B. Evans) to be checked. Robson was then obliged to race wide for the remainder of the event. Trainer R Hawkswell was advised that a warning was being placed on the racing manners of Shake The Lantern. It was noted that the connections intend to remove the blinkers from Shake The Lantern in future. Near the 600m, Hindsight (S. Galloway) and Free Near Free (K. Banks) were tightened for room when racing to the inside of Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart), which shifted in. In the vicinity of the 400m, Hindsight (S. Galloway) attempted to shift out and in doing so made contact with Free Near Free (K. Banks). Passing the 200m, A. Taylor, rider of No Hurry, in an endeavour to improve shifted out, making heavy contact with Lucyrox (K. Pope). A short distance later, No Hurry was then tightened for room when racing between Shake The Lantern and Lucyrox. Stewards reprimanded both A. Taylor, rider of No Hurry and K. Pope, rider of Lucyrox regarding the matter. Dolphin Quest lost its off-fore plate in running.
Race 6:
Class 5 Handicap - 1640m
1st - Prend; 2nd - Showciti; 3rd - Little Imp
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Jim Byrne: “I’ve ridden her a few times and I’ve won a couple on her. She can show a good turn of foot. Like today, everything worked out really well. She pretty much always had a clean run and she let down really nice which was good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Prend): 6.00 out to 7.00.
Favourite (Showciti): 2.40 out to 2.70. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Dignity Prince (S. Scriven) and One For The Road (A. Merritt) were slow to begin. Mardi Magrar (B. Evans) over-raced when leading in the middle stages of the event.
When questioned regarding the tactics adopted on Showciti, apprentice L. Rolls stated that the horse was somewhat slow to begin, and approaching the first turn at the 1400m he was obliged to ease as a result of Breaking The Rules shifting in to a position ahead of him on the rails, which resulted in Showciti settling further back in the field than expected. He further explained that leaving the 600m he felt that it was in the best interests of the horse to remain on the inside rather than angling his mount to a wider position on the track which would have resulted in Showciti racing very wide rounding the home turn. It was noted that Showciti was held up for clear running between the 400m and 200m. Apprentice Rolls' explanation was noted.
Race 7:
F&M Class 4 Handicap - 1350m
1st - A Little Dabl Doya; 2nd - Anachelle; 3rd - Western Pacific
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kenneth Deacon (who was saddling his first city winner): “She deserves her win. You’d like to have a few like her. She is that honest. She’s got that bad leg and that. She did a sheath in her tendon and she had a couple of years off over that. Then she got a lacerated eye and she was out for nine months with that. She just tries so hard. She is just so honest. She’s always there. I told him (Brent Evans) just to jump her out, get a position and ride her a bit quiet. She’s been having bad draws ... bad barriers. She’s had to be used up and, because of that, she has been finding that last 40m or 50m a bit hard on her. Today, we wanted to turn it around and have the last shot at them.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “We drew wide last time and we pressed forward and we had to use way too much to get across. Today we rode her more quietly and she just travelled well throughout. She was comfortable back there and when I let her down, she flew.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (A Little Dabl Doya): 4.00 out to 4.60.
Favourite (Anachelle): 2.50 out to 2.80 in to 2.60. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Savanna La Mar (C. Reith) and Craiglea Symphony (L. Rolls) was slow to begin. Savanna La Mar over-raced in the early stages and near the 1000m shifted out, forcing Craiglea Sympnony (L. Rolls) wider on the track. Craiglea Symphony was then obliged to race wide until approaching the 600m. Leaving the 500m, Key To Happiness (L. Cassidy) improved up on to the heels of Anachelle (C. McIver) and had to be steadied. Anachelle was disappointed for a run between Craiglea Symphony and Western Pacific leaving the 400m. Anachelle then had difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 200m. Near the 200m, Craiglea Sympnony was tightened for room between Western Pacific (M. Hughes) and Ladyswood (T. Pannell), both of which shifted ground. A post-race veterinary examination of Foxie Em revealed the mare to have bled from both nostrils. As this was the second time that Foxie Em had bled, trainer J. Byrne was advised that the mare would now incur a lifetime bar from racing.
Race 8:
CG&E Class 4 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Black Morgan; 2nd - Another Speights; 3rd - D'Elcatraz
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bruce Hill: “I was just a little bit worried about the 1350m first-up (after a five month latoff). I was going to run him the other day over 1200m, but he drew an awful barrier so I pulled him out. He’s a nice horse. He’s had his share of problems over the years. He had leg problems in the early days. Last time we turned him out he cut his leg and he had to have three months off. That’s why he has been out so long since his last run.”
Apprentice jockey Joshua Jones: “He did a really good job first-up. We had a lovely spot early. We just had a little bit of trouble coming off the rails but, once he got out, he just accelerated and was just too good for them. He is going well and I think he can only get better too.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Black Morgan): 3.00 out to 3.40 in to 3.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Wings Of Seraph (M. Heagney) and You’re On Merv (J. Bowditch) were tightened for room on jumping away between D'Elcatraz (L. Cassidy) and Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson), both of which shifted ground. Another Speights (S. Scriven) and Yuketan (M. Hughes) made contact on jumping away. Wings Of Seraph (M. Heagney) and You’re On Merv (J. Bowditch) both over-raced in the middle stages. Black Morgan (J. Jones) was held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Near the 400m, Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson) shifted out to improve and in doing so made contact with Another Speights. App. J. Jones, rider of Black Morgan, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding, in that near the 150m he allowed his mount to shift out when insufficiently clear of Thundershot and Fantastic Movie, which resulted in Thundershot and Fantastic Move being checked when racing to the inside of Another Speights. J. Jones was suspended from riding in races for a period covered by 6 meetings, to commence at midnight, 4 April and to expire at midnight, 13 April. Thundershot (D. Griffin) and Another Speights (S. Scriven) raced wide for the majority of the event.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Martha's Vineyard, Galactic Spirit.
Bleeders:
Race 7. Foxie Em - Bled 2nd Bleed - Lifetime bar from racing.
Warnings/bars:
Race 5. Shake The Lantern - Racing manners - Warning.
STEWARDS SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT EXTRACT:
From ITC meeting, 9.3.09.
Stewards today concluded an adjourned inquiry into the activities of trainer K. Deacon prior to the running of race 1 on the above date. Mr K. Deacon pleaded guilty to a charge under AR178(e)(i), in that he did administer to Flirty Flossy prior to the running of race 1 an oral medication whilst in the vicinity of the horse-float area. Mr Deacon was fined the sum of $500. When assessing penalty, stewards took into account Mr Deacon's good record.
Race 1:
C, G & E Class 3 Handicap - 1020m
1st - Ben Hur; 2nd - First Night Fever; 3rd – Earnshaw
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Barry Baldwin: “That’s my fifth winner in a row. I had one at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday ... three at Ipswich yesterday and now this one today. We still don’t know why this horse fell or how he fell (two runs back). He was about a length-and-a-half in front. He somehow got on top of the fence and couldn’t come off it. It was a funny sort of incident. He wasn’t hurt then, but we gave him a spell anyway. He’s had heaps of problems in his time. He’s had a couple of minor ops on his legs. Anyway we gave him a spell and gave him a barrier trail. In one of his barrier trails – and he can be bad in the barriers - the horse beside him threw himself underneath him, which didn’t help matters. He missed the start by about six lengths last time (when first-up, after a seven month layoff). He missed the start and he just sort of got back. It was a wet track and he just didn’t want to go. The only thing we did say beforehand today, was that we were just going to ride him out of the barriers and make him lead. We needed to get his mind back on the job, because he is a fair horse when he puts his mind to it.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “I said to Baz, I want to get him out today. Being the good trainer that Barry is, he leaves most things up to me. Mate, it worked. The horse is a schizophrenic. In saying that, mate, since his last run he has been working the place down. So we would have been disappointed had he not run well today. It was a good effort. He showed his true form today.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Ben Hur): 3.70 out to 5.00
Favourite (Mr Standfast): 2.50 out to 3.00. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Mr Standfast (C. McIver), which was initially slow to begin, was further tightened for room at the start between First Night Fever (L. Cassidy) and Swords (J. Bowditch), both of which shifted ground. Leaving the 800m, Wonkavator (M. Palmer) improved on to the heels of First Night Fever and shifted out, forcing Swords wider on the track. Wonkavator and Swords then raced wide for the remainder of the race. First Night Fever (L. Cassidy) was inclined to hang out in the middle stages.
Race 2:
F&M Class 3 Handicap - 1020m
1st - County Tale; 2nd - Musically; 3rd - Miss Courtly
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelso Wood: “We bought her at Magic Millions for $150 000. She won her Maiden. Then she got a stone bruise. I got that right - she had a week off. She ties up a bit, you know. When I put her back on the track she tied up ... and she tied up three mornings in a row. I thought, oh well, I’ve treated her with everything you can ... I thought, well, all I can do is turn her out. I give her a month out in the paddock. Then she ran (and won) at Ipswich and she finished up getting a bruised heel. About three or four days after the race she was lame. Then I had to give her bloody time off again. I was horrified coming here in the truck that she was going to tie up on me again. But she was fine.”
County Tale completed a hat-trick of wins here. Jockey Damian Browne made the most of the pick-up ride, having replaced County Tale’s regular pilot Brad Pengelly, who was injured in a fall at Ipswich the day before this meeting.
Trainer Barry Baldwin’s impressive winning sequence (five successive winners) ended here when Shezasmith finished unplaced.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (County Tale): 2.70 out to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite. This result began a sequence which saw four favourites win in-a-row.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was initially delayed as a result of Montana Royale (A. Erhart) and Jester Rumble (J. Taylor) being difficult to load. The start was further delayed after Falvalea broke through the barriers and galloped for a short distance. Falvelea was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon and cleared to start. Musically (S. Scriven) and Shezasmith (A. Taylor) were slow to begin. Martha’s Vineyard (B. El-Issa) and Chabeli (L. Cassidy) both began awkwardly. Leaving the 800m, Easy Silence (J. Jones) had to be steadied off the heels of Falvalea (D. Craven), which shifted in. Leaving the 600m, Shezasmith threw its head in the air and raced untractably for a short distance. Approaching the finish of the event, Shezasmith had to be steadied when that horse improved up towards the heels of the tiring Martha’s Vineyard (B. El-Issa). Easy Silence (J. Jones), Krisalo (Michael Palmer), Jester Rumble (J. Taylor) and Montana Royale (A. Erhart) all raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1200m
1st - Side To Side; 2nd - Sir Mossman; 3rd - Razzled
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Barry Baldwin: “The horse is doing a few things wrong and that is why I didn’t think he was good value at the price. Because he is still learning, we had no real plan in the running today. We were happy to let him be where he was comfortable.”
Apprentice jockey Amy Taylor: “There was a heap of scrimmaging at the half-mile. I didn’t want to get involved in that so I just let him run around them and he just kept finding.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Side To Side): 1.80 out to 2.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed after Tarmons broke through the barriers. The horse was recaptured after galloping 400 metres and after examination by the veterinary surgeon was cleared to start. There was a further delay to the start of this race after Kiss Kiss broke through the barriers. Kiss Kiss was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon and was declared a late scratching at 1.40 pm after an inspection found Kiss Kiss to be suffering an injury to the off-side eye. Perfect Glass (K. Pope) shifted out at the start, making contact with Coopers Comet (M. Heagney). Uberwald (J. Bowditch) began awkwardly and reared at the start, resulting in the horse losing ground.
Side By Side (A. Taylor) was slow to begin. Tarmons (J. Byrne), Side By Side, Uberwald and Perfect Glass all over-raced in the early and middle stages. Leaving the 300m, S. Scriven, rider of Razzled, was accidentally struck on the left hand by the whip of L. Rolls, rider of Schianto. Perfect Glass and Schianto (L. Rolls) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 4:
2yo Maiden Handicap - 1020m
1st - Moncalieri; 2nd - Merry Moni; 3rd - Mark ‘N’ Spin
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brain Smith: “(Part-owner) Frank Tagg asked me to go to Sydney and buy him a yearling. He said, I want to buy an Oaks winner. I bought this one for $300 000. She is out of an Oaks winner (Mystic Chantry) by Encosta de Lago. She is a super, super, super filly. She is a really exciting filly. I won’t use the words, I’ve never had anything better, because I’ve had some great horses ... but she rates up there. It’s the first time I’ve had those colours on since Circle Of Gold. Isn’t it terrific? I bought Circles Of Gold for him (Frank Tagg). He said go to the sales and buy me another one like that. It looks like I might have got one. I was a bit worried about the draw, but Scott (Galloway) used her early and he used her on the turn ... he knew what he had. He’s a good judge. It won in a canter in the end. How does she know what she has got to do?”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “She’s got this massive, powerful stride which took her to the front ... and then she just loafed the last 100m. She’s always had big wraps on her. I expected her to perform like that. She is a bit out of the ordinary. I just gave her a squeeze and she let down so well. Nothing worries her. Prior to the race, I just thought the only thing that could beat her was a bit of greenness, being first-up. Luckily though, she was in there with a lot of other horses who were racing for the first time as well, so they didn’t know any better. Just on her ability alone, she was way too good for them.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moncalieri): 2.10 out to 2.90 in to 2.70.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Moncalieri (S. Galloway) was tightened for room on jumping away between Rose’N’Cyn (Michael Palmer) and Mark ‘N’ Spin (J. Bowditch), which shifted out. Princess Priscilla (K. Pope) and Fiery Saturn (A. Pattillo) made contact shortly after the start.
An inquiry has been opened into the reason for Powerful Sphere (D. Griffin) and Princess Priscilla (K. Pope) being tightened for room when racing to the inside of Fiery Saturn (A. Pattillo) and Just Have A Go (J. Byrne) leaving the 900m. After taking evidence from the riders concerned and acting on their own observations, it was established that Just Have A Go shifted in and away from Merry Moni (C. Reith), which resulted in Fiery Saturn shifting in and crowding both Princess Priscilla and Powerful Sphere. Stewards, whilst noting the movement of both Merry Moni and Just Have A Go, were of the opinion that the riding of A. Pattillo, rider of Fiery Saturn, was a contributing factor and reminded him of his obligations to provide sufficient racing room to runners to the inside.
Silver Trump (J. Taylor) and Ella Daniela (Matthew Palmer) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 5:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1640m
1st - Hindsight; 2nd - LucyRox; 3rd - Master Of War
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer John Wallace: “She was just crying out for ground.” (Hindsight stepped up here from 1300m to 1640m). “It was a pretty good run last time (when a long-neck third to Hello Boss first-up after a nine-and-a-half month layoff). She’ll go a lot further than this. I reckon she’ll go two miles.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “I rode her a couple of times last time in and she placed in a $100 000 race ... in a three-year-old Fillies and Mares race. So she’s always shown ability, you know. She probably just needed a bit of time to mature. She needed the extra ground today ... and she’ll look for more. She’ll get up to 2000m.”
It should be remembered that Hindsight was deemed good enough to take her place in the Queensland Oaks last year. She finished unplaced, 7.80 lengths behind the smart Riva San.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hindsight): 2.20 out to 2.30.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Master Of War (D. Browne), Robson (B. Evans) and No Hurry (A. Taylor) made contact on jumping away. Licorice (Michael Palmer) was tightened for room at the start between Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart) and Master Of War, which shifted out. Blue Ego (J. Byrne) was slow to begin. Leaving the 1400m, Robson (B. Evans) had to be steadied off the heels of No Hurry (A. Taylor), which was taken in by Galactic Spirit (C. Reith). Near the 900m, Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart) over-raced badly at the heels of Hindsight (S. Galloway) and shifted out abruptly, forcing Robson (B. Evans) to be checked. Robson was then obliged to race wide for the remainder of the event. Trainer R Hawkswell was advised that a warning was being placed on the racing manners of Shake The Lantern. It was noted that the connections intend to remove the blinkers from Shake The Lantern in future. Near the 600m, Hindsight (S. Galloway) and Free Near Free (K. Banks) were tightened for room when racing to the inside of Shake The Lantern (B. Stewart), which shifted in. In the vicinity of the 400m, Hindsight (S. Galloway) attempted to shift out and in doing so made contact with Free Near Free (K. Banks). Passing the 200m, A. Taylor, rider of No Hurry, in an endeavour to improve shifted out, making heavy contact with Lucyrox (K. Pope). A short distance later, No Hurry was then tightened for room when racing between Shake The Lantern and Lucyrox. Stewards reprimanded both A. Taylor, rider of No Hurry and K. Pope, rider of Lucyrox regarding the matter. Dolphin Quest lost its off-fore plate in running.
Race 6:
Class 5 Handicap - 1640m
1st - Prend; 2nd - Showciti; 3rd - Little Imp
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Jim Byrne: “I’ve ridden her a few times and I’ve won a couple on her. She can show a good turn of foot. Like today, everything worked out really well. She pretty much always had a clean run and she let down really nice which was good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Prend): 6.00 out to 7.00.
Favourite (Showciti): 2.40 out to 2.70. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Dignity Prince (S. Scriven) and One For The Road (A. Merritt) were slow to begin. Mardi Magrar (B. Evans) over-raced when leading in the middle stages of the event.
When questioned regarding the tactics adopted on Showciti, apprentice L. Rolls stated that the horse was somewhat slow to begin, and approaching the first turn at the 1400m he was obliged to ease as a result of Breaking The Rules shifting in to a position ahead of him on the rails, which resulted in Showciti settling further back in the field than expected. He further explained that leaving the 600m he felt that it was in the best interests of the horse to remain on the inside rather than angling his mount to a wider position on the track which would have resulted in Showciti racing very wide rounding the home turn. It was noted that Showciti was held up for clear running between the 400m and 200m. Apprentice Rolls' explanation was noted.
Race 7:
F&M Class 4 Handicap - 1350m
1st - A Little Dabl Doya; 2nd - Anachelle; 3rd - Western Pacific
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kenneth Deacon (who was saddling his first city winner): “She deserves her win. You’d like to have a few like her. She is that honest. She’s got that bad leg and that. She did a sheath in her tendon and she had a couple of years off over that. Then she got a lacerated eye and she was out for nine months with that. She just tries so hard. She is just so honest. She’s always there. I told him (Brent Evans) just to jump her out, get a position and ride her a bit quiet. She’s been having bad draws ... bad barriers. She’s had to be used up and, because of that, she has been finding that last 40m or 50m a bit hard on her. Today, we wanted to turn it around and have the last shot at them.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “We drew wide last time and we pressed forward and we had to use way too much to get across. Today we rode her more quietly and she just travelled well throughout. She was comfortable back there and when I let her down, she flew.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (A Little Dabl Doya): 4.00 out to 4.60.
Favourite (Anachelle): 2.50 out to 2.80 in to 2.60. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Savanna La Mar (C. Reith) and Craiglea Symphony (L. Rolls) was slow to begin. Savanna La Mar over-raced in the early stages and near the 1000m shifted out, forcing Craiglea Sympnony (L. Rolls) wider on the track. Craiglea Symphony was then obliged to race wide until approaching the 600m. Leaving the 500m, Key To Happiness (L. Cassidy) improved up on to the heels of Anachelle (C. McIver) and had to be steadied. Anachelle was disappointed for a run between Craiglea Symphony and Western Pacific leaving the 400m. Anachelle then had difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 200m. Near the 200m, Craiglea Sympnony was tightened for room between Western Pacific (M. Hughes) and Ladyswood (T. Pannell), both of which shifted ground. A post-race veterinary examination of Foxie Em revealed the mare to have bled from both nostrils. As this was the second time that Foxie Em had bled, trainer J. Byrne was advised that the mare would now incur a lifetime bar from racing.
Race 8:
CG&E Class 4 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Black Morgan; 2nd - Another Speights; 3rd - D'Elcatraz
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bruce Hill: “I was just a little bit worried about the 1350m first-up (after a five month latoff). I was going to run him the other day over 1200m, but he drew an awful barrier so I pulled him out. He’s a nice horse. He’s had his share of problems over the years. He had leg problems in the early days. Last time we turned him out he cut his leg and he had to have three months off. That’s why he has been out so long since his last run.”
Apprentice jockey Joshua Jones: “He did a really good job first-up. We had a lovely spot early. We just had a little bit of trouble coming off the rails but, once he got out, he just accelerated and was just too good for them. He is going well and I think he can only get better too.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Black Morgan): 3.00 out to 3.40 in to 3.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Wings Of Seraph (M. Heagney) and You’re On Merv (J. Bowditch) were tightened for room on jumping away between D'Elcatraz (L. Cassidy) and Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson), both of which shifted ground. Another Speights (S. Scriven) and Yuketan (M. Hughes) made contact on jumping away. Wings Of Seraph (M. Heagney) and You’re On Merv (J. Bowditch) both over-raced in the middle stages. Black Morgan (J. Jones) was held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Near the 400m, Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson) shifted out to improve and in doing so made contact with Another Speights. App. J. Jones, rider of Black Morgan, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding, in that near the 150m he allowed his mount to shift out when insufficiently clear of Thundershot and Fantastic Movie, which resulted in Thundershot and Fantastic Move being checked when racing to the inside of Another Speights. J. Jones was suspended from riding in races for a period covered by 6 meetings, to commence at midnight, 4 April and to expire at midnight, 13 April. Thundershot (D. Griffin) and Another Speights (S. Scriven) raced wide for the majority of the event.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Martha's Vineyard, Galactic Spirit.
Bleeders:
Race 7. Foxie Em - Bled 2nd Bleed - Lifetime bar from racing.
Warnings/bars:
Race 5. Shake The Lantern - Racing manners - Warning.
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