Before moving on to the Sunday review, a brief word about what could be an important winner at the Saturday night meeting at the Sunshine Coast on April 18.
The Bruce and Jason McLachlan trained Facile Tigre scored by 7.50 lengths on debut at the Cushion Track meeting. The manner in which the son of Catbird announced his arrival on the scene attracted plenty of attention. Most importantly, jockey Eddie Wilkinson, who has the experience and know-how to be able to label a good horse when he sees one, was in awe of the two-year-olds performance. For the record, this is what trainer and jockey had to say about Facile Tigre’s superb start to his career.
WINNER FEEDBACK
Jockey Eddie Wilkinson: “He is a superstar. That’s all I can tell you. He is exciting. We won by seven and we still had plenty up our sleeve. He is a special horse. He will be going straight to town and he’s probably ... not probably ... he is a carnival horse. He is an absolute professional. He jumped. He went. I said, come back. He came back. He just did it all.”
Co-trainer Jason McLachlan: “He is a very nice horse. He has always shown us plenty. Unfortunately he didn’t get a run in town. He was the fifth emergency. He’s got a long way to go yet. He’s only won a two-year-old Maiden, but I wouldn’t swop him for too many.”
Now to the review of the meeting held at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, April 19.
Track - Heavy 8. Rail - Out 6m.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 1600m
1st - Will Impress; 2nd - Dave The Dude; 3rd - Markhee Miss
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Pat Duff: “He was always going to go forward (from the wide barrier). He’s raced in that pattern most of his races. He’s been racing very consistently. He deserves the win. I think he is a horse that has got some sort of future. He probably not a very mature horse at this stage. He is a well-bred horse. He is bred to get over 1800m to 2000m. I think, as he gets a bit of age on him, that is just what he will do. Kenny (Pope) rode him well, but I really think it was just an easy race for the horse today.”
Jockey Ken Pope: “Just went forward from the draw. We had a lovely run in front. One came with me, but it really didn’t faze him, you know. The other one didn’t fire us up or anything. We were going the speed we wanted to go ... and my horse had enough to keep going. He was just too strong for that field.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Will Impress): 4.80 out to 5.50.
Favourite (Dave The Dude): 2.10 out to 2.50 in to 2.00. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Miss Mazaratti (Apprentice M. Millford) and Dave The Dude (L. Cassidy) were slow to begin. Stalwart Garza (Apprentice J. Piper) began awkwardly, shifted out and made contact with I’m All Yours (Apprentice O. Turpin), then a short distance later shifted in and made contact with Well Kept Secret (Apprentice R. Hinricks). Morgan Factor (R. Wiggins) raced wide in the early stages At the 1350m Stalwart Garza (Apprentice J. Piper) had to be steadied off the heels of I’m All Yours (Apprentice O. Turpin), which shifted in. Near the 1200m Markhee Miss (Apprentice M. Hellyer) commenced to over-race, laid out and made contact with I’m All Yours (Apprentice O. Turpin). Markhee Miss continued to lay out for the remainder of the race and again at the 500m hung out and made contact with I’m All Yours. At about the 1000m Morgan Factor (R. Wiggins) shifted in resulting in Lala La Vin (E. Wilkinson) having to steady momentarily to avoid that horse's heels. Leaving the 500m Interest (A. Pattillo) improved up onto the heels of I’m All Yours (Apprentice O. Turpin), which was tiring, and had to be steadied. Flamboyance (S. Galloway) and Well Kept Secret (Apprentice R. Hinricks) raced wide until rounding the home turn.
When questioned as to the reason for Dave The Dude travelling back in the field, Jockey L. Cassidy explained that this was the first occasion on which the horse had raced with blinkers. He said that it had been his intention to race just off the speed, however Dave The Dude did not begin well, raced very greenly and failed to respond to his riding. He added that he then elected to settle the horse where it was racing comfortably during the event. Stewards noted the explanation.
Race 2:
3yo Maiden Handicap - 1200m
1st - Duke Of Danes; 2nd - Chicken Dinner; 3rd - Acting Up
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Davin Green: “He goes nice this horse. I didn’t think he would win that easy ... but I thought he would win, yeah. He’s bred to handle the wet and the soft going – and he did that. He is still a little bit green. He was running around a touch down the straight. I was on him in his previous start. He was unlucky not to win that day. At the 300m I got squeezed up, you know, quite badly. He’s probably given the winner about four or five lengths at that stage and he only ended up getting beaten by two. It wasn’t that far. He’s hopefully going to keep improving.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Duke Of Danes): 4.80 out to 5.00 in to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
After being placed in the barriers Itsa Punt (S. Richardson) broke through, was quickly recaptured, examined by the Club's veterinary surgeon and passed fit to take its place in the field. Trainer Ms L. Thomson was advised that a warning had been placed on the gelding's barrier manners. In the early and middle stages Red Bullet (Apprentice B. Evans), Century Rock (W. Clasohm) and Hudsons Hornet (A. Merritt) raced wide. Duke Of Danes (D. Green) was slow to begin. At the 750m Rubydoobydoo (Apprentice A. Taylor), which was racing ungenerously, shifted in, resulting in Cubby House (Apprentice M. Hughes) having to steady momentarily. Leaving the 500m Itsa Punt (S. Richardson) and Hudsons Hornet (A. Merritt) were tightened for room when Cubby House (Apprentice M. Hughes) rolled in. Near the 50m Itsa Punt (S. Richardson) had to steady off heels.
Race 3:
3yo Maiden Plate - 1200m
1st - Happy Rhythm; 2nd - Hudson Grey; 3rd - Altissimo
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer John Petersen: “He was second-up here. The first run gave us a hint he was on the job. With the races that have been called off, he had virtually five weeks between runs, you know. He was favourite at Ipswich on Wednesday (that meeting was abandoned). He only had to handle the ground today to win. I was never worried about the wide barrier. I was only worried about the ground.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Happy Rhythm): 2.50 in to 2.00 out to 2.10.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
After being placed in the barriers Flower Chariot broke through, dislodging Jockey P. Wolfgram and completing a circuit of the track. Stewards ordered the withdrawal of Flower Chariot at 12.45 p.m. Connections were advised that a barrier certificate must be provided prior to Flower Chariot being permitted to race again. Connections of Hudson Grey reported that the horse returned with lacerations to its off-hind .This was confirmed by a Veterinary Inspection, which revealed that the injury was superficial. At the start Tarmons (B. Stewart) shifted out and made heavy contact with Hudson Grey (S. Galloway). Billkay (R. Wiggins), Happy Rhythm (T. Pannell) and Altissimo (L. Cheshire) were slow to begin. In the early and middle stages Billkay (R. Wiggins) and Happy Rhythm (T. Pannell) raced wide. Leaving the 50m Because I Am (Apprentice R. Hinricks) was tightened for room between Billkay (R. Wiggins), which shifted out, and Sequalora (Apprentice M. Hellyer), which shifted in. Stewards advised Jockey R. Wiggins to exercise more care in similar circumstances. Apprentice M. Hellyer was reprimanded for permitting his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Because I Am. Apprentice Hellyer was also reminded of his obligation under A.R. 137(b) to ride his mount to the finish.
Race 4:
4yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1200m
1st - Once More Brother; 2nd - Dai Kon; 3rd - Road From Heaven
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “He deserved to win. Last start was on the Cushion Track. He just never handled the Cushion Track. You know, two starts ago (when first-up) his form was pretty good. He didn’t like the soft going that much today, so he will be better on top of the ground.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Once More Brother): 5.00 steady.
Favourite (Dai Kon): 2.00 out to 2.50. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Whilst parading behind the barriers Road From Heaven reared, dislodging its rider, Apprentice N. Yamada. Road From Heaven after travelling a short distance was examined by the Club's veterinary surgeon and passed fit to start. At the start Mega Mountain (R. Hurley) shifted in and made contact with Costplus (Apprentice R. Hinricks). On jumping Dai Kon (E. Wilkinson) and Tekke Bokhara (S. Galloway) were tightened for room between Tabooba (M. Radecker), which shifted out, and Genuine Sin (Apprentice G. Butler), which shifted in. In the early and middle stages Alfindo (Apprentice M. Hughes) and Dai Kon (E. Wilkinson) raced wide. Approaching the 700m Genuine Sin (Apprentice G. Butler) raced wide for some distance. Leaving the 700m Alfindo (Apprentice M. Hughes), which was racing wide on the track, rolled in and tightened Costplus (Apprentice R. Hinricks), which was racing to its inside. Near the 300m Alfindo (Apprentice M. Hughes), rolled in and made contact with Once More Brother (K. Yoshida), which was racing to its inside. A post-race veterinary examination of Alfindo (Apprentice M. Hughes) revealed that the horse was sore in the offside fore-leg. Connections were informed that they must furnish a veterinary certificate of fitness prior to Alfindo being permitted to race again.
Race 5:
Class 1 Handicap - 850m
1st - Crazy Woman; 2nd - King Of The Kongo; 3rd - Crystal Rocket
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bill Trimble: “Isn’t she just so consistent? Seven starts and she has got a cheque every time. Might not have had many wins (two), but she is a real consistent filly. She has got a couple of little problems. She just spits the bit out after she straightens up. It’s cost us the last ... probably four races. But hopefully we’ve got her over it. We’ve decided now that as soon as she straightens up she’s got to have a few put around the bum, to wake her up and keep her mind on the job. Yeah, she did move around a little bit in the straight. That was under the stick. Once you pull the stick and put a few around her ... as soon as she starts to take off, she’ll move, but then she’ll keep straight after that. She deserved her win.”
Apprentice jockey Jana Piper: “I gave it a couple around the arse out of the gates – when they opened – just to get her mind right and get her galloping. There is no room for error over the 850m. You have got to get them running. Bill (Trimble) took the blinkers off her the start before and I said, just put them straight back on. So we put the blinkers back on and I just fired her right up. In the straight she wanted to lay in towards the inside, so I put the whip in the other hand. She finished off strong.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Crazy Woman): 5.00 out to 5.50.
Favourite (Sweet Cherub): 2.00 in to 1.95 out to 2.35.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Marjo (Apprentice M. Hellyer) jumped awkwardly and was slow to begin. At the start Crazy Woman (Apprentice J. Piper) shifted in, taking Sweet Cherub (Apprentice A. Taylor) in onto Cometapappa (Apprentice B. Evans). At about the 800m Sweet Cherub (Apprentice A. Taylor) had to steady away from the heels of Crazy Woman (Apprentice J. Piper) and in doing so rolled in and made contact with Cometapappa (Apprentice B. Evans) which was also steadied. At an inquiry into the incident stewards reprimanded Apprentice J. Piper for allowing her mount to shift in when insufficiently clear. At the 400 metres King Of The Kongo (M. Wood) laid in.
Stewards opened an inquiry into the apparent disappointing performance of Sweet Cherub (Apprentice A. Taylor). After taking evidence from Apprentice Taylor and Trainer Mr B. Baldwin, stewards adjourned the inquiry to a time and date to be fixed. A post-race veterinary examination of Sweet Cherub revealed that the horse was slightly lame in the off-foreleg.
Race 6:
Class 6 Handicap - 1000m
1st - Abirra; 2nd - Wigndove; 3rd - The Boxer
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Robert Wilson: “That was a good effort with that weight ... with 58kg. We don’t give Jason (Taylor) any instructions. He knows the horse so well. He’s ridden the horse on a number of occasions. We didn’t take a claim. We wanted to give Jason the ride and then see where we were with him, you know. We respect his opinion a fair bit. He knows the horse, so we wanted to see where we were with him at the moment. We’ll see what Jason says and then we’ll decide where we’ll go next. There are plenty of races out there for him. It is just a matter of how high we step him up.That was originally our plan this preparation ... to give him a couple of lesser class races and then sort of go for the bigger one ... and then drop back again. It’s more about winning prize-money. He’s unbeaten this prep, so it’s good isn’t it?”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Abirra): 2.70 out to 4.20.
Favourite (The Boxer): 4.60 in to 3.60. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Courtyard Circle (Apprentice N. Yamada) and True Flyer (K. Yoshida) were slow to begin. The Boxer (Apprentice M. Speers) was slow to begin. In the middle stages Fleeting Echo (Apprentice S. Bogenhuber) raced wide.
Race 7:
Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - Stawell Dash; 2nd - Dispurser; 3rd - The Lording Dragon
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steven O’dea: “He was impressive when he won his Maiden (at Doomben, two runs back) and last start at Ipswich he made nice ground to the line and wasn’t really tested. I was pretty keen about him today. The bigger track suits him and he handled the slight step up in distance on a heavy track. I think he will probably get further as well. As I’ve said before, he is a horse that has taken a long time to switch on and put it all together. He used to do a lot of things wrong. He was a very immature horse, but his last three runs he’s put it all together and he’s starting to show some potential. Yeah, Ryan (Wiggins) and I are travelling well together at the moment. He comes to the track and rides a bit of work for me ... puts in the work ... so I am only too happy to reward him with rides. It’s a two-way street. Things are going well.”
Jockey Ryan Wiggins: “I’ve been having a bit of luck with Steven. He’s horses are going well. The horse was always in charge today. He was a bit unlucky last start. He’s a nice horse. I think he can go to town and win on a Saturday. I ride a fair bit of work for Steve. Since he has moved here permanently I’ve been starting to ride work for him. I think I’ve had about five rides for him for three winners and two seconds.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Stawell Dash): 3.00 out to 3.20 in to 3.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REORT EXTRACT:
Debraith (Apprentice J. Piper) was declared a late scratching, at 3.11 p.m.) by order of the stewards acting on veterinary advice. Dispurser (B. Swanton) was slow to begin. On jumping Stawell Dash (R. Wiggins) and The Lording Dragon (Apprentice M. Hughes) made contact. Leaving the 900m the saddle on Fantastic Carat (N. Thomas) slipped, placing Jockey N. Thomas at a disadvantage in riding his horse, obliging him to ease his mount to the outside of the field and retire it from the event. Near the 600m The Lording Dragon (Apprentice M. Hughes) improved up onto the heels of Sweet Addiction (A. Pattillo) and had to be steadied.
Race 8:
Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - Yamarjie; 2nd - Timecall; 3rd - Renegade Dancer
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Laura Cheshire (who made the most of a pick-up ride in the absence of Bobby El-Issa): “The horse is just a natural back-marker. She hasn’t got a lot of early speed so I thought, if I could give her a bit of a dig out of the gates she might stay in contact. We ended up in a good enough spot ... I was three wide early, but then I managed to get in one-off. Coming around the turn, I’ve sort of been a bit tight for a gap and I’ve gone for a gap that’s been pretty marginal. She’s only a small horse, but I knew if I didn’t get through that gap I wasn’t going to win the race, so we took it on. We got through and then she fought hard to the finish. She is a good little horse. She is only a tiny horse but she does try hard. I ride her in all her work and I’ve ridden before in races, so I do know her well. I rode her last time at Ipswich and then they said, well we’ll put Bobby on next start. Bobby didn’t show up, so I got her back!”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Yamarjie): 7.00 out to 8.50.
Favourite (Winxaarheart): 5.00 steady. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
At the start Lucky Landing (A. Merritt) jumped in onto Electric Lass (S. Galloway), which was taken in on to Lee Kova (T. Treichel) which was inconvenienced. In the early and middle stages Diamond Del (Apprentice B. Evans), Timecall (L. Cassidy) and Black Dakota (K.Yoshida) raced wide, then approaching the 800m Black Dakota commenced to over-race and shifted out. Optimist Prime (Apprentice J. Piper) raced erratically from the 600m. Near the 350m Yamarjie (L Cheshire) when attempting to take a tight run between Optimist Prime (J. Piper), which was tiring and racing awkwardly, and Renegade Dancer, made contact with Renegade Dancer (K. Pope), turning that horse outwards, and in turn rolled out and made contact with Optimist Prime. After inquiring into the incident stewards took no direct action other than to note it as a racing incident. At the 150m Iglesia Fair (Apprentice O. Turpin) rolled out and made contact with Lucky Landing (A. Merritt), which had to be steadied. Shortly after this incident Apprentice Turpin directed his mount to the inside to avoid Optimist Prime (Apprentice J. Piper), which was racing erratically. Stewards interviewed the connections of Optimist Prime and advised them that the horse must perform to the satisfaction of the stewards in an official barrier trial and that following such trial they must furnish a veterinary certificate to verify the soundness of the horse to race. At the 100m Lee Kova (T Treichel) broke down and was subsequently euthanased on humane grounds. Optimist Prime (Apprentice J. Piper), which was following, took evasive action to avoid the injured horse .
Race 9:
Open Handicap - 1400m
1st - Crowning Force; 2nd - Noreil; 3rd - Morning Colours
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bevan Johnson: “I only watched the two races before this and they were making up ground on the inside, so we kept the rail as an option. We had to go where we got the room, but we were happy to look for an inside run and that was handed to us. They gave us plenty of room and he killed them in the end. He had very good country form in New South Wales before we got him. He came to me mid-last year. We ran him a bit and then he was just ready for a blow. There were no issues or anything. He just needed time out. So we gave him a blow and this was his fourth run back.”
Jockey Shannon Apthorpe: “I thought the fence ... the fence didn’t feel any worse than the outside of the track. They were still getting home on the fence. We had the opportunity to get the run there. I felt pretty confident once we got to about the 500m. We were travelling nice. We just needed to get that run, so we rode for a bit of luck I suppose, but they ended up leaving the rail open for me. The horse still had to put in the effort, but he felt really good all of the way. He turned around after pulling up after the race and he wanted to take off coming back in, so he was really feeling good. He was my only ride for the day. That made it worthwhile. I went to Brisbane for one yesterday and it run last, so this result made up for yesterday.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Crowning Force): 15.00 steady.
Favourite (Morning Colours): 1.50 out to 1,70. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
At the start Longstreet (T. Treichel) had to be steadied when crowded for room between Crowning Force (S. Apthorpe) and Chance Bay (Apprentice L. Rolls), which jumped inwards. In the early and middle stages Lusting (Apprentice B. Evans) raced wide. At the 300m Noreil (L. Cheshire) rolled in and tightened Lusting (Apprentice B. Evans), which was racing to its inside, and a short distance later Noreil rolled in again and tightened Morning Colours (L. Cassidy).
Race 10:
Class 2 Handicap - 1200m
1st - Laurels; 2nd - Spanish Kiss; 3rd - Bumper Harvest
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Michael Hellyer: “Bryan (Guy) wanted me third, one-off the fence. When the gates opened he just sort of sat there and was a bit flat-footed. So I didn’t get there early. I didn’t panic. I sat a bit worse than midfield. But then, I tell you, he was the luckiest horse that ran around because all the runs just came when he needed them. Coming into the straight I was up behind the leaders and I was just waiting to see what Mandy (Radecker) was doing on her horse (Licence To Steal) and she pulled off and went straight off the fence. Bryan did tell me the horse was probably just a bit fat still – probably just a little bit underdone – but they were confident of him putting in a good result. We saved the ground and he really let down. He showed a real nice turn of foot to get to the front, then wacked away and got there.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Laurels): 4.00 steady. Equal favourite.
Equal favourite (Ladros): 3.80 out to 4.00. Finished thirteenth (last).
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rothera was a late scratching at 8.15am. Trainer Mr M. Currie will be asked to explain the reason for the late withdrawal of the horse. Laurels (Apprentice M. Hellyer) was slow to begin. Bonza Bronze (S. Galloway) began awkwardly and shortly after the start was tightened for room and taken out onto Topkapi Palace (R. Wiggins) by Navigation (P. Wolfgram), which jumped outwards. Near the 1000m Gold Rating (Apprentice N. Yamada) had to be steadied when tightened for room when racing to the inside of Midnight Surprise (Apprentice R. Hinricks), which was taken in by Laurels (Apprentice M. Hellyer), which in turn was taken in by Topkapi Palace (R. Wiggins), which commenced to over-race and shifted in abruptly. Stewards opened an inquiry into the incident, however took no action other than to advise Apprentice R. Hinricks and Apprentice M. Hellyer to exercise more care in similar circumstances. From leaving the 500m until rounding the home turn Ladros (J. Bowditch) lugged out and consequently took no competitive part in the race. Stewards interviewed connections and advised them that Ladros must trial to the satisfaction of the stewards before being permitted to race again. A post-race veterinary examination of Ladros revealed that the horse was sore in both fetlocks and slightly lame in the near-foreleg. Connections were further informed that they must furnish a veterinary certificate of fitness prior to the horse being permitted to race again.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
EAGLE FARM REVIEW (SAT, APR 18)
A review of the meeting held at Eagle Farm on Saturday, April 18.
Track rating - Slow 7. Slow 6 (after race 3). Rail - out 3m.
Race 1:
1MW Handicap - 2100m
1st - Mister Tivoli; 2nd - Dawns Queen; 3rd - Winmara
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rex Lipp: “That was a good run that day when he was second to Hume two runs back ... and it was a very good run at Dalby (last time) under the big weight. All I was worried about today was actually the three weeks break. He loves the soft going. It was close today, it was a bob of the head, and we were lucky to get the bob in. I guess I’ll have to lift his (Tony Pattillo’s) suspension now. I suspended him. I haven’t had him on for a while.”
Jockey Tony Pattillo: “It was a beautiful win. I’ve been having a run of outs for Rex (Lipp). Just having no luck. So he suspended me. It’s never ever a definite thing. He’s one of my luckiest trainers. Yeah, it was good to get back on for him. First ride back from a suspension and you’re on winner. It’s good. The horse loved the extra ground today. He had a little bit left in the tank ... a little bit. He’s still got a bit of improvement in him.”
Apprentice jockey Owen Turpin, rider of Winmara (who finished third) lodged an objection against the winner, so the action moved from the track to the Stewards Room.
Apprentice Owen Turpin (giving grounds for his objection): “At the 350m and then again at approximately the 250m, I was forced to stop riding my horse on two occasions and then pull my horse around Tony Pattillo’s heels as he came across, drifting in to obtain my run – which I had. My horse came home very strongly. Without that interruption in the run and without having to stop riding it and pull back on two occasions, I feel I would have won the race."
Jockey Tony Pattillo (questioning Owen Turpin): I’d like to know at what point you had to pull back?”
Owen Turpin: “Once at the 250m and once at the 350m.”
Tony Pattillo: “What was your reason for having to pull back?”
Owen Turpin: “I was at jockey Jim Byrne’s heels. His horse was to the inside and your horse was laying in on top of my horse, so therefore I had to try and keep off Jim Byrne’s heels to stay up.”
Frank Phillips (trainer of the third-placed Winmara – making his statement): “I go along with what Owen Turpin said until the 250m, and I feel the way the mare finished the race off after the second time she was squeezed, to be only be beaten by a half-length, maybe a long-neck, we would have won the race had we not been restricted in our run.”
Jockey Tony Pattillo (making his statement): “I believe on straightening, Owen Turpin shifted out and made illegal contact with me ... and pushed me a little ... a touch wider on the track. He then proceeded to have a run between me and Jim Byrne (on Blue Ego). I believe Jim Byrne has shifted out in the order of a quarter of a horse which put Owen Turpin on a backward motion. Further down the track, yes, my horse does shift over, but it doesn’t have any bearing on it, because it is the initial shift from Jim Byrne that puts the mare in restricted room ... that sort of puts her in a backward motion. I don’t believe Owen Turpin has ever had to pull back. In-between that little squeeze when Jim Byrne shifted out, yes, it has made things very, very tight, but I don’t ever see Owen actually pulling back on the horse. From then on, down the track, I’m clear of him when I shift over in front of him. He has to ... sort of have to control his horses steering, what have you, but, there is never ever a point where my movement has on the bearing of the race. I really think that Owen Turpin and Mr. Phillips have failed to see the inside horse shift.”
Owen Turpin (questioning Tony Pattillo): “You’re saying that you believe the shift was from the inside runner to keep me out of the run?”
Tony Pattillo: “You’re in the run!”
Owen Turpin: “I was in the run.”
Tony Pattillo: “If you have a look, Jim Byrne comes out a quarter of a horse, which in turn puts you out, which in turn knocks me out half a horse.”
Owen Turpin: “So you’re saying that your horse hasn’t shifted in, say, three or four horses?”
Tony Pattillo: “I’m saying further on down the track, but you’re already on a backward motion from Jim Byrne’s check. There is no possible hope in the world that my shifting over in front of you has any bearing on the result, because you’re already back behind me.”
Owen Turpin: “I believe you have tried to hold me in for a run there. Then on the second occasion, I’ve actually had to stop riding again and wait for his heels to get out of the way before I could come around and actually ask my horse for its full ability. You saw the way my horse came home very strongly. If I wasn’t being pushed in onto heels I would already have been asking my horse, but I didn’t have an opportunity to do that.”
Rex Lipp (trainer of Mister Tivoli): “Jockey Turpin said we were pushing him in. He was actually trying to come out ... and Jimmy’s horse did roll out when Owen went for the gap.”
Tony Pattillo: “What you’ve also have to look at is that we made our runs at the same time. It just hasn’t had a bearing on the result.”
The protest was dismissed.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Mister Tivoli): 13.00 out to 14.00.
Favourite (Rabbit Nagina): 4.00 in to 3.80. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Acting on veterinary advice that Derivative Receipt was found to be sore in the near-hind leg, stewards declared the horse a late scratching at 11.47 a.m. Trainer K. Hiscox was advised that a veterinary certificate of fitness must be provided prior to the horse starting again. Intheway (B. Calkin) raced wide in the early stages.
Stewards considered an objection lodged by apprentice O. Turpin, the rider of 3rd placegetter Winmara, against Mister Tivoli (A. Pattillo) being declared the winner, on the grounds of alleged interference near the 300m and the 150m. After taking evidence from all parties and viewing the patrol footage stewards found that near the 300m Winmara had to be steadied when tightened between Blue Ego (J. Byrne), which shifted out, and Mr Tivoli, which shifted in. It was further established that near the 150m Winmara had to be eased away from the heels of Mr Tivoli which shifted in. After considering all the evidence, stewards were not comfortably satisfied that the interference suffered to Winmara as a result of the incident at the 150m had a material effect on the placings and dismissed the objection.
Race 2:
2yo QTIS Handicap - 1200m
1st - One Lickety Split; 2nd - Ready To Venture/Our Moscato (dead heat)
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Gordon Yorke: “He’s a nice pony, yeah. I’ve just got a hunch that he has a big future this horse. It was an impressive win at Grafton. I was just talking to the owner beforehand and I said he’s done everything right, yet people would be looking and saying he’s only had one start. That’s one win from one start, but he’s also had three barrier trails - he’s had two this prep ... and he’s just learning and learning and he’s every bit a professional, you know. I said to young Luke (Cumberland), just settle him and if you get shuffled back, don’t care. I said, all I want you to do is balance him in the straight, take your time, aim him and then let him go because it’s not over till his done. That’s what Luke did. The owner bred him, did a great job with him. They were going to geld him and I said, don’t geld this horse, he’s just brilliant as he is. I don’t know how good he is on the dry. My plan has been to avoid the dry because it jars two-year-olds up. I said to him before the Slipper, I could qualify this horse. He said, would you run it? I said no - so he said, don’t bother. It’s not about one race. It’s about a career and, like I say, I think he’s got a big future.”
Apprentice jockey Luke Cumberland: “It was a very good win. It was never travelling at any stage. He struggled the whole way through the going. As soon as I gave him a dig at the top, he found two extra gears, no worries. He just let down. A gap opened up. He found another gear. He’s definitely a good race horse this one.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (One Lickety Split): 4.00 in to 3.40 out to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Arc Of Light (B. Evans) and Maraetai(S. Seamer) jumped away awkwardly. Femina Fashion (R. Goltz) made contact with Our Moscato (L. Rolls) on jumping away. Duel Show (J. Bowditch), Femina Fashion, Arc Of Light and Captain Clayton (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout. Mr Tracey (C. Reith) laid out under pressure in the straight.
When questioned concerning his riding tactics on Duel Show, jockey J. Bowditch stated that he had been under no specific instructions, however as the horse had jumped well he elected to ride the horse in a forward position. He added that whilst racing forward the horse was then caught three wide without cover and did not finish the race off as expected. Trainer P. Duff confirmed that he had offered no specific instructions given the horse's wide barrier. A post-race veterinary examination of Duel Show failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 3:
Class 6 Handicap - 1300m
1st - Pit Lane; 2nd - Worth Doing: 3rd - Palace Lover
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy : “He’s come up (from Victoria to join the Guy Stable) in good order. His first-up run was good.” (Pit Lane finished second when resuming, only going down to Carry On Doctor by a neck). “This was his second-up run, and ... probably second-up was my only main worry. But, he’s worked really good the horse. He worked great on Tuesday morning and I thought he would win today. I didn’t give any instructions how he should be ridden from the wide barrier. I just left it to Jimmy (Byrne). You don’t have to tell them much and they don’t listen to you anyway. It worked out well. He went good.”
Jockey Jim Byrne: “He bounced pretty quick, he had a bit of a bad gate ... but he bounced pretty quick and put himself in the race. He put the writing on the wall after his last run. He was a bit unlucky his last run because he never really handled the track. Albeit he’s won on wet tracks before, but he doesn’t really get through them that well. I think he is better on top of it. He’s always got that bit of a bad leg so the soft track will always help him a little bit.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Pit Lane): 7.00 in to 5.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
At the 1000m Shooting Scene (L. Rolls) and Lennon (A. Taylor) were both hampered and raced in restricted room as a result of Pit Lane (J. Byrne) shifting in and away from Palace Lover (B. Evans).
Jockey S. Scriven, the rider of Deception Bay, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that leaving the 1100m he permitted his mount to shift in when not sufficiently clear of No Technique (O. Turpin), resulting in that horse being taken in on to Tears’N’Cheers (J. Bowditch), resulting in that horse having to be checked when tightened for room between Teary Eyed (L. Cassidy) and No Technique. S. Scriven's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on Sunday, 3 May 2009.
Jockey K. Pope, the rider of Ulladulla, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that he permitted his mount to shift in near the 900m when insufficiently clear of Lennon (A. Taylor), which was taken in on to Release Me (Michael Palmer), which was severely crowded and had to be steadied. K. Pope's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 6 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Sunday, 19 April, and expire at midnight on Friday, 1 May 2009.
Jockey S. Galloway, the rider of Malandrina, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that near the 800m he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Ulladulla, resulting in that horse being taken in on to Lennon, which shifted in resulting in Release Me having to be checked to avoid the heels of Lennon and losing its rightful position. S. Galloway's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on Sunday, 3 May 2009.
When questioned as to the disappointing performance of Rocklet, rider S. Seamer stated that although the horse had raced wide it was under pressure approaching the home turn and tired considerably thereafter. Trainer K. Kemp also expressed his disappointment in the performance of Rocklet and undertook to advise stewards of anything which may come to light in the following days which may explain the mare's performance. A post-race veterinary examination of Rocklet (S. Seamer) failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Following the running of this event the track was upgraded to Slow 6.
Race 4:
3yo Fillies Princess Stakes Plate (Listed) - 1600m
1st - Moulin Lady; 2nd - La Bella Luisa; 3rd - Returntosender
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Alan Bailey: “She got back a bit on top of the ground today. She’s a big, heavy filly and I think, even though she gets through the slow, I think she is better when she gets on top of the ground. She stepped up in distance today. She is by Reset, you know, so she was going to get over the journey. It was good. She got a hit in the eye the other day and we had to put something on her to help her a bit.” (Referring to the gear changes). “She’s got a bit of a spot in her eye, so we had to put something to cover it over. We couldn’t do anything about that.” (Moulin Lady had winkers off for the first time and pacifiers on for the first time). “But she’s a nice filly this. Just the other day (in her last start on a heavy track) Tony (Pattillo) went back on the inside and that track had no bottom to it so she got bogged down. She’s a big, heavy filly. Today, we got her back on top of the ground and it made the difference. Joe (Bowditch) said they were getting a bit of grip on the track today, whereas the other day they were just going to the outside. A few more runs and she should be nice and fit and ready for the Carnival.”
Jockey Joe Bowditch: “I thought she was beat around the corner, but she ended up getting a nice run into the race. Just around the corner ... she’s a nice big filly ... she just struggled to get around the corner. She had a bit of pressure coming from horses inside her and she just struggled to get around and lost a bit of ground on the turn. Once she straightened and balanced up she hit the line good. She’ll probably get a bit further too. She’s got a bit of scope about her. She’s a lovely relaxed filly.”
Bowditch was injured before the first race in Adelaide on Easter Saturday. He certainly didn’t seem to be struggling with any after effects from that incident.
Joe Bowditch: “Yeah, I did hurt myself last Saturday. I had a suspected fractured fibula, but the x-rays all came back clear. There is just a bit a bruising and it’s a bit sore. It’s gone alright today. It’s a little bit tender, but I am getting away with it, so it is all good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moulin Lady): 9.00 out to 11.00.
Favourite (Strawberry Field): 3.50 out to 3.60. Finished seventh.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Player Run (B. Evans), Moulin Lady (J. Bowditch) and River Perfume (S. Drake) jumped away awkwardly. Seesawing (S. Scriven) and A Little Knowledge (T. Chambers) bumped on jumping away. Lilleelavee (B. Stewart) and Little Pumpkin (T. Treichel) made contact on jumping away. Leaving the 1400m River Perfume (S. Drake) had to be steadied when tightened for room by Tunes of Gold (A. Pattillo) which shifted in. A short distance later River Perfume again had to be steadied when tightened for room by Tunes Of Gold which was taken in by La Bella Luisa (S. Galloway). Both A. Pattillo and S. Galloway were reprimanded and advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances. When the pace steadied leaving the 1200m Player Run improved up on to the heels of Moulin Lady and when being restrained shifted out resulting in Lilleelavee having to be restrained to avoid that horse's heels. At the same stage La Belle Luisa (S. Galloway) and A Little Knowledge had commenced to over-race and near the 1100m Tunes Of Gold (A. Pattillo) had to be steadied when A Little Knowledge (T. Chambers) shifted in despite the efforts of its rider. Lillelavee, Little Pumpkin and Strawberry Field (J. Parr) raced wide throughout.
Stewards sought an explanation from apprentice A. Taylor, the rider of Sharjah, in relation to her decision to restrain that mare when it was over-racing near the 1200m and relinquish the position outside the leader to Cashelot (Matthew Palmer). This then resulted in Sharjah being obliged to improve forward three wide as a result of its continued tendency to over-race. A. Taylor explained that she had attempted to settle Sharjah as she was of the opinion that the filly was suspect at the 1600m, however the horse resented being restrained and raced ungenerously. A. Taylor further added that when it became apparent to her that Sharjah would not settle, she then elected to improve forward three wide and assume the lead. Stewards noted the explanation.
Race 5:
Members Handicap (Quality) (Listed) - 1600m
1st - Sam's Express; 2nd - Eleda; 3rd - Humma
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Mick Nolan: “The fact it was wet probably helped him a little bit today. We put him up in distance the other day (over 2020m), but he just didn’t run it out, you know. We thought we’d just come back to the mile. This is the race we targeted and we just freshened him up. Brent (Evans) was told to lead and then when he let one around him that was Brent’s decision. He won pretty easy there. It just panned out nice. I’d love to know how many winners Brent has ridden for me. That’s his second win out of three rides on this horse.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “We always knew there wasn’t going to be too much speed in it and he’s a horse that goes that good. He can get racing pretty strongly though, but once we found the front I found that he relaxed under me nice. I let one go around me at the 1000m, half mile there, which made him relax that little bit more and have a breather. I thought I would just take a sit on it. The leader was on and off the fence, you know, summing up his options and I knew he was always going to come off and the run was always going to be granted. So I just waited, waited, waited. As soon as I straightened and let him down he was right. He showed a nice turn of foot and just sprinted. They were never going to catch him. They brought him back in distance. He’s definitely a stronger miler.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sam’s Express): 9.00 in to 8.00.
Favourite (Eleda): 3.50 out to 3.90. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Riva San (S. Seamer) jumped in the air as the start was affected and lost ground. Doug’s Mate (J. Byrne) and Eleda (L. Cassidy) jumped awkwardly. Near the 1200m Imvula (J. Parr) and Nellie Got There (D. Browne) were forced to race in restricted room to the inside of Sam’s Express (B. Evans), which shifted in when not clear. Apprentice B. Evans was reprimanded under AR. 137(a). Humma (Matthew Palmer) raced wide in the early stages. Hard To Catch (B. Stewart) raced wide throughout. Imvula over-raced for a short distance leaving the 1200m. Leaving the 1000m Vietnam (S. Scriven) shifted in of its own accord and made contact with the running rail. Near the 700m Scattergun (S. Galloway) improved on to the heels of Fulmonti (J. Bowditch) and had to be checked.
When questioned regarding the poor performance of Scattergun, jockey S. Galloway stated that he felt the pace of the race did not suit Scattergun and added that the horse gave the impression that it may not have backed up after its last start in the heavy going. The explanation was noted.
Post-race veterinary examinations of Hard To Catch and Scattergun failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 6:
Dr. John Power Handicap (Quality) (Listed) - 1200m
1st - Rampant Lion; 2nd Simplest; 3rd - Nuclear Medicine
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Lindsay Gough: “He had a setback in training probably a month ago, maybe six weeks. He ate alright the night before Shane (Scriven) rode him in work. Shane came back and said, mate he’s buggered. I don’t think anything happened in the gallop. I don’t know how he got the injury. I’d say he got cast or something. I tell you I’ve never seen a horse so sore. I walked him back from the end of the gallop to the stables and he literally groaned all the way. I had a tear in my eye, you know. I thought that was the end.
“You must understand that setback came when he was coming back from a spell after his Melbourne campaign. We went to Melbourne (in October, November last year). It was a nightmare. He got an abscess in his foot in Melbourne. It was a nasty foot abscess and it just come at the wrong time. Taking on the type of opposition we were facing down there, you had to be one-hundred and ten percent fit, not ninety percent which we were. You know, we struggled and struggled ... and because we were away from home I suppose, we probably made a few mistakes. At one stage he was in a really bad way. Then to bring him back from that – and everything was going alright – and to have a second major setback was quite devastating.
“After that training mishap, the vet pretty much scanned every part and bone of his body. He sort of discovered a little bit of a lump on his neck. He said, I want to scan that and he found it was inflamed. There was inflammation there. It wasn’t a big, bulky lump or anything. He just said, I’m just worried about this part of his neck. Whether he got cast or whether he hurt himself rolling, I don’t know, but he scanned it and, sure enough, there was inflammation there. That’s where the pain was coming from. So he treated that and we just nursed him ... nursed him back. The vet said we should just relax and take it easy. He said we’d eliminated everything else and that was all we could put our finger on, but I kept saying to myself, I don’t think it can be that simple. But anyhow, that’s what it was.
“Having said that I thought it might have been the end of the horse’s career when I walked the horse back that day when he was groaning, once his neck had been diagnosed as the problem, we then knew what we were dealing with. So from there we didn’t really consider retiring him after that because we now knew it was something that was treatable. He was hypersensitive for quite some time – not just the shoulder, but all over really. I guess he must have strained himself with that gallop on the day. We gave him time off. The vet treated him. We walked him for a week. Then we got him back up again. He worked brilliant on Tuesday morning, but we probably never thought he would win today. You know, an eight-year-old distance horse first-up over 1200m, after all his problems ... well, winning wasn’t exactly the main point on our radar. So yeah, it is quite an emotional win.
“He ran second in the Doomben Cup last year. We were hoping to run him in the Doomben Cup again, but because of the injury we are behind the eight-ball. We are not going to make it in time. We just can’t get there. It is only four weeks away. He’ll run in the Prime Ministers’s Cup in a fortnight over 1300m. Two weeks after that there is a mile race, a Weight For Age race on Doomben Cup day and then ... well, that’s the fork in the road. We’ll see where we go from there. Whether we go to the staying races or whether we freshen him up and consider the Stradbroke, which might not be out of the question.Like I say that will be the fork in the road. We’ll know more then and be able to make a decision.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “He’s a freak of a horse. He was nearly dead six months ago. He didn’t pull up real good in Melbourne. We were leaving Melbourne (where Scriven rode the horse in all four starts in his Victorian campaign) when we got the news from the vets saying he was in a really bad way. I don’t know what it was exactly. We thought we might lose him. But Lindsay (Gough) got him home safely and the vets went over him. They umm-ed and ahh-ed about retiring him. He was in ... and then he was out. Then he had another setback in training. He was so sore. I’ve never heard a horse groan like that. So he was gone again. For the second time, we thought that was it. The vet had to go over him again and he found something wrong in his shoulder. From there we just had to wait it out. We had to be careful because the horse will just go for it. I mean he will run through a brick wall for you. He just won’t give in. So he needed to be given time. Then, when he thought the horse was ready, Lindsay bit the bullet and decided to put him in a race just to see what happens and then he comes out and does something like that. When I saw that Simplest had kicked away from him, I didn’t want to be knocking him around. I was just giving him a few back-hands and he just took up the challenge himself and like cantered in. It’s quite amazing. I’ve got a history with the horse. He is special. He’ll go on ... he’ll go on from here.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Rampant Power): 15.00 out to 16.00.
Favourite (Simplest): 3.50 out to 3.90. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Main Vein (L. Rolls) jumped away very awkwardly and lost ground. Vocalic (A. Pattillo) and Mr Hornblower (M. Cahill) raced wide for the majority of the event. Leaving the 100m Bareena (J. Byrne) shifted in under pressure resulting in its rider having to stop riding and straighten that mare. A post-race veterinary examination of Deacon (C. Reith) failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 7:
JUANMO FILLIES & MARES HANDICAP (Quality) (Listed) - 1200m
1st - Russeting; 2nd Hurl; 3rd - Calchris
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Donald Baker: “The other day at Dalby she beat nothing ... I don’t want to say nothing, she beat a fair few horses, but nothing like today. This was a big test. This is my first Listed race win. She is due to go to the sales in June. I’ll talk to the owner and see if he is still going to sell her ... to just see what he is going to do. I might be able to hold him off. A lot of credit for this win has to go to Ronnie (Goltz). Ronnie does a lot of work on her. He’s such a reliable jockey. If he says he is going to be there to ride work at 4am, he is there at ten to four. So all credit to him.”
Jockey Ron Goltz: “The first run back (in Dalby) was more of a fitness thing. There were no trails coming up for her so he gave her a run out there. It’s five weeks between runs. She’s been going really good. She got a great run from a good barrier. I hadn’t moved on her until inside the two hundred, so I was quite positive that she was going to hold them off. She finished off good. The 1200m has been her best distance last time in. She has run third over 1300, but I think she’s best over 1200m.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Russeting): 9.00 out to 10.00 in to 9.00.
Favourite (On The Fridge): 2.80 out to 3.30. Finished ninth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
A Little Dabl Doya (J. Bowditch) and Go Johemma (T. Treichel) were tightened for room on jumping away between Momentously (A. Pattillo), which shifted out, and Colonial Lass (Matthew Palmer), which shifted in slightly. Seething Duck (C. Reith) and On The Fridge (L. Cassidy) jumped away awkwardly. Michelle Cafea (D. Craven) raced ungenerously and got its head up for a short distance rounding the first turn. Approaching the 600m Seconde (B. Evans) was momentarily crowded for room between She’s Meaner (S. Scriven) and On The Fridge (L. Cassidy), which shifted in. Near the 300m Seconde shifted out hampering On The Fridge. Leaving the 200m Seconde shifted out inconveniencing Colonial Lass (Matthew Palmer). A post-race veterinary examination of Decibella (S. Galloway), which finished a distant last, failed to reveal any abnormalities.
When questioned regarding the performance of On The Fridge, jockey L. Cassidy stated that the mare began only fairly and was obliged to race wide during the event. He added that in the circumstances On The Fridge, in his opinion, finished the race off reasonably well. A post-race veterinary examination of On The Fridge failed to reveal any abnormalities.
A post-race veterinary examination of Michelle Cafea (D. Craven), which compounded after racing wide throughout, failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 8:
3yo Handicap - 1000m
1st - Leapfrog; 2nd - Zahas Pride; 3rd - Bruleur
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bruce Hill: “He went back to 1000m. I just wanted to give him another run because I have got him entered in the Gold Coast Guineas. We missed a run on Monday (when Eagle Farm was abandoned) so we put him into this. He’s been going terrific the horse. We felt really confident going into the race because he worked with Calchris on Tuesday and he just went sensational, you know. He rides him good too, young Luke. Yeah, it got real close. All that matters is that it is your number that goes up.”
Apprentice jockey Luke Rolls: “I’ve had four rides on him three wins now. We dropped back in distance today. We just missed a few runs with races being called off. We had to run him today before the Guineas. It was a big effort today over the 1000m, because we thought it would be too short for him. He is a 1200m to 1400m horse. The only reason we ran him today is to get him ready for the Guineas.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Leapfrog): 9.00 out to 11.00.
Favourite (Zero Rock): 2.00 out to 2,50 in to 2.20. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rothera (R. Goltz) and Alphonse (J. Byrne) jumped away awkwardly. Express Air (B. Evans), which jumped away awkwardly, had to be steadied shortly after the start between Rhodamine (J. Taylor), which shifted out, and Zero Rock (D. Browne), which shifted in. Lots Of Allure (K. Pope) and Little Raptor (S. Galloway) made heavy contact on jumping away.
Jockey D. Browne, the rider of Zero Rock, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR. 137(a) in that approaching the 800m he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Little Raptor (S. Galloway), resulting in that horse being taken inwards on to Lots Of Allure (K. Pope), which had to be checked when tightened for room between Little Raptor and Kirra Lyn (A. Pattillo). D. Browne's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 6 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on May 2, 2009.
Near the 350m Gundy Son (J. Bowditch) shifted out slightly obliging Leapfrog (L. Rolls) to shift wider to obtain clear running. In doing so Leapfrog came into contact with Zero Rock. Approaching the 200m Gundy Son shifted out taking Leapfrog out on to Zero Rock. Meet George (A. Taylor) was unable to secure clear running over the concluding stages.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Express Air, B. Evans stated that the horse began only fairly resulting in it getting back further in the field than anticipated. He added that when he placed Express Air under pressure near the 600m it failed to respond to his riding and tired over the concluding stages.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning licensees:
Suspensions:
Race 3. S. Scriven - careless riding - 7 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-3.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 3. K. Pope- careless riding - 6 mtgs (m/n 19.4.09-1.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 3. S. Galloway - careless riding - 7 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-3.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 8. D. Browne - careless riding - 6 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-2.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Returntosender, Strawberry Field, Lilleelavee, Walk In The Park, Seesawing, Malandrina, Pit Lane, Hopeson, Kilkenny Queen, Rabbit Nagina, Derivative Receipt, Deception Bay, Go Johemma, Hurl, Russeting, Fire Hazard.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners and 2nd placegetters in Races 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7.
Warnings/bars:
Derivative Receipt - vet certificate prior to starting.
Track rating - Slow 7. Slow 6 (after race 3). Rail - out 3m.
Race 1:
1MW Handicap - 2100m
1st - Mister Tivoli; 2nd - Dawns Queen; 3rd - Winmara
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rex Lipp: “That was a good run that day when he was second to Hume two runs back ... and it was a very good run at Dalby (last time) under the big weight. All I was worried about today was actually the three weeks break. He loves the soft going. It was close today, it was a bob of the head, and we were lucky to get the bob in. I guess I’ll have to lift his (Tony Pattillo’s) suspension now. I suspended him. I haven’t had him on for a while.”
Jockey Tony Pattillo: “It was a beautiful win. I’ve been having a run of outs for Rex (Lipp). Just having no luck. So he suspended me. It’s never ever a definite thing. He’s one of my luckiest trainers. Yeah, it was good to get back on for him. First ride back from a suspension and you’re on winner. It’s good. The horse loved the extra ground today. He had a little bit left in the tank ... a little bit. He’s still got a bit of improvement in him.”
Apprentice jockey Owen Turpin, rider of Winmara (who finished third) lodged an objection against the winner, so the action moved from the track to the Stewards Room.
Apprentice Owen Turpin (giving grounds for his objection): “At the 350m and then again at approximately the 250m, I was forced to stop riding my horse on two occasions and then pull my horse around Tony Pattillo’s heels as he came across, drifting in to obtain my run – which I had. My horse came home very strongly. Without that interruption in the run and without having to stop riding it and pull back on two occasions, I feel I would have won the race."
Jockey Tony Pattillo (questioning Owen Turpin): I’d like to know at what point you had to pull back?”
Owen Turpin: “Once at the 250m and once at the 350m.”
Tony Pattillo: “What was your reason for having to pull back?”
Owen Turpin: “I was at jockey Jim Byrne’s heels. His horse was to the inside and your horse was laying in on top of my horse, so therefore I had to try and keep off Jim Byrne’s heels to stay up.”
Frank Phillips (trainer of the third-placed Winmara – making his statement): “I go along with what Owen Turpin said until the 250m, and I feel the way the mare finished the race off after the second time she was squeezed, to be only be beaten by a half-length, maybe a long-neck, we would have won the race had we not been restricted in our run.”
Jockey Tony Pattillo (making his statement): “I believe on straightening, Owen Turpin shifted out and made illegal contact with me ... and pushed me a little ... a touch wider on the track. He then proceeded to have a run between me and Jim Byrne (on Blue Ego). I believe Jim Byrne has shifted out in the order of a quarter of a horse which put Owen Turpin on a backward motion. Further down the track, yes, my horse does shift over, but it doesn’t have any bearing on it, because it is the initial shift from Jim Byrne that puts the mare in restricted room ... that sort of puts her in a backward motion. I don’t believe Owen Turpin has ever had to pull back. In-between that little squeeze when Jim Byrne shifted out, yes, it has made things very, very tight, but I don’t ever see Owen actually pulling back on the horse. From then on, down the track, I’m clear of him when I shift over in front of him. He has to ... sort of have to control his horses steering, what have you, but, there is never ever a point where my movement has on the bearing of the race. I really think that Owen Turpin and Mr. Phillips have failed to see the inside horse shift.”
Owen Turpin (questioning Tony Pattillo): “You’re saying that you believe the shift was from the inside runner to keep me out of the run?”
Tony Pattillo: “You’re in the run!”
Owen Turpin: “I was in the run.”
Tony Pattillo: “If you have a look, Jim Byrne comes out a quarter of a horse, which in turn puts you out, which in turn knocks me out half a horse.”
Owen Turpin: “So you’re saying that your horse hasn’t shifted in, say, three or four horses?”
Tony Pattillo: “I’m saying further on down the track, but you’re already on a backward motion from Jim Byrne’s check. There is no possible hope in the world that my shifting over in front of you has any bearing on the result, because you’re already back behind me.”
Owen Turpin: “I believe you have tried to hold me in for a run there. Then on the second occasion, I’ve actually had to stop riding again and wait for his heels to get out of the way before I could come around and actually ask my horse for its full ability. You saw the way my horse came home very strongly. If I wasn’t being pushed in onto heels I would already have been asking my horse, but I didn’t have an opportunity to do that.”
Rex Lipp (trainer of Mister Tivoli): “Jockey Turpin said we were pushing him in. He was actually trying to come out ... and Jimmy’s horse did roll out when Owen went for the gap.”
Tony Pattillo: “What you’ve also have to look at is that we made our runs at the same time. It just hasn’t had a bearing on the result.”
The protest was dismissed.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Mister Tivoli): 13.00 out to 14.00.
Favourite (Rabbit Nagina): 4.00 in to 3.80. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Acting on veterinary advice that Derivative Receipt was found to be sore in the near-hind leg, stewards declared the horse a late scratching at 11.47 a.m. Trainer K. Hiscox was advised that a veterinary certificate of fitness must be provided prior to the horse starting again. Intheway (B. Calkin) raced wide in the early stages.
Stewards considered an objection lodged by apprentice O. Turpin, the rider of 3rd placegetter Winmara, against Mister Tivoli (A. Pattillo) being declared the winner, on the grounds of alleged interference near the 300m and the 150m. After taking evidence from all parties and viewing the patrol footage stewards found that near the 300m Winmara had to be steadied when tightened between Blue Ego (J. Byrne), which shifted out, and Mr Tivoli, which shifted in. It was further established that near the 150m Winmara had to be eased away from the heels of Mr Tivoli which shifted in. After considering all the evidence, stewards were not comfortably satisfied that the interference suffered to Winmara as a result of the incident at the 150m had a material effect on the placings and dismissed the objection.
Race 2:
2yo QTIS Handicap - 1200m
1st - One Lickety Split; 2nd - Ready To Venture/Our Moscato (dead heat)
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Gordon Yorke: “He’s a nice pony, yeah. I’ve just got a hunch that he has a big future this horse. It was an impressive win at Grafton. I was just talking to the owner beforehand and I said he’s done everything right, yet people would be looking and saying he’s only had one start. That’s one win from one start, but he’s also had three barrier trails - he’s had two this prep ... and he’s just learning and learning and he’s every bit a professional, you know. I said to young Luke (Cumberland), just settle him and if you get shuffled back, don’t care. I said, all I want you to do is balance him in the straight, take your time, aim him and then let him go because it’s not over till his done. That’s what Luke did. The owner bred him, did a great job with him. They were going to geld him and I said, don’t geld this horse, he’s just brilliant as he is. I don’t know how good he is on the dry. My plan has been to avoid the dry because it jars two-year-olds up. I said to him before the Slipper, I could qualify this horse. He said, would you run it? I said no - so he said, don’t bother. It’s not about one race. It’s about a career and, like I say, I think he’s got a big future.”
Apprentice jockey Luke Cumberland: “It was a very good win. It was never travelling at any stage. He struggled the whole way through the going. As soon as I gave him a dig at the top, he found two extra gears, no worries. He just let down. A gap opened up. He found another gear. He’s definitely a good race horse this one.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (One Lickety Split): 4.00 in to 3.40 out to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Arc Of Light (B. Evans) and Maraetai(S. Seamer) jumped away awkwardly. Femina Fashion (R. Goltz) made contact with Our Moscato (L. Rolls) on jumping away. Duel Show (J. Bowditch), Femina Fashion, Arc Of Light and Captain Clayton (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout. Mr Tracey (C. Reith) laid out under pressure in the straight.
When questioned concerning his riding tactics on Duel Show, jockey J. Bowditch stated that he had been under no specific instructions, however as the horse had jumped well he elected to ride the horse in a forward position. He added that whilst racing forward the horse was then caught three wide without cover and did not finish the race off as expected. Trainer P. Duff confirmed that he had offered no specific instructions given the horse's wide barrier. A post-race veterinary examination of Duel Show failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 3:
Class 6 Handicap - 1300m
1st - Pit Lane; 2nd - Worth Doing: 3rd - Palace Lover
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy : “He’s come up (from Victoria to join the Guy Stable) in good order. His first-up run was good.” (Pit Lane finished second when resuming, only going down to Carry On Doctor by a neck). “This was his second-up run, and ... probably second-up was my only main worry. But, he’s worked really good the horse. He worked great on Tuesday morning and I thought he would win today. I didn’t give any instructions how he should be ridden from the wide barrier. I just left it to Jimmy (Byrne). You don’t have to tell them much and they don’t listen to you anyway. It worked out well. He went good.”
Jockey Jim Byrne: “He bounced pretty quick, he had a bit of a bad gate ... but he bounced pretty quick and put himself in the race. He put the writing on the wall after his last run. He was a bit unlucky his last run because he never really handled the track. Albeit he’s won on wet tracks before, but he doesn’t really get through them that well. I think he is better on top of it. He’s always got that bit of a bad leg so the soft track will always help him a little bit.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Pit Lane): 7.00 in to 5.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
At the 1000m Shooting Scene (L. Rolls) and Lennon (A. Taylor) were both hampered and raced in restricted room as a result of Pit Lane (J. Byrne) shifting in and away from Palace Lover (B. Evans).
Jockey S. Scriven, the rider of Deception Bay, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that leaving the 1100m he permitted his mount to shift in when not sufficiently clear of No Technique (O. Turpin), resulting in that horse being taken in on to Tears’N’Cheers (J. Bowditch), resulting in that horse having to be checked when tightened for room between Teary Eyed (L. Cassidy) and No Technique. S. Scriven's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on Sunday, 3 May 2009.
Jockey K. Pope, the rider of Ulladulla, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that he permitted his mount to shift in near the 900m when insufficiently clear of Lennon (A. Taylor), which was taken in on to Release Me (Michael Palmer), which was severely crowded and had to be steadied. K. Pope's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 6 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Sunday, 19 April, and expire at midnight on Friday, 1 May 2009.
Jockey S. Galloway, the rider of Malandrina, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding in that near the 800m he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Ulladulla, resulting in that horse being taken in on to Lennon, which shifted in resulting in Release Me having to be checked to avoid the heels of Lennon and losing its rightful position. S. Galloway's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on Sunday, 3 May 2009.
When questioned as to the disappointing performance of Rocklet, rider S. Seamer stated that although the horse had raced wide it was under pressure approaching the home turn and tired considerably thereafter. Trainer K. Kemp also expressed his disappointment in the performance of Rocklet and undertook to advise stewards of anything which may come to light in the following days which may explain the mare's performance. A post-race veterinary examination of Rocklet (S. Seamer) failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Following the running of this event the track was upgraded to Slow 6.
Race 4:
3yo Fillies Princess Stakes Plate (Listed) - 1600m
1st - Moulin Lady; 2nd - La Bella Luisa; 3rd - Returntosender
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Alan Bailey: “She got back a bit on top of the ground today. She’s a big, heavy filly and I think, even though she gets through the slow, I think she is better when she gets on top of the ground. She stepped up in distance today. She is by Reset, you know, so she was going to get over the journey. It was good. She got a hit in the eye the other day and we had to put something on her to help her a bit.” (Referring to the gear changes). “She’s got a bit of a spot in her eye, so we had to put something to cover it over. We couldn’t do anything about that.” (Moulin Lady had winkers off for the first time and pacifiers on for the first time). “But she’s a nice filly this. Just the other day (in her last start on a heavy track) Tony (Pattillo) went back on the inside and that track had no bottom to it so she got bogged down. She’s a big, heavy filly. Today, we got her back on top of the ground and it made the difference. Joe (Bowditch) said they were getting a bit of grip on the track today, whereas the other day they were just going to the outside. A few more runs and she should be nice and fit and ready for the Carnival.”
Jockey Joe Bowditch: “I thought she was beat around the corner, but she ended up getting a nice run into the race. Just around the corner ... she’s a nice big filly ... she just struggled to get around the corner. She had a bit of pressure coming from horses inside her and she just struggled to get around and lost a bit of ground on the turn. Once she straightened and balanced up she hit the line good. She’ll probably get a bit further too. She’s got a bit of scope about her. She’s a lovely relaxed filly.”
Bowditch was injured before the first race in Adelaide on Easter Saturday. He certainly didn’t seem to be struggling with any after effects from that incident.
Joe Bowditch: “Yeah, I did hurt myself last Saturday. I had a suspected fractured fibula, but the x-rays all came back clear. There is just a bit a bruising and it’s a bit sore. It’s gone alright today. It’s a little bit tender, but I am getting away with it, so it is all good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moulin Lady): 9.00 out to 11.00.
Favourite (Strawberry Field): 3.50 out to 3.60. Finished seventh.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Player Run (B. Evans), Moulin Lady (J. Bowditch) and River Perfume (S. Drake) jumped away awkwardly. Seesawing (S. Scriven) and A Little Knowledge (T. Chambers) bumped on jumping away. Lilleelavee (B. Stewart) and Little Pumpkin (T. Treichel) made contact on jumping away. Leaving the 1400m River Perfume (S. Drake) had to be steadied when tightened for room by Tunes of Gold (A. Pattillo) which shifted in. A short distance later River Perfume again had to be steadied when tightened for room by Tunes Of Gold which was taken in by La Bella Luisa (S. Galloway). Both A. Pattillo and S. Galloway were reprimanded and advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances. When the pace steadied leaving the 1200m Player Run improved up on to the heels of Moulin Lady and when being restrained shifted out resulting in Lilleelavee having to be restrained to avoid that horse's heels. At the same stage La Belle Luisa (S. Galloway) and A Little Knowledge had commenced to over-race and near the 1100m Tunes Of Gold (A. Pattillo) had to be steadied when A Little Knowledge (T. Chambers) shifted in despite the efforts of its rider. Lillelavee, Little Pumpkin and Strawberry Field (J. Parr) raced wide throughout.
Stewards sought an explanation from apprentice A. Taylor, the rider of Sharjah, in relation to her decision to restrain that mare when it was over-racing near the 1200m and relinquish the position outside the leader to Cashelot (Matthew Palmer). This then resulted in Sharjah being obliged to improve forward three wide as a result of its continued tendency to over-race. A. Taylor explained that she had attempted to settle Sharjah as she was of the opinion that the filly was suspect at the 1600m, however the horse resented being restrained and raced ungenerously. A. Taylor further added that when it became apparent to her that Sharjah would not settle, she then elected to improve forward three wide and assume the lead. Stewards noted the explanation.
Race 5:
Members Handicap (Quality) (Listed) - 1600m
1st - Sam's Express; 2nd - Eleda; 3rd - Humma
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Mick Nolan: “The fact it was wet probably helped him a little bit today. We put him up in distance the other day (over 2020m), but he just didn’t run it out, you know. We thought we’d just come back to the mile. This is the race we targeted and we just freshened him up. Brent (Evans) was told to lead and then when he let one around him that was Brent’s decision. He won pretty easy there. It just panned out nice. I’d love to know how many winners Brent has ridden for me. That’s his second win out of three rides on this horse.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “We always knew there wasn’t going to be too much speed in it and he’s a horse that goes that good. He can get racing pretty strongly though, but once we found the front I found that he relaxed under me nice. I let one go around me at the 1000m, half mile there, which made him relax that little bit more and have a breather. I thought I would just take a sit on it. The leader was on and off the fence, you know, summing up his options and I knew he was always going to come off and the run was always going to be granted. So I just waited, waited, waited. As soon as I straightened and let him down he was right. He showed a nice turn of foot and just sprinted. They were never going to catch him. They brought him back in distance. He’s definitely a stronger miler.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sam’s Express): 9.00 in to 8.00.
Favourite (Eleda): 3.50 out to 3.90. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Riva San (S. Seamer) jumped in the air as the start was affected and lost ground. Doug’s Mate (J. Byrne) and Eleda (L. Cassidy) jumped awkwardly. Near the 1200m Imvula (J. Parr) and Nellie Got There (D. Browne) were forced to race in restricted room to the inside of Sam’s Express (B. Evans), which shifted in when not clear. Apprentice B. Evans was reprimanded under AR. 137(a). Humma (Matthew Palmer) raced wide in the early stages. Hard To Catch (B. Stewart) raced wide throughout. Imvula over-raced for a short distance leaving the 1200m. Leaving the 1000m Vietnam (S. Scriven) shifted in of its own accord and made contact with the running rail. Near the 700m Scattergun (S. Galloway) improved on to the heels of Fulmonti (J. Bowditch) and had to be checked.
When questioned regarding the poor performance of Scattergun, jockey S. Galloway stated that he felt the pace of the race did not suit Scattergun and added that the horse gave the impression that it may not have backed up after its last start in the heavy going. The explanation was noted.
Post-race veterinary examinations of Hard To Catch and Scattergun failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 6:
Dr. John Power Handicap (Quality) (Listed) - 1200m
1st - Rampant Lion; 2nd Simplest; 3rd - Nuclear Medicine
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Lindsay Gough: “He had a setback in training probably a month ago, maybe six weeks. He ate alright the night before Shane (Scriven) rode him in work. Shane came back and said, mate he’s buggered. I don’t think anything happened in the gallop. I don’t know how he got the injury. I’d say he got cast or something. I tell you I’ve never seen a horse so sore. I walked him back from the end of the gallop to the stables and he literally groaned all the way. I had a tear in my eye, you know. I thought that was the end.
“You must understand that setback came when he was coming back from a spell after his Melbourne campaign. We went to Melbourne (in October, November last year). It was a nightmare. He got an abscess in his foot in Melbourne. It was a nasty foot abscess and it just come at the wrong time. Taking on the type of opposition we were facing down there, you had to be one-hundred and ten percent fit, not ninety percent which we were. You know, we struggled and struggled ... and because we were away from home I suppose, we probably made a few mistakes. At one stage he was in a really bad way. Then to bring him back from that – and everything was going alright – and to have a second major setback was quite devastating.
“After that training mishap, the vet pretty much scanned every part and bone of his body. He sort of discovered a little bit of a lump on his neck. He said, I want to scan that and he found it was inflamed. There was inflammation there. It wasn’t a big, bulky lump or anything. He just said, I’m just worried about this part of his neck. Whether he got cast or whether he hurt himself rolling, I don’t know, but he scanned it and, sure enough, there was inflammation there. That’s where the pain was coming from. So he treated that and we just nursed him ... nursed him back. The vet said we should just relax and take it easy. He said we’d eliminated everything else and that was all we could put our finger on, but I kept saying to myself, I don’t think it can be that simple. But anyhow, that’s what it was.
“Having said that I thought it might have been the end of the horse’s career when I walked the horse back that day when he was groaning, once his neck had been diagnosed as the problem, we then knew what we were dealing with. So from there we didn’t really consider retiring him after that because we now knew it was something that was treatable. He was hypersensitive for quite some time – not just the shoulder, but all over really. I guess he must have strained himself with that gallop on the day. We gave him time off. The vet treated him. We walked him for a week. Then we got him back up again. He worked brilliant on Tuesday morning, but we probably never thought he would win today. You know, an eight-year-old distance horse first-up over 1200m, after all his problems ... well, winning wasn’t exactly the main point on our radar. So yeah, it is quite an emotional win.
“He ran second in the Doomben Cup last year. We were hoping to run him in the Doomben Cup again, but because of the injury we are behind the eight-ball. We are not going to make it in time. We just can’t get there. It is only four weeks away. He’ll run in the Prime Ministers’s Cup in a fortnight over 1300m. Two weeks after that there is a mile race, a Weight For Age race on Doomben Cup day and then ... well, that’s the fork in the road. We’ll see where we go from there. Whether we go to the staying races or whether we freshen him up and consider the Stradbroke, which might not be out of the question.Like I say that will be the fork in the road. We’ll know more then and be able to make a decision.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “He’s a freak of a horse. He was nearly dead six months ago. He didn’t pull up real good in Melbourne. We were leaving Melbourne (where Scriven rode the horse in all four starts in his Victorian campaign) when we got the news from the vets saying he was in a really bad way. I don’t know what it was exactly. We thought we might lose him. But Lindsay (Gough) got him home safely and the vets went over him. They umm-ed and ahh-ed about retiring him. He was in ... and then he was out. Then he had another setback in training. He was so sore. I’ve never heard a horse groan like that. So he was gone again. For the second time, we thought that was it. The vet had to go over him again and he found something wrong in his shoulder. From there we just had to wait it out. We had to be careful because the horse will just go for it. I mean he will run through a brick wall for you. He just won’t give in. So he needed to be given time. Then, when he thought the horse was ready, Lindsay bit the bullet and decided to put him in a race just to see what happens and then he comes out and does something like that. When I saw that Simplest had kicked away from him, I didn’t want to be knocking him around. I was just giving him a few back-hands and he just took up the challenge himself and like cantered in. It’s quite amazing. I’ve got a history with the horse. He is special. He’ll go on ... he’ll go on from here.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Rampant Power): 15.00 out to 16.00.
Favourite (Simplest): 3.50 out to 3.90. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Main Vein (L. Rolls) jumped away very awkwardly and lost ground. Vocalic (A. Pattillo) and Mr Hornblower (M. Cahill) raced wide for the majority of the event. Leaving the 100m Bareena (J. Byrne) shifted in under pressure resulting in its rider having to stop riding and straighten that mare. A post-race veterinary examination of Deacon (C. Reith) failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 7:
JUANMO FILLIES & MARES HANDICAP (Quality) (Listed) - 1200m
1st - Russeting; 2nd Hurl; 3rd - Calchris
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Donald Baker: “The other day at Dalby she beat nothing ... I don’t want to say nothing, she beat a fair few horses, but nothing like today. This was a big test. This is my first Listed race win. She is due to go to the sales in June. I’ll talk to the owner and see if he is still going to sell her ... to just see what he is going to do. I might be able to hold him off. A lot of credit for this win has to go to Ronnie (Goltz). Ronnie does a lot of work on her. He’s such a reliable jockey. If he says he is going to be there to ride work at 4am, he is there at ten to four. So all credit to him.”
Jockey Ron Goltz: “The first run back (in Dalby) was more of a fitness thing. There were no trails coming up for her so he gave her a run out there. It’s five weeks between runs. She’s been going really good. She got a great run from a good barrier. I hadn’t moved on her until inside the two hundred, so I was quite positive that she was going to hold them off. She finished off good. The 1200m has been her best distance last time in. She has run third over 1300, but I think she’s best over 1200m.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Russeting): 9.00 out to 10.00 in to 9.00.
Favourite (On The Fridge): 2.80 out to 3.30. Finished ninth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
A Little Dabl Doya (J. Bowditch) and Go Johemma (T. Treichel) were tightened for room on jumping away between Momentously (A. Pattillo), which shifted out, and Colonial Lass (Matthew Palmer), which shifted in slightly. Seething Duck (C. Reith) and On The Fridge (L. Cassidy) jumped away awkwardly. Michelle Cafea (D. Craven) raced ungenerously and got its head up for a short distance rounding the first turn. Approaching the 600m Seconde (B. Evans) was momentarily crowded for room between She’s Meaner (S. Scriven) and On The Fridge (L. Cassidy), which shifted in. Near the 300m Seconde shifted out hampering On The Fridge. Leaving the 200m Seconde shifted out inconveniencing Colonial Lass (Matthew Palmer). A post-race veterinary examination of Decibella (S. Galloway), which finished a distant last, failed to reveal any abnormalities.
When questioned regarding the performance of On The Fridge, jockey L. Cassidy stated that the mare began only fairly and was obliged to race wide during the event. He added that in the circumstances On The Fridge, in his opinion, finished the race off reasonably well. A post-race veterinary examination of On The Fridge failed to reveal any abnormalities.
A post-race veterinary examination of Michelle Cafea (D. Craven), which compounded after racing wide throughout, failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 8:
3yo Handicap - 1000m
1st - Leapfrog; 2nd - Zahas Pride; 3rd - Bruleur
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bruce Hill: “He went back to 1000m. I just wanted to give him another run because I have got him entered in the Gold Coast Guineas. We missed a run on Monday (when Eagle Farm was abandoned) so we put him into this. He’s been going terrific the horse. We felt really confident going into the race because he worked with Calchris on Tuesday and he just went sensational, you know. He rides him good too, young Luke. Yeah, it got real close. All that matters is that it is your number that goes up.”
Apprentice jockey Luke Rolls: “I’ve had four rides on him three wins now. We dropped back in distance today. We just missed a few runs with races being called off. We had to run him today before the Guineas. It was a big effort today over the 1000m, because we thought it would be too short for him. He is a 1200m to 1400m horse. The only reason we ran him today is to get him ready for the Guineas.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Leapfrog): 9.00 out to 11.00.
Favourite (Zero Rock): 2.00 out to 2,50 in to 2.20. Finished fourth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Rothera (R. Goltz) and Alphonse (J. Byrne) jumped away awkwardly. Express Air (B. Evans), which jumped away awkwardly, had to be steadied shortly after the start between Rhodamine (J. Taylor), which shifted out, and Zero Rock (D. Browne), which shifted in. Lots Of Allure (K. Pope) and Little Raptor (S. Galloway) made heavy contact on jumping away.
Jockey D. Browne, the rider of Zero Rock, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR. 137(a) in that approaching the 800m he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Little Raptor (S. Galloway), resulting in that horse being taken inwards on to Lots Of Allure (K. Pope), which had to be checked when tightened for room between Little Raptor and Kirra Lyn (A. Pattillo). D. Browne's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 6 meetings, with the term of suspension to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 22 April, and expire at midnight on May 2, 2009.
Near the 350m Gundy Son (J. Bowditch) shifted out slightly obliging Leapfrog (L. Rolls) to shift wider to obtain clear running. In doing so Leapfrog came into contact with Zero Rock. Approaching the 200m Gundy Son shifted out taking Leapfrog out on to Zero Rock. Meet George (A. Taylor) was unable to secure clear running over the concluding stages.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Express Air, B. Evans stated that the horse began only fairly resulting in it getting back further in the field than anticipated. He added that when he placed Express Air under pressure near the 600m it failed to respond to his riding and tired over the concluding stages.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning licensees:
Suspensions:
Race 3. S. Scriven - careless riding - 7 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-3.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 3. K. Pope- careless riding - 6 mtgs (m/n 19.4.09-1.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 3. S. Galloway - careless riding - 7 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-3.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Race 8. D. Browne - careless riding - 6 mtgs (m/n 22.4.09-2.5.09) - AR. 137(a)
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Returntosender, Strawberry Field, Lilleelavee, Walk In The Park, Seesawing, Malandrina, Pit Lane, Hopeson, Kilkenny Queen, Rabbit Nagina, Derivative Receipt, Deception Bay, Go Johemma, Hurl, Russeting, Fire Hazard.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners and 2nd placegetters in Races 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7.
Warnings/bars:
Derivative Receipt - vet certificate prior to starting.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
CONCEPT MASTER PLAN PUT INTO PLAY
An ambitious plan with far reaching positive outcomes for both racing enthusiasts and the broader Brisbane community has been announced by Kevin Dixon, Chairman of the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC).
Dixon unveiled “a bold, concept master-plan to make Brisbane a first-class racing destination hosting some of Australia’s richest and bigger races.”
For many years various ideas for improvement and development of land have been touted individually by the two Metropolitan race-clubs, the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club, with little of real consequence being achieved. The merger of the two clubs changed the planning parameters. It allowed project managers to deal with one entity – the entire Brisbane Metropolitan Racing precinct – and it thus allowed them plan for maximum benefit.
“At the time the members of the two clubs voted to merge, it unlocked a whole new opportunity,” explained Dixon. “That opportunity is that planning could now involve the whole precinct. Many people took that to mean that we would shed one of the race-courses. That is not the case. This club has a fundamental view that we are one club with two tracks – and, most importantly for those who had any doubts, that fact has always been part and parcel of any planning strategy.
“The merger has allowed the planning process to take a quantum leap and leads us to where we are today – namely in a position to unveil our concept master plan,” continued Dixon. “For racing, it’s about achieving the highest standard with the best facilities. For the local environment and the local area in which we are housed, it’s about giving everyone a lifestyle that will be the envy of the rest of Brisbane. For Queensland, it is about growing the economy with a development that is completely self-sufficient. We can no longer stand still. We can no longer procrastinate and we can no longer live in the past.
“Brisbane Racing Club, our major partner Watpac and architects Cox Rayner, will be working very closely with the Brisbane City Council to gain the necessary approvals for this concept master plan.”
The plan is multifaceted and lengthy in detail. Beyond the grand scope of the plan, the absolute benefit of the concept master plan is in the detail. Factors falling under headings such as Project Economics, Welfare of Horses, Track Enhancements (at Eagle Farm and Doomben), Raceday Patrons, Community Leisure and Lifestyle, Traffic and Parking, Heritage and Sustainability have been rigorously researched and thoroughly detailed. No less than seventy points are itemised under these headings in the Brisbane Racing Club’s fact sheet. As such they cannot be recounted in their entirety here. The three major points are:
The concept master plan is a totally self-funded development. In spite of the intimidating projected cost of $1.2 billion, there is no requirement for funding of any kind from the Government or Queensland Racing Limited. Development of the redundant land will provide the income source.
$400 million of the cost is dedicated to upgrading racing facilities, much of which will be the first priority.
Subject to development approval and on-going market conditions, the lifespan of the project is expected to be between ten and fifteen years. In theory that means that the project will progress at a rate of roughly $100 million a year, with an estimated 1300 jobs being created for each year of construction.
“The reason we are announcing our vision today,” explained Dixon, “is we want to ensure the community is well aware of the project. We will provide the community with every detail. We will listen to their feedback. We won’t be looking to lodge the formal development application with the Brisbane City Council for at least another six to twelve months while this feedback process is taking place. We are going to dot all of the i’s and cross all of the t’s on this development to ensure it is something the majority of Brisbane will be proud of. The BRC will establish a Community Reference Group, the concept being to build partnerships and give a voice to the local community so that together we create a shared vision.”
For those who want to be fully informed of the plans in place for progress, there are several options to get up to speed.
Details of the concept master plan can be viewed at www.brc.com.au
Any interested party can visit the Administrative Office at Eagle Farm to view displays.
There is a dedicated phone number to contact on 1300101389
E-mail contact via masterplan.brc.com.au
During a media conference held by Dixon and Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, the duo were flanked by two apprentice jockeys wearing the new racing silks of the BRC. They were there, not for show, but rather to emphasise an important aspect of what is on the line when the racing plans its future. As Dixon said in his introduction, “I would like to acknowledge two important people, who are standing here to the side of me – Amy Taylor and Mitch Wood. Their faces are what this announcement is all about – the future of racing in Brisbane. Amy and Mitch are two apprentices based here in Brisbane and their future depends on a viable and prosperous racing future here in Brisbane.”
So does the future of many thousands of other jobs within the racing industry.
The concept master plan is ambitious to say the least. Many hurdles have to be overcome and the lengthy timeframe means that the project will at times be subject to forces beyond its control which will threaten its path. There will also be many sceptics out there voicing opinions which will do the project no favours. That is their right and, on some past evidence, they do have ammunition.
But this is a new club and it is a new ballgame. Importantly, the proposal on the table secures the future of both Eagle Farm and Doomben as the prime Metropolitan racing venues, which has long been a point of contention.
The bottom line is that, whether the plan ultimately succeeds in its entirety, in part or not at all – it deserves to be given a chance. All too often race-club directors are berated for their lack of action. Now they are being proactive and telling you exactly what they are doing.
It’s time to move forward!
Dixon unveiled “a bold, concept master-plan to make Brisbane a first-class racing destination hosting some of Australia’s richest and bigger races.”
For many years various ideas for improvement and development of land have been touted individually by the two Metropolitan race-clubs, the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club, with little of real consequence being achieved. The merger of the two clubs changed the planning parameters. It allowed project managers to deal with one entity – the entire Brisbane Metropolitan Racing precinct – and it thus allowed them plan for maximum benefit.
“At the time the members of the two clubs voted to merge, it unlocked a whole new opportunity,” explained Dixon. “That opportunity is that planning could now involve the whole precinct. Many people took that to mean that we would shed one of the race-courses. That is not the case. This club has a fundamental view that we are one club with two tracks – and, most importantly for those who had any doubts, that fact has always been part and parcel of any planning strategy.
“The merger has allowed the planning process to take a quantum leap and leads us to where we are today – namely in a position to unveil our concept master plan,” continued Dixon. “For racing, it’s about achieving the highest standard with the best facilities. For the local environment and the local area in which we are housed, it’s about giving everyone a lifestyle that will be the envy of the rest of Brisbane. For Queensland, it is about growing the economy with a development that is completely self-sufficient. We can no longer stand still. We can no longer procrastinate and we can no longer live in the past.
“Brisbane Racing Club, our major partner Watpac and architects Cox Rayner, will be working very closely with the Brisbane City Council to gain the necessary approvals for this concept master plan.”
The plan is multifaceted and lengthy in detail. Beyond the grand scope of the plan, the absolute benefit of the concept master plan is in the detail. Factors falling under headings such as Project Economics, Welfare of Horses, Track Enhancements (at Eagle Farm and Doomben), Raceday Patrons, Community Leisure and Lifestyle, Traffic and Parking, Heritage and Sustainability have been rigorously researched and thoroughly detailed. No less than seventy points are itemised under these headings in the Brisbane Racing Club’s fact sheet. As such they cannot be recounted in their entirety here. The three major points are:
The concept master plan is a totally self-funded development. In spite of the intimidating projected cost of $1.2 billion, there is no requirement for funding of any kind from the Government or Queensland Racing Limited. Development of the redundant land will provide the income source.
$400 million of the cost is dedicated to upgrading racing facilities, much of which will be the first priority.
Subject to development approval and on-going market conditions, the lifespan of the project is expected to be between ten and fifteen years. In theory that means that the project will progress at a rate of roughly $100 million a year, with an estimated 1300 jobs being created for each year of construction.
“The reason we are announcing our vision today,” explained Dixon, “is we want to ensure the community is well aware of the project. We will provide the community with every detail. We will listen to their feedback. We won’t be looking to lodge the formal development application with the Brisbane City Council for at least another six to twelve months while this feedback process is taking place. We are going to dot all of the i’s and cross all of the t’s on this development to ensure it is something the majority of Brisbane will be proud of. The BRC will establish a Community Reference Group, the concept being to build partnerships and give a voice to the local community so that together we create a shared vision.”
For those who want to be fully informed of the plans in place for progress, there are several options to get up to speed.
Details of the concept master plan can be viewed at www.brc.com.au
Any interested party can visit the Administrative Office at Eagle Farm to view displays.
There is a dedicated phone number to contact on 1300101389
E-mail contact via masterplan.brc.com.au
During a media conference held by Dixon and Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, the duo were flanked by two apprentice jockeys wearing the new racing silks of the BRC. They were there, not for show, but rather to emphasise an important aspect of what is on the line when the racing plans its future. As Dixon said in his introduction, “I would like to acknowledge two important people, who are standing here to the side of me – Amy Taylor and Mitch Wood. Their faces are what this announcement is all about – the future of racing in Brisbane. Amy and Mitch are two apprentices based here in Brisbane and their future depends on a viable and prosperous racing future here in Brisbane.”
So does the future of many thousands of other jobs within the racing industry.
The concept master plan is ambitious to say the least. Many hurdles have to be overcome and the lengthy timeframe means that the project will at times be subject to forces beyond its control which will threaten its path. There will also be many sceptics out there voicing opinions which will do the project no favours. That is their right and, on some past evidence, they do have ammunition.
But this is a new club and it is a new ballgame. Importantly, the proposal on the table secures the future of both Eagle Farm and Doomben as the prime Metropolitan racing venues, which has long been a point of contention.
The bottom line is that, whether the plan ultimately succeeds in its entirety, in part or not at all – it deserves to be given a chance. All too often race-club directors are berated for their lack of action. Now they are being proactive and telling you exactly what they are doing.
It’s time to move forward!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
EAGLE FARM REVIEW (MON, APR 13)
A review of the meeting held at Eagle Farm on Monday, April 13.
Track - Heavy 10 (Retrospective rating). Rail - Out 6.5m.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1400m
1st - Don't Do It Again; 2nd - American Gangster; 3rd - Cross Town Traffic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelly Schweida: “We walked the track this morning. That was the plan, to scout as wide as possible.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “The track is a 10. We won’t finish the day. It’s verging on ... it’s unraceable! It’s unsafe. Safety is paramount and that track is not safe. I don’t think we’ll have too many more. I might have ridden the programme. In fact, I’m sure I’ve ridden the programme. It’s that bad.”
Acting Chief Steward Wade Birch: “Immediately after race one senior riders voiced concerns with regards to visibility when racing back in the field. We couldn’t ignore those concerns. Safety of horse and rider is paramount and so we’ve abandoned the rest of the meeting.”
If anyone still has any doubt about the state of the going, the time posted for the last 600m – 41.75 seconds - tells the story.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Don’t Do It Again): 2.70 out to 3.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven) and Exlero (B. Evans) were both slow to begin. Near the 1000m, Razzled (L. Rolls) had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven), which shifted in. Cross Town Traffic, Lonesome Tycoon (D. Griffin), Carry On Dancer (O. Turpin), Galactic Spirit (L. Cassidy) and Rogues (A. Pattillo) raced wide throughout.
Due to persistent rain leading up to this race, stewards made the decision to abandon the remainder of the meeting due to poor visibility and the state of the track.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed post-race: Don't Do It Again, American Gangster.
The high rainfall claimed another victim when the meeting scheduled for Ipswich on Wednesday, April 15 was also abandoned. On that occasion, they didn’t even get as far as the first race.
Track - Heavy 10 (Retrospective rating). Rail - Out 6.5m.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1400m
1st - Don't Do It Again; 2nd - American Gangster; 3rd - Cross Town Traffic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kelly Schweida: “We walked the track this morning. That was the plan, to scout as wide as possible.”
Jockey Shane Scriven: “The track is a 10. We won’t finish the day. It’s verging on ... it’s unraceable! It’s unsafe. Safety is paramount and that track is not safe. I don’t think we’ll have too many more. I might have ridden the programme. In fact, I’m sure I’ve ridden the programme. It’s that bad.”
Acting Chief Steward Wade Birch: “Immediately after race one senior riders voiced concerns with regards to visibility when racing back in the field. We couldn’t ignore those concerns. Safety of horse and rider is paramount and so we’ve abandoned the rest of the meeting.”
If anyone still has any doubt about the state of the going, the time posted for the last 600m – 41.75 seconds - tells the story.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Don’t Do It Again): 2.70 out to 3.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven) and Exlero (B. Evans) were both slow to begin. Near the 1000m, Razzled (L. Rolls) had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Don’t Do It Again (S. Scriven), which shifted in. Cross Town Traffic, Lonesome Tycoon (D. Griffin), Carry On Dancer (O. Turpin), Galactic Spirit (L. Cassidy) and Rogues (A. Pattillo) raced wide throughout.
Due to persistent rain leading up to this race, stewards made the decision to abandon the remainder of the meeting due to poor visibility and the state of the track.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed post-race: Don't Do It Again, American Gangster.
The high rainfall claimed another victim when the meeting scheduled for Ipswich on Wednesday, April 15 was also abandoned. On that occasion, they didn’t even get as far as the first race.
SUNSHINE COAST REVIEW (SUN, APR 12)
A review of the meeting held at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, April 12.
Race 1:
Maiden Handicap (Mares) - 1100m
1st - Stellar Rocket; 2nd - Cheryl The Feral; 3rd - Mount Magic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kevin Kemp: “We are just hoping that this will be the first of many. It is only her fourth start in a race. She’s shown a bit of promise. She is a lovely big mare. It was nice to see her settle today and hit the line. I know she is going to meet stronger horses than that from now on, but she’ll get stronger too, hopefully.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Stellar Rocket): 1.80 out to 2.80.
Favourite (Mount Magic): 3.80 in to 2.30. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Queen Of The Storm (S. Al Taleei) jumped inwards at the start, forcing Stellar Rocket (R. Goltz) to be checked and taken in on to Our Girl Giggles (N. Yamada). Miss Mazaratti (M. Milford) was a little slow to jump. Apprentice S. Al Taleei, rider of the 4th placegetter Queen Of The Storm, was found guilty of a charge under AR137(b) in that she failed to ride her mount out approaching the finish of the race. Miss S. Al Taleei was suspended from riding in races for a period of 2 weeks, to commence at midnight, 12 April and to expire at midnight, 26 April 2009.
Race 2:
4yo & Up Maiden Handicap (Entires and Geldings)- 1100m
1st - In The Clink; 2nd - Genuine Sin; 3rd - Road From Heaven
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Greg Kennedy: “He pulled a shoe at his last start ... in the barriers. So he went around with three shoes and he is a very bad-footed horse and that he why he stopped last week. It was in the Stewards Report. People should have read it. He led last start, until he started coming to the corner when he started feeling sore. He is a very bad-footed horse ... lost a shoe getting out of the barriers and it cost him. This time he had no such problems. Last time in, he was just racing so well. It was his first prep. We kept stepping him up. I think he is a nice horse now that he has had a holiday.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “His work on Wednesday when I galloped him was sensational on that track. I thought, if he could just get a couple of easy sectionals early and run that sort of time home they wouldn’t beat him, which is pretty much how the race panned out.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (In The Clink): 2.30 out to 2.70.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Roadtoluck (M. Heagney) missed the start. Pearl Of Paradise (N. Spencer) was tightened for room shortly after the start between Ranchatore (D. Green) and Agent Alvin (B. Evans), which shifted in. Approaching the finish line Roadtoluck (M. Heagney) was tightened for room by Road From Heaven (N. Yamada), which was inclined to lay in under pressure. Pearl Of Paradise and Genuine Sin (G. Butler) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1600m
1st - Master Of War; 2nd - Raw Sienna; 3rd - Apply
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Greg Kennedy (who completed a race-to-race double on the day): “He hasn’t run a bad race yet. Even his second run (when 4.60 lengths back) was good. He was stuck five wide. He is by Red Ransom. His brother was a horse called Red Terror. He won the Packer Plate. He beat Toulouse Lautrec ... so, you know, the breeding is there. They can laugh if they like, but he is heading for the Derby if we can get enough prize-money to get him there. We got him as a two-year-old and it has taken this long to get him ready. All credit to young Lisa (Donovan) - stable rider, worker, foreman! He was a buck-jumper. She has hit the deck more times than I’ve had hot dinners. We’ve got pictures where she has got bruises like a chess board on her back ... you know, from the vest where it has dug into her. He bucked that many times when he had balls and they wouldn’t cut him because he was a Red Ransom. Finally we said, look if you want a race-horse, you know ... or else he won’t race. Every-time he got a fright he used to root. I’ve ridden a lot of rough horses, but he could buck. Put it this way, I wasn’t putting my hand up to get on for a second. So he’s come a long way. Hopefully, the Derby might not be beyond him if we can win a couple of handy races over the journey before then. He is a three-year-old and he will get the journey.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “Look, I think he is going to make a nice stayer in time. The penny hasn’t dropped with him. He did the same at Doomben last time ... he got back and hit the line strongly there. Today they went pretty quick early and that enabled him to find the line again, but I think that once he gets up to 2000m he’ll make the grade.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Master Of War): 1.50 in to 1.40 out to 1.45.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Imposing Belle (M. Heagney) missed the start. Mythical (A. Erhart) was inclined to over-race rounding the first turn.
Race 4:
3yo QTIS Maiden Handicap - 1400m,
1st - Famous Fortune; 2nd - Kalinga Echo; 3rd - Esbend
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Lyn Patton (whose winner won first-up over 1400m): “He is always going to be a distance horse. At this point we might be thinking a bit too high, but we are thinking Melbourne Cup next year. He is just a terrific stayer. First-up, I thought it was a terrific run. It was his first time on the Cushion Track and the thing was he went back to the stable and he wasn’t even blowing by the time he had his wash, which was fantastic. So he is only going to keep improving. He is only lightly raced and I’ve put all loyal owners into this horse to keep them happy. They’ve all been part of it today. So everybody is happy. They are very, very happy. He is just a big, dopey, sleepy sort of a horse. Likes to save his energy, which is really good because he relaxes in his races and so the jockey can just put him where they want. He was field-shy his first prep. Now he is not, so he sat a lot closer today. He used to be fourteen (lengths) off the lead turning for home and then get beat by four ... so he just needed more experience.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Famous Fortune): 3.50 out to 5.00.
Favourite (Craiglea Pursuit): 3.80 out to 4.00 in to 3.00.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT
Esbend (N. Thomas) jumped away awkwardly. Lukin (A. Pattillo), Big Rippa (M. Heagney) and Biscay’s Best (A. Erhart) missed the start. Near the 200m, Biscay’s Best, which had a tendency to lay in, brushed Craiglea Pursuit (B. Ohlbrecht). Big Rippa raced three wide for the majority of the event.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Rock Our World, K. Pope stated that the horse travelled reasonably well until the 800m, however the colt appeared to resent the kick back and was under pressure a short distance later and failed to finish the race off despite being hard ridden. Trainer T. Miller was at a loss to explain the disappointing performance other than agreeing that Rock Our World may not have been comfortable with the kickback from today's surface. A post-race veterinary examination of Rock Our World failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.
Race 5:
Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - General Iglesia; 2nd - All Spiced Up; 3rd - Justoutaskool
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Mark Webb: “The horse has always been an improving type of horse and he handles this track well. He gets to the line. He is never going to be any champion, but he might measure up to midweek company in town. There were no instructions. I wanted him to win. I didn’t care where he was the running. So, you could say the plan worked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (General Iglesia): 3.50 out to 3.80 in to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Hunka Burnin’ Love (S. Holcombe) was slow to jump. Near the 500m, Zurge’s Boy (D. Griffin) shifted out to improve and brushed Justoutaskool (J. Kropp). Hunka Burnin’ Love and Justoutaskool raced wide for the majority of the event.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Zurge’s Boy, D. Griffin stated that the horse travelled well until near the 500m where he attempted to make some room to gain clear running inside of Justoutaskool, however the horse then failed to accelerate and respond and despite being ridden along, did not make any ground over the concluding stages. A post-race veterinary examination of Zurge’s Boy revealed the horse to be lame in the off-foreleg. Trainer's representative Mr K. Robinson was advised that veterinary clearance would be required prior to its next race start.
Race 6:
Class 1 Handicap - 1000m
1st - Haizum; 2nd - Shooting Stars; 3rd - Wonkavator
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Merv Lloyd: “He is a funny little horse, you know, because when we first got him, he had a real Hail outlook (a reference to Haizum’s sire). The Hail horses – all they want to do is buck, bite and kick! He did everything, so I had a bit of work on my hands. In his very first start he again tried to be a real Hail, so, at Gympie, he decided to stop at the home turn. So that’s what he did. He stopped. So the bloke who owned him cracked a real one there and said this horse is no good. I said, he’ll be alright. We’ll keep him going. The owner didn’t carry on. He leased the horse to me instead. So I got him then. But this horse here is just going to keep going on. He is a wonderful little horse. His manners now are very good. Jana (Piper) was just telling me that around the barriers, he just went to sleep. Well before he didn’t. All he wanted to do was bite and buck ... so we’ve come a long way. This was a special result for me today. I’m not very well and my prognosis isn’t good, but I’m going to fight it. Moments like this really lift my spirits.”
Apprentice jockey Jana Piper: “That was a very, very special win. Merv (Lloyd) has been one of my biggest supporters since I started riding. Always ... always ... always kept me on, no matter how badly I rode. He is very sick at the moment and, you know, it was really emotional.
“As for the run itself, it was a two-way struggle (with Desiree Gill on Shooting Stars) down the length of the straight. We got pretty close together. She hit me with the stick. I’ve got a bruise on my arm (showing the bruise to confirm the contact). She landed three on me at about the furlong and I thought, well if she is hitting my arm, she is not hitting the horse. She made me work for it. It was really good. She headed me and I put the stick away and just kept punching it out. My horse fought back. He is a tough customer.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Haizum): 8.00 out to 9.00 in to 8.00.
Favourite (Cayman Islands): 4.00 in to 3.50. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Cayman Islands (D. Browne) jumped in the air as the start was effected and lost ground. Patton (R. Wiggins) also jumped awkwardly.
Race 7:
Class 4 Handicap - 1100m
1st - What A Success; 2nd - Hyde Park; 3rd - Patties Mate
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Stewart Mckinnon: “The barrier wasn’t a problem. He is a free-running horse. He can just jump out and run. He did have to do some work from the wide alley though, which does add to the merit of the win. His record on the Cushion Track is now four wins from seven starts with two second placings. All my horses now work on nothing but the Cushion Track. I never work on the grass now. I like the even surface of the Cushion Track. Yeah, I guess those who do handle the track – like this one – do get little more confident on it the more they run on it. He’s a four-year-old and he’s been lightly raced. This was only his tenth start. He was only a small horse, we had to wait for him to mature. He was just a slow maturing horse. We bred him. We raced the mother. Now, I reckon he’ll race on till he is an eight or nine-year-old.”
Jockey Damian Browne (who completed a treble on the day to go with the double he scored at Eagle Farm the day before): “He has always shown a little bit of speed in his races and he seems to appreciate this track - the Cushion Track. He is a bit of a track specialist. So we went forward from the draw and he rolled along nicely in front. The saddle slipped a little bit after about fifty metres ... just a little bit. It didn’t hamper me at all really. I managed to stay balanced all the way. It was pretty good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (What A Success): 3.30 out to 3.80.
Favourite (Hyde Park): 2.00 in to 1.95 out to 2.00.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Red Enzo was declared a late scratching on veterinary advice at 2.55 pm after the gelding injured itself when being unloaded from its float. See The Flames (R. Hinricks) blundered on jumping away.
Hyde Park lost its near-fore plate in running. Lions And Dragons lost its near hind plate in running.
Race 8:
Class 3 Handicap - 1600m
1st - Oscar Osetetch; 2nd - Semi Final; 3rd - Fantastic Movie
WINNER FEEDBACK:
The Bill Baker trained Oscar Osetetch caused a major boil-over in the last race when he outgunned his rivals with a bit to spare once jockey Ryan Wiggins had the gelding to extend in the home straight. Such was the extreme nature of the upset, it remained difficult to go back and find any positive in the winners’ formline that had been missed before the race (which is often the case). Oscar Osetetch had finished last in all four of his starts this prep and had never finished closer than 8.70 lengths behind the winner. He also had the worst of the draw to contend with on this occasion.
That’s why they call it gambling!
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Oscar Osetetch): 26.00 out to 31.00.
Favourite (Davion): 2.80 out to 3.10. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Davion (B. El-Issa) was inclined to over-race at the heels of Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson) rounding the first turn. The horse continued to over-race for some distance. Wing Song (K. Pope) hung out and made the first turn awkwardly. Leaving the 1200m, Semi Final (B. Evans) shifted in and made heavy contact with Secret Request (N. Evans). Godly (A. Pattillo) broke down and was retired from the race leaving the 900m. A post-race veterinary examination of Godly revealed the gelding had broken down in the near-fore tendon. A veterinary clearance will be required for Godly prior to its next race start. Near the 800m, Davion (B. El-Issa) had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Godly when that horse was being eased out of the race after sustaining an injury. Semi Final raced wide for the majority of the event. Davion lost its off-fore plate in running.
STEWARDS RACEDAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners.
Warnings/bars:
Race 5. Zurge's Boy - Lame off-fore knee - Vet. clearance - LR36(b)
Race 8. Godly - Broke down near fore tendon - Vet clearance - LR36(b)
Race 1:
Maiden Handicap (Mares) - 1100m
1st - Stellar Rocket; 2nd - Cheryl The Feral; 3rd - Mount Magic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Kevin Kemp: “We are just hoping that this will be the first of many. It is only her fourth start in a race. She’s shown a bit of promise. She is a lovely big mare. It was nice to see her settle today and hit the line. I know she is going to meet stronger horses than that from now on, but she’ll get stronger too, hopefully.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Stellar Rocket): 1.80 out to 2.80.
Favourite (Mount Magic): 3.80 in to 2.30. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Queen Of The Storm (S. Al Taleei) jumped inwards at the start, forcing Stellar Rocket (R. Goltz) to be checked and taken in on to Our Girl Giggles (N. Yamada). Miss Mazaratti (M. Milford) was a little slow to jump. Apprentice S. Al Taleei, rider of the 4th placegetter Queen Of The Storm, was found guilty of a charge under AR137(b) in that she failed to ride her mount out approaching the finish of the race. Miss S. Al Taleei was suspended from riding in races for a period of 2 weeks, to commence at midnight, 12 April and to expire at midnight, 26 April 2009.
Race 2:
4yo & Up Maiden Handicap (Entires and Geldings)- 1100m
1st - In The Clink; 2nd - Genuine Sin; 3rd - Road From Heaven
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Greg Kennedy: “He pulled a shoe at his last start ... in the barriers. So he went around with three shoes and he is a very bad-footed horse and that he why he stopped last week. It was in the Stewards Report. People should have read it. He led last start, until he started coming to the corner when he started feeling sore. He is a very bad-footed horse ... lost a shoe getting out of the barriers and it cost him. This time he had no such problems. Last time in, he was just racing so well. It was his first prep. We kept stepping him up. I think he is a nice horse now that he has had a holiday.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “His work on Wednesday when I galloped him was sensational on that track. I thought, if he could just get a couple of easy sectionals early and run that sort of time home they wouldn’t beat him, which is pretty much how the race panned out.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (In The Clink): 2.30 out to 2.70.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Roadtoluck (M. Heagney) missed the start. Pearl Of Paradise (N. Spencer) was tightened for room shortly after the start between Ranchatore (D. Green) and Agent Alvin (B. Evans), which shifted in. Approaching the finish line Roadtoluck (M. Heagney) was tightened for room by Road From Heaven (N. Yamada), which was inclined to lay in under pressure. Pearl Of Paradise and Genuine Sin (G. Butler) raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 3:
3yo & Up Maiden Plate - 1600m
1st - Master Of War; 2nd - Raw Sienna; 3rd - Apply
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Greg Kennedy (who completed a race-to-race double on the day): “He hasn’t run a bad race yet. Even his second run (when 4.60 lengths back) was good. He was stuck five wide. He is by Red Ransom. His brother was a horse called Red Terror. He won the Packer Plate. He beat Toulouse Lautrec ... so, you know, the breeding is there. They can laugh if they like, but he is heading for the Derby if we can get enough prize-money to get him there. We got him as a two-year-old and it has taken this long to get him ready. All credit to young Lisa (Donovan) - stable rider, worker, foreman! He was a buck-jumper. She has hit the deck more times than I’ve had hot dinners. We’ve got pictures where she has got bruises like a chess board on her back ... you know, from the vest where it has dug into her. He bucked that many times when he had balls and they wouldn’t cut him because he was a Red Ransom. Finally we said, look if you want a race-horse, you know ... or else he won’t race. Every-time he got a fright he used to root. I’ve ridden a lot of rough horses, but he could buck. Put it this way, I wasn’t putting my hand up to get on for a second. So he’s come a long way. Hopefully, the Derby might not be beyond him if we can win a couple of handy races over the journey before then. He is a three-year-old and he will get the journey.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “Look, I think he is going to make a nice stayer in time. The penny hasn’t dropped with him. He did the same at Doomben last time ... he got back and hit the line strongly there. Today they went pretty quick early and that enabled him to find the line again, but I think that once he gets up to 2000m he’ll make the grade.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Master Of War): 1.50 in to 1.40 out to 1.45.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Imposing Belle (M. Heagney) missed the start. Mythical (A. Erhart) was inclined to over-race rounding the first turn.
Race 4:
3yo QTIS Maiden Handicap - 1400m,
1st - Famous Fortune; 2nd - Kalinga Echo; 3rd - Esbend
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Lyn Patton (whose winner won first-up over 1400m): “He is always going to be a distance horse. At this point we might be thinking a bit too high, but we are thinking Melbourne Cup next year. He is just a terrific stayer. First-up, I thought it was a terrific run. It was his first time on the Cushion Track and the thing was he went back to the stable and he wasn’t even blowing by the time he had his wash, which was fantastic. So he is only going to keep improving. He is only lightly raced and I’ve put all loyal owners into this horse to keep them happy. They’ve all been part of it today. So everybody is happy. They are very, very happy. He is just a big, dopey, sleepy sort of a horse. Likes to save his energy, which is really good because he relaxes in his races and so the jockey can just put him where they want. He was field-shy his first prep. Now he is not, so he sat a lot closer today. He used to be fourteen (lengths) off the lead turning for home and then get beat by four ... so he just needed more experience.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Famous Fortune): 3.50 out to 5.00.
Favourite (Craiglea Pursuit): 3.80 out to 4.00 in to 3.00.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT
Esbend (N. Thomas) jumped away awkwardly. Lukin (A. Pattillo), Big Rippa (M. Heagney) and Biscay’s Best (A. Erhart) missed the start. Near the 200m, Biscay’s Best, which had a tendency to lay in, brushed Craiglea Pursuit (B. Ohlbrecht). Big Rippa raced three wide for the majority of the event.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Rock Our World, K. Pope stated that the horse travelled reasonably well until the 800m, however the colt appeared to resent the kick back and was under pressure a short distance later and failed to finish the race off despite being hard ridden. Trainer T. Miller was at a loss to explain the disappointing performance other than agreeing that Rock Our World may not have been comfortable with the kickback from today's surface. A post-race veterinary examination of Rock Our World failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.
Race 5:
Class 1 Handicap - 1400m
1st - General Iglesia; 2nd - All Spiced Up; 3rd - Justoutaskool
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Mark Webb: “The horse has always been an improving type of horse and he handles this track well. He gets to the line. He is never going to be any champion, but he might measure up to midweek company in town. There were no instructions. I wanted him to win. I didn’t care where he was the running. So, you could say the plan worked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (General Iglesia): 3.50 out to 3.80 in to 3.50.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Hunka Burnin’ Love (S. Holcombe) was slow to jump. Near the 500m, Zurge’s Boy (D. Griffin) shifted out to improve and brushed Justoutaskool (J. Kropp). Hunka Burnin’ Love and Justoutaskool raced wide for the majority of the event.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Zurge’s Boy, D. Griffin stated that the horse travelled well until near the 500m where he attempted to make some room to gain clear running inside of Justoutaskool, however the horse then failed to accelerate and respond and despite being ridden along, did not make any ground over the concluding stages. A post-race veterinary examination of Zurge’s Boy revealed the horse to be lame in the off-foreleg. Trainer's representative Mr K. Robinson was advised that veterinary clearance would be required prior to its next race start.
Race 6:
Class 1 Handicap - 1000m
1st - Haizum; 2nd - Shooting Stars; 3rd - Wonkavator
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Merv Lloyd: “He is a funny little horse, you know, because when we first got him, he had a real Hail outlook (a reference to Haizum’s sire). The Hail horses – all they want to do is buck, bite and kick! He did everything, so I had a bit of work on my hands. In his very first start he again tried to be a real Hail, so, at Gympie, he decided to stop at the home turn. So that’s what he did. He stopped. So the bloke who owned him cracked a real one there and said this horse is no good. I said, he’ll be alright. We’ll keep him going. The owner didn’t carry on. He leased the horse to me instead. So I got him then. But this horse here is just going to keep going on. He is a wonderful little horse. His manners now are very good. Jana (Piper) was just telling me that around the barriers, he just went to sleep. Well before he didn’t. All he wanted to do was bite and buck ... so we’ve come a long way. This was a special result for me today. I’m not very well and my prognosis isn’t good, but I’m going to fight it. Moments like this really lift my spirits.”
Apprentice jockey Jana Piper: “That was a very, very special win. Merv (Lloyd) has been one of my biggest supporters since I started riding. Always ... always ... always kept me on, no matter how badly I rode. He is very sick at the moment and, you know, it was really emotional.
“As for the run itself, it was a two-way struggle (with Desiree Gill on Shooting Stars) down the length of the straight. We got pretty close together. She hit me with the stick. I’ve got a bruise on my arm (showing the bruise to confirm the contact). She landed three on me at about the furlong and I thought, well if she is hitting my arm, she is not hitting the horse. She made me work for it. It was really good. She headed me and I put the stick away and just kept punching it out. My horse fought back. He is a tough customer.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Haizum): 8.00 out to 9.00 in to 8.00.
Favourite (Cayman Islands): 4.00 in to 3.50. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Cayman Islands (D. Browne) jumped in the air as the start was effected and lost ground. Patton (R. Wiggins) also jumped awkwardly.
Race 7:
Class 4 Handicap - 1100m
1st - What A Success; 2nd - Hyde Park; 3rd - Patties Mate
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Stewart Mckinnon: “The barrier wasn’t a problem. He is a free-running horse. He can just jump out and run. He did have to do some work from the wide alley though, which does add to the merit of the win. His record on the Cushion Track is now four wins from seven starts with two second placings. All my horses now work on nothing but the Cushion Track. I never work on the grass now. I like the even surface of the Cushion Track. Yeah, I guess those who do handle the track – like this one – do get little more confident on it the more they run on it. He’s a four-year-old and he’s been lightly raced. This was only his tenth start. He was only a small horse, we had to wait for him to mature. He was just a slow maturing horse. We bred him. We raced the mother. Now, I reckon he’ll race on till he is an eight or nine-year-old.”
Jockey Damian Browne (who completed a treble on the day to go with the double he scored at Eagle Farm the day before): “He has always shown a little bit of speed in his races and he seems to appreciate this track - the Cushion Track. He is a bit of a track specialist. So we went forward from the draw and he rolled along nicely in front. The saddle slipped a little bit after about fifty metres ... just a little bit. It didn’t hamper me at all really. I managed to stay balanced all the way. It was pretty good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (What A Success): 3.30 out to 3.80.
Favourite (Hyde Park): 2.00 in to 1.95 out to 2.00.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Red Enzo was declared a late scratching on veterinary advice at 2.55 pm after the gelding injured itself when being unloaded from its float. See The Flames (R. Hinricks) blundered on jumping away.
Hyde Park lost its near-fore plate in running. Lions And Dragons lost its near hind plate in running.
Race 8:
Class 3 Handicap - 1600m
1st - Oscar Osetetch; 2nd - Semi Final; 3rd - Fantastic Movie
WINNER FEEDBACK:
The Bill Baker trained Oscar Osetetch caused a major boil-over in the last race when he outgunned his rivals with a bit to spare once jockey Ryan Wiggins had the gelding to extend in the home straight. Such was the extreme nature of the upset, it remained difficult to go back and find any positive in the winners’ formline that had been missed before the race (which is often the case). Oscar Osetetch had finished last in all four of his starts this prep and had never finished closer than 8.70 lengths behind the winner. He also had the worst of the draw to contend with on this occasion.
That’s why they call it gambling!
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Oscar Osetetch): 26.00 out to 31.00.
Favourite (Davion): 2.80 out to 3.10. Finished fifth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Davion (B. El-Issa) was inclined to over-race at the heels of Fantastic Movie (E. Wilkinson) rounding the first turn. The horse continued to over-race for some distance. Wing Song (K. Pope) hung out and made the first turn awkwardly. Leaving the 1200m, Semi Final (B. Evans) shifted in and made heavy contact with Secret Request (N. Evans). Godly (A. Pattillo) broke down and was retired from the race leaving the 900m. A post-race veterinary examination of Godly revealed the gelding had broken down in the near-fore tendon. A veterinary clearance will be required for Godly prior to its next race start. Near the 800m, Davion (B. El-Issa) had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Godly when that horse was being eased out of the race after sustaining an injury. Semi Final raced wide for the majority of the event. Davion lost its off-fore plate in running.
STEWARDS RACEDAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners.
Warnings/bars:
Race 5. Zurge's Boy - Lame off-fore knee - Vet. clearance - LR36(b)
Race 8. Godly - Broke down near fore tendon - Vet clearance - LR36(b)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
EAGLE FARM REVIEW (SAT, APR 11)
A review of the meeting held at Eagle Farm on Saturday, April 11.
Track - Dead 5 (Downgraded to Slow 6 at 11.45am). Rail - Out 1m the entire circumference.
Race 1:
Fillies & Mares Class 6 Plate -1400m
1st - Charvicky; 2nd - Montana Hilton; 3rd - Brief Me
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rob Heathcote: “That’s the first win here at Eagle Farm and it’s become a little bit of a thing that it’s like a voodoo track for her, but she’d been so unlucky on so many occasions. But it’s a win where I give so much credit to a really top rider in Damian Browne. He’s in the best three in Queensland without a doubt. That’s his first ride on her and you know I couldn’t have picked her up and placed her where he put her on the way I asked him how to ride her. Just a lovely ride. She’s been here eighteen times and of those, she’s been unlucky in eight or ten of them. On her run the other day, her closing finish was really good. As I said to Damian before the race, the pattern or the tempo so often goes against her because she’s a get-back, run-on style of horse. You know credit to him here today with that track, she got back to second or third last, made her way through the field and hit the line good. I think the track is better than slow.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “I got a pretty good run throughout you know, she seemed to be handling the track pretty well. Rob Heathcote told me she had about 300m of run in her. When the runs come on the corner, she sprinted through very nicely and never really looked like getting beaten. She’s a pretty honest horse and tries very hard and today the race suited her.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Charvicky): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Cool Edition): 2.00 out to 2.40. Finished seventh.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Cool Edition (L. Cassidy) and Fasliyev Dancer (T. Treichel) were slow to begin. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Cool Edition jockey L. Cassidy stated that the mare was slow away and in his opinion failed to travel comfortably at any stage in the race. L. Cassidy added that he placed Cool Edition under pressure approaching the home turn however, it failed to respond to his riding and compounded over the concluding stages. A post race veterinary examination of Cool Edition failed to reveal any abnormality.
Race 2:
2YO Fillies Handicap - 1000m
1st - Funtantes; 2nd - Before The Storm; 3rd - Redibis
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rob Heathcote (who saddled back-to-back winners, taking out the first two races on the card): “Mate, it’s nice when you kick off a day like that. We are part-owners in Charvicky and I bred Funtantes with Wayne Purchase. We bought the half-brother to Funtantes back at the recent sale for $105 000. Quite a few owners in Funtantes are going to race him in that QTIS 600 Series. Gee, I knew she was good, but oh mate, she’s smart. The thing I like about her is she goes to sleep in the stalls ... and even when you put the saddle on her she still doesn’t move, but you bring her out here in the parade ring and she gets up on her toes like a prize fighter. She’s about to rock and roll. And give the kid some credit – Brent Evens! Is he the most improved three kilo kid we’ve got? I just said to him, be aggressive. Those were the only instructions I gave him. He’s riding well. I’ll put her in all the features. I’ll nom her in the Sires and the Castlemaine. She is by Easy Rocking and her mum Cantantes, she only won twice. Injury curtailed her career. She won in town. Cantantes is a Just Awesome mare that can handle all ground. Yeah, just very, very happy.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I was confident throughout. I didn’t think I would be quite that handy. I didn’t think I‘d actually get to the fence, but it turned out I did - I didn’t really want to, but I did. You know, I was just confident throughout the running that I would run the second horse down. It was a good win. It was my first ride on her. She’s a smart filly. It was pretty much as easy as it looked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Funtantes): 2.50 in to 2.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Irish Dream (J. Taylor) was slow to begin. Impulsive Dream (L. Cassidy) and Princess Priscilla (E. Wilkinson) jumped away awkwardly. Brujita (P. Wolfgram) jumped out at the start making contact with Funtantes (App B. Evans). Brujita then shifted in placing Kiara Wonder (C. Reith), Dashing Irmy (S. Galloway) and Princess Priscilla all in restricted room. A short distance later Merry Moni (B. Stewart) shifted out resulting in Princess Priscilla having to be checked. Near the 800m Brujita had to be checked when tightened for room between Impulsive Dream, which shifted in slightly after receiving contact on its hind quarters and Kiara Wonder, which when over-racing shifted out despite the efforts of its rider. Irish Dream which was following had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Brujita. Leaving the 400m Irish Dream shifted out off the heels of Impulsive Dream and in doing so inconvenienced Brujita. Irish Dream lost its off-hind plate during the event.
Race 3:
J.J. Atkins 1MW-Last Year Handicap - 1600m
1st - Hume; 2nd - Sir Coup; 3rd - Yass River
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brian Smith: “Of course I was worried when he was blocked for runs, but Scott (Galloway) ... you know people underestimate this bloke. You know he’s just a ... let’s just say I’m pleased he’s riding for me. Every gap was blocked wasn’t it? He’s showed acceleration in the wet, but he’ll be better on top of the ground. He is a racehorse.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “I walked and sprinted home from the 400m. Before that I couldn’t get to the outside. I just propped him up behind in there and had nowhere to go, you know. I was pocketed in there and all of the horses in front of me were going nowhere. I just was on the inside and I thought, well, I’ve still got plenty of time. I was still very confident. On the corner I was going to ease and peel out, but that was going to put me was back too far. I was going to have to go back too far to come around, so I made a decision to go back to the inside to steal a bit of ground. There was still enough room there. It just took me a while to wind him back up again because I went from easing him back on the corner to getting him going again. It just took me a good time to move him into that big stride of his. I wasn’t worried about getting through. I could see the run in front of me. I could see the path before me. I had a couple of options at the two hundred as well, so it worked out well in the end. He handled the going alright. He got through it good. He surprised me because in his track-work he doesn’t seem to like it as much, you know. That’s not how he races. He just seems to bring it all to the races. He’s very genuine, a top liner.”
Giving further credence to Brian Smith’s assessment of Galloway’s riding ability is the fact that Scott Galloway left this meeting six winners behind Jockey Premiership leader Shane Scriven. Has Galloway thought about landing the title this season?
Jockey Scott Galloway: “No, I haven’t. I’m just happy to ride winners. If I could win a nice race over the Carnival, that would be good. That’s more important to me.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hume): 2.20 out to 2.60.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Shortly after the start Currigee(J. Byrne) and Dawn’s Pride (D. Browne) had to be checked when tightened for room between Hume (S. Galloway) and Yass River (S. Scriven), which was taken out by Very Canny (A. Pattillo). Yass River and More Than Regal (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout the event.
Race 4:
Japan Trophy - Listed (Quality) - 2106m
1st - Go Cart; 2nd - Winmara; 3rd - Drumshanbo
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steven O’dea: “We were having a talk before the race, Ryan (Wiggins) and I. The rail was out 5m for that last meeting here and they were racing a little off the fence then too, so it was new ground in on the inside of the rail with the rail only being out a metre this time, so I thought that would probably be better. We made about four lengths on the rest of them coming around the corner by sticking to that inside line. He handled the step up in distance real well. In his last couple of starts, he’s probably been looking for a little bit further. There haven’t been a lot of races to suit him. I would have liked to have set him up for the 1800m, you know. He’s had to make a big jump up to the 2100 today (from 1500m), but he’s handle it well.
“We took the blinkers off today. Over the shorter distances he can get a bit keen in the race so we took the blinkers off just to get him to settle for the 2100m. We are going to freshen him up for the carnival, but we will have to sit at home and think about things. I think he’s got the class to compete at the Carnival. It wasn’t a bad effort today at 58kg and jumping up from 1500m to 2100m. Hopefully over the Carnival he might get some sort of weight relief and get into a nice race with a reasonable weight. We might just give him a few easy weeks, put him out in the paddock for a week or something - there isn’t a lot of time (before the Carnival). Probably give him an easy time for the rest of the month and then look at some races at the end of May, start of June.”
Jockey Ryan Wiggins: “Our horse gets going pretty good and we thought the fence was alright today and for a horse carrying a bit of weight we didn’t want to cover too much ground. We just stuck to our guns and stuck to the fence and it paid off. It’s his first one over 2100m and I was a little bit sceptical that he was knocking up a little bit, but he stuck it out strong. I’ve had four rides on him now for two seconds and two wins, and both wins were Listed races, so it’s good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Go Cart): 5.50 out to 6.00 in to 5.00.
Favourite (Drumshanbo): 3.00 out to 3.50 in to 3.00. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Near the 1500m Angelo Minny (J. Byrne) improved up onto the heels of Take The Plea (B. El-Issa) and shifted out taking Drumshanbo (App Michael Palmer) wide on the track for a short distance. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Angelo Minny jockey J. Byrne stated that the horse had a tendency to over-race in the early stages and when the pace quickened near the 800m Angelo Minny was immediately under pressure and tired over the concluding stages. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Pay Me jockey A. Pattillo stated that the gelding secured a good run during the race however, when the pace quickened near the 800m Pay me failed to respond to his riding and tired to finish last. A. Pattillo added that in his opinion the performance of Pay Me was very disappointing.
Race 5:
3YO Fillies Handicap- 1200m
1st - Chakvetadze; 2nd - Ashlee's Jewel; 3rd - Multire Music
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Michael Nolan: “It’s great, you know. She’s just a good filly. She probably didn’t handle the going, but we were always going to run her because we were here. She is just a real class act. I mean she comes under pressure and then she just goes up a level ... goes up a level. I don’t really think she handled the going. Over the last 200m she was dipping and diving. I think on a good track she would have won by a lot further. She’s just quality and she just keeps winning, you know. That was a good test for her today against some better horses. But she gets away from them and she does it easy. You know, Brent (Evans) never punished her. Gets better and better this filly. We decided to let a couple go because we thought at some stage in the better races she is going to have to be ridden off the pace. We rode her off it today and she was still too good for it. The Silk Stocking is something that we’ve pick out. It’s Black Type. We’ll go to that and then we’ll just see where we are heading after that.”
Apprentice Jockey Brent Evans: “Always feel good to get two winners. She is a quality horse. It’s hard to win four out of four anywhere let alone in town. It has won in Toowoomba obviously, but it has won a few races in town here. She’s just a quality filly. She’s a horse that you can either ride for speed or you can take a sit on her ... that’s just the good horse that she is ... you can ride her from wherever she wants. She came from behind at Toowoomba and she won by a big margin. She’s that good.”
With this win apprentice jockey Brent Evans out-rode his claim at Provincial meetings. He therefore can no longer claim the 1.5kg that was previously available to him on the Provincial circuit.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Chakvetadze): 2.00 out to 2.30.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Silent Le Touch (S. Galloway) was slow to begin. Hidden Cove (App Michael Palmer) and Gag Order (B. Stewart) bumped on jumping away. County Tale (D. Browne) and Rapid Tricia (J. Byrne) made contact on jumping away. When the pace steadied approaching the 800m Multire Music (J. Taylor) improved up onto the heels of Manners Please (B. El-Issa) and shifted out taking Plain Magic (S. Scriven) wider on the track. Plain Magic, Sharufa (L. Cassidy) and Hidden Cove all raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 6:
Colts, Geldings & Entires Class 6 Plate - 1400m
1st - Frosty; 2nd - Margy Magic; 3rd - Jackpot
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brain Wakefield: “I just got back from the Gold Coast, I just had two runners down there don’t even know where my family are. I was rushing to put on my tie. He’s an honest little horse, he’s as honest as the day is long. Brent’s riding very well. Young Luke (Rolls) would have been on him today only he went down to Sydney. He still hasn’t drawn an alley yet the horse.” (Frosty had the fourteen barrier here. In his previous four runs he had drawn fifteen, twelve, nine and eleven). “He had to do it tough today from the draw, but there wasn’t as much speed in the race today as there was last time. I didn’t expect him to lead, but he’s done the right thing. I was a little worried about the slow track, but he’s actually surprised me. He’s run some great races on slow tracks without luck. You know, the jury’s still out. I think he’s a better horse on top of the ground, but he does like a bit of the jar out of the track. I wish I had a few more like him in the place, that’s for sure.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evens (who completed his second successive treble, after getting the same result at Ipswich on Thursday. This was his first city treble): “I hit the front early. I didn’t really want to find myself where I was. I didn’t want to find myself there. I didn’t want to dig it too much out the gates. I give it a dig out of the gates and I found that I was hard up against the bit and I was swinging. I just thought no use swinging on it, I am three deep, I may as well let it roll to the front. I let it roll and went I got there I nursed it, nursed it for as long as I could, till the end of the straight ... and then I went for him and he fought on.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Frosty): 5.00 out to 5.50.
Favourite (Margy Magic): 4.20 steady. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Ferocious was declared a late scratching at 12 noon after a request from trainer G. Ryan due to the track downgrade. Sir Kingsford was declared a late scratching at 2.30 p.m. after a request from trainer L. Bryant due to the track downgrade. As S. Scriven was overweight stewards permitted A. Pattillo to be substituted as the rider of Five Ways. S. Scriven was fined the sum of $100.00. Three Swallows (Matthew Palmer) and Yuketan (App M. Hughes) were tightened for room on jumping away between Jackpot (D. Craven), which shifted out and Athenas Gift (App A. Taylor), which shifted in after jumping away awkwardly. Yuketan, Three Swallows, Punch Up (B. Stewart) and Athenas Gift all raced wide for the majority of the event. E. Wilkinson the rider of More On The Toe reported that the gelding failed to handle today's track conditions. Post race veterinary examinations of More On The Toe and Athenas Gift failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 7:
Bribie Quality Handicap - Listed (Quality) - 1200m
1st - Cocktail Supreme; 2nd - Rasmussen; 3rd - Eire Of Magic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Pat Duff: “You know he’s been a horse that’s been very unlucky with barriers. There’s been so many times he’s drawn awkwardly, you know. Today with the alley ... he’s a horse that can make use of an alley and he had a jockey (Damian Browne) who knew how to make good use of an alley. He is a very underrated jockey. The horse won the Ascot Handicap before in the heavy, so he handles the going. There is another race here at Eagle Farm over 1200m next Saturday. I may well back him up into it next Saturday.”
Jockey Damian Browne (who completed a double on the day): “It was a good win. I rode him last time when he drew badly at Doomben over this sort of distance. He got back a long way and he got home well without much luck, so we thought we would be in with a big chance today from the one alley. The track was pretty uniform right across I think. He was happy travelling. He wanted to come out and get a little bit of room, so I just had to let him do that and he finished off well.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Cocktail Supreme): 4.60 out to 5.00 in to 3.90.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Ego’s Dare was declared a late scratching at 12 noon after a request from trainer G. Ryan due to the track downgrade. Stewards exceeded to a request from trainer R. Heathcote to have the slow track ban on Crosswise lifted. Felixtrinidad, which was fractious in the barrier stalls, was examined by the Club's veterinary surgeon and passed fit to start. Smart Maxie (S. Galloway) was slow to begin. C. Reith the rider of Watchyerback was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift in near the 900m when insufficiently clear of Friendly Embrace (K. Yoshida), resulting in that horse having to be steadied. Near the 650m Rockdale (App O. Turpin) had to be checked when tightened for room by Felixtrinidad (J. Byrne), which was taken in momentarily by Luvuleo (C. Small) and Eire Of Magic (Matthew Palmer), which shifted out after improving up onto the heels of Crosswise (E. Wilkinson). A post race veterinary examination of Friendly Embrace failed to reveal any abnormalities. A post race veterinary examination of Felixtrinidad revealed the gelding to be suffering from a mild case of metabolic heat syndrome.
Race 8:
Colts, Geldings & Entires NMW Handicap - 1000m
1st - Steel Lips; 2nd - Nostrum; 3rd - Hail Free
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steel Ryan: “He had the (wide) draw to deal. We rode him for luck today ... sat him back and had the last splash at him. His fitness was running out a bit, the last bit, but he scrambled home for us.”
Jockey Bobby El-Issa: “The trainer told me to ride it quiet. He found the line good. The going was bad but he just ploughed through it.”
Steel Lips was first-up after a five-and-a-half month spell.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Steel Lips): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Hail Free): 4.40 steady. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Leondari On Ice was declared a late scratching at 12.45 p.m. after a request from trainer R. Rowley due to the track downgrade. True Flyer was also declared a late scratching at 1.05 pm. due to the track downgrade. Sydney Symphony (C. Small), Morcombe (App S. Bogenhuber) and Fiamore (R. Wiggins) raced wide throughout the event.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses.
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Navillus Qualo, Wigndove, Watchyerback, Three Swallows, Smart Maxie, Brujita, Yass River, Beautiful Nicola, Before The Storm, Plenty Of Practise, Ram Jam Inn, Hopeson, Drumshambo, Go Cart, Silent Le Touch, Manners Please and Bugsytwoshoes.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners plus Montana Hilton, Before The Storm, Sir Coup, Winmara, Ashlee's Jewel, Margy Magic, Rasmussen and Nostrum.
Track - Dead 5 (Downgraded to Slow 6 at 11.45am). Rail - Out 1m the entire circumference.
Race 1:
Fillies & Mares Class 6 Plate -1400m
1st - Charvicky; 2nd - Montana Hilton; 3rd - Brief Me
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rob Heathcote: “That’s the first win here at Eagle Farm and it’s become a little bit of a thing that it’s like a voodoo track for her, but she’d been so unlucky on so many occasions. But it’s a win where I give so much credit to a really top rider in Damian Browne. He’s in the best three in Queensland without a doubt. That’s his first ride on her and you know I couldn’t have picked her up and placed her where he put her on the way I asked him how to ride her. Just a lovely ride. She’s been here eighteen times and of those, she’s been unlucky in eight or ten of them. On her run the other day, her closing finish was really good. As I said to Damian before the race, the pattern or the tempo so often goes against her because she’s a get-back, run-on style of horse. You know credit to him here today with that track, she got back to second or third last, made her way through the field and hit the line good. I think the track is better than slow.”
Jockey Damian Browne: “I got a pretty good run throughout you know, she seemed to be handling the track pretty well. Rob Heathcote told me she had about 300m of run in her. When the runs come on the corner, she sprinted through very nicely and never really looked like getting beaten. She’s a pretty honest horse and tries very hard and today the race suited her.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Charvicky): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Cool Edition): 2.00 out to 2.40. Finished seventh.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Cool Edition (L. Cassidy) and Fasliyev Dancer (T. Treichel) were slow to begin. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Cool Edition jockey L. Cassidy stated that the mare was slow away and in his opinion failed to travel comfortably at any stage in the race. L. Cassidy added that he placed Cool Edition under pressure approaching the home turn however, it failed to respond to his riding and compounded over the concluding stages. A post race veterinary examination of Cool Edition failed to reveal any abnormality.
Race 2:
2YO Fillies Handicap - 1000m
1st - Funtantes; 2nd - Before The Storm; 3rd - Redibis
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rob Heathcote (who saddled back-to-back winners, taking out the first two races on the card): “Mate, it’s nice when you kick off a day like that. We are part-owners in Charvicky and I bred Funtantes with Wayne Purchase. We bought the half-brother to Funtantes back at the recent sale for $105 000. Quite a few owners in Funtantes are going to race him in that QTIS 600 Series. Gee, I knew she was good, but oh mate, she’s smart. The thing I like about her is she goes to sleep in the stalls ... and even when you put the saddle on her she still doesn’t move, but you bring her out here in the parade ring and she gets up on her toes like a prize fighter. She’s about to rock and roll. And give the kid some credit – Brent Evens! Is he the most improved three kilo kid we’ve got? I just said to him, be aggressive. Those were the only instructions I gave him. He’s riding well. I’ll put her in all the features. I’ll nom her in the Sires and the Castlemaine. She is by Easy Rocking and her mum Cantantes, she only won twice. Injury curtailed her career. She won in town. Cantantes is a Just Awesome mare that can handle all ground. Yeah, just very, very happy.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I was confident throughout. I didn’t think I would be quite that handy. I didn’t think I‘d actually get to the fence, but it turned out I did - I didn’t really want to, but I did. You know, I was just confident throughout the running that I would run the second horse down. It was a good win. It was my first ride on her. She’s a smart filly. It was pretty much as easy as it looked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Funtantes): 2.50 in to 2.20.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Irish Dream (J. Taylor) was slow to begin. Impulsive Dream (L. Cassidy) and Princess Priscilla (E. Wilkinson) jumped away awkwardly. Brujita (P. Wolfgram) jumped out at the start making contact with Funtantes (App B. Evans). Brujita then shifted in placing Kiara Wonder (C. Reith), Dashing Irmy (S. Galloway) and Princess Priscilla all in restricted room. A short distance later Merry Moni (B. Stewart) shifted out resulting in Princess Priscilla having to be checked. Near the 800m Brujita had to be checked when tightened for room between Impulsive Dream, which shifted in slightly after receiving contact on its hind quarters and Kiara Wonder, which when over-racing shifted out despite the efforts of its rider. Irish Dream which was following had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Brujita. Leaving the 400m Irish Dream shifted out off the heels of Impulsive Dream and in doing so inconvenienced Brujita. Irish Dream lost its off-hind plate during the event.
Race 3:
J.J. Atkins 1MW-Last Year Handicap - 1600m
1st - Hume; 2nd - Sir Coup; 3rd - Yass River
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brian Smith: “Of course I was worried when he was blocked for runs, but Scott (Galloway) ... you know people underestimate this bloke. You know he’s just a ... let’s just say I’m pleased he’s riding for me. Every gap was blocked wasn’t it? He’s showed acceleration in the wet, but he’ll be better on top of the ground. He is a racehorse.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “I walked and sprinted home from the 400m. Before that I couldn’t get to the outside. I just propped him up behind in there and had nowhere to go, you know. I was pocketed in there and all of the horses in front of me were going nowhere. I just was on the inside and I thought, well, I’ve still got plenty of time. I was still very confident. On the corner I was going to ease and peel out, but that was going to put me was back too far. I was going to have to go back too far to come around, so I made a decision to go back to the inside to steal a bit of ground. There was still enough room there. It just took me a while to wind him back up again because I went from easing him back on the corner to getting him going again. It just took me a good time to move him into that big stride of his. I wasn’t worried about getting through. I could see the run in front of me. I could see the path before me. I had a couple of options at the two hundred as well, so it worked out well in the end. He handled the going alright. He got through it good. He surprised me because in his track-work he doesn’t seem to like it as much, you know. That’s not how he races. He just seems to bring it all to the races. He’s very genuine, a top liner.”
Giving further credence to Brian Smith’s assessment of Galloway’s riding ability is the fact that Scott Galloway left this meeting six winners behind Jockey Premiership leader Shane Scriven. Has Galloway thought about landing the title this season?
Jockey Scott Galloway: “No, I haven’t. I’m just happy to ride winners. If I could win a nice race over the Carnival, that would be good. That’s more important to me.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hume): 2.20 out to 2.60.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Shortly after the start Currigee(J. Byrne) and Dawn’s Pride (D. Browne) had to be checked when tightened for room between Hume (S. Galloway) and Yass River (S. Scriven), which was taken out by Very Canny (A. Pattillo). Yass River and More Than Regal (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout the event.
Race 4:
Japan Trophy - Listed (Quality) - 2106m
1st - Go Cart; 2nd - Winmara; 3rd - Drumshanbo
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steven O’dea: “We were having a talk before the race, Ryan (Wiggins) and I. The rail was out 5m for that last meeting here and they were racing a little off the fence then too, so it was new ground in on the inside of the rail with the rail only being out a metre this time, so I thought that would probably be better. We made about four lengths on the rest of them coming around the corner by sticking to that inside line. He handled the step up in distance real well. In his last couple of starts, he’s probably been looking for a little bit further. There haven’t been a lot of races to suit him. I would have liked to have set him up for the 1800m, you know. He’s had to make a big jump up to the 2100 today (from 1500m), but he’s handle it well.
“We took the blinkers off today. Over the shorter distances he can get a bit keen in the race so we took the blinkers off just to get him to settle for the 2100m. We are going to freshen him up for the carnival, but we will have to sit at home and think about things. I think he’s got the class to compete at the Carnival. It wasn’t a bad effort today at 58kg and jumping up from 1500m to 2100m. Hopefully over the Carnival he might get some sort of weight relief and get into a nice race with a reasonable weight. We might just give him a few easy weeks, put him out in the paddock for a week or something - there isn’t a lot of time (before the Carnival). Probably give him an easy time for the rest of the month and then look at some races at the end of May, start of June.”
Jockey Ryan Wiggins: “Our horse gets going pretty good and we thought the fence was alright today and for a horse carrying a bit of weight we didn’t want to cover too much ground. We just stuck to our guns and stuck to the fence and it paid off. It’s his first one over 2100m and I was a little bit sceptical that he was knocking up a little bit, but he stuck it out strong. I’ve had four rides on him now for two seconds and two wins, and both wins were Listed races, so it’s good.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Go Cart): 5.50 out to 6.00 in to 5.00.
Favourite (Drumshanbo): 3.00 out to 3.50 in to 3.00. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Near the 1500m Angelo Minny (J. Byrne) improved up onto the heels of Take The Plea (B. El-Issa) and shifted out taking Drumshanbo (App Michael Palmer) wide on the track for a short distance. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Angelo Minny jockey J. Byrne stated that the horse had a tendency to over-race in the early stages and when the pace quickened near the 800m Angelo Minny was immediately under pressure and tired over the concluding stages. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Pay Me jockey A. Pattillo stated that the gelding secured a good run during the race however, when the pace quickened near the 800m Pay me failed to respond to his riding and tired to finish last. A. Pattillo added that in his opinion the performance of Pay Me was very disappointing.
Race 5:
3YO Fillies Handicap- 1200m
1st - Chakvetadze; 2nd - Ashlee's Jewel; 3rd - Multire Music
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Michael Nolan: “It’s great, you know. She’s just a good filly. She probably didn’t handle the going, but we were always going to run her because we were here. She is just a real class act. I mean she comes under pressure and then she just goes up a level ... goes up a level. I don’t really think she handled the going. Over the last 200m she was dipping and diving. I think on a good track she would have won by a lot further. She’s just quality and she just keeps winning, you know. That was a good test for her today against some better horses. But she gets away from them and she does it easy. You know, Brent (Evans) never punished her. Gets better and better this filly. We decided to let a couple go because we thought at some stage in the better races she is going to have to be ridden off the pace. We rode her off it today and she was still too good for it. The Silk Stocking is something that we’ve pick out. It’s Black Type. We’ll go to that and then we’ll just see where we are heading after that.”
Apprentice Jockey Brent Evans: “Always feel good to get two winners. She is a quality horse. It’s hard to win four out of four anywhere let alone in town. It has won in Toowoomba obviously, but it has won a few races in town here. She’s just a quality filly. She’s a horse that you can either ride for speed or you can take a sit on her ... that’s just the good horse that she is ... you can ride her from wherever she wants. She came from behind at Toowoomba and she won by a big margin. She’s that good.”
With this win apprentice jockey Brent Evans out-rode his claim at Provincial meetings. He therefore can no longer claim the 1.5kg that was previously available to him on the Provincial circuit.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Chakvetadze): 2.00 out to 2.30.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Silent Le Touch (S. Galloway) was slow to begin. Hidden Cove (App Michael Palmer) and Gag Order (B. Stewart) bumped on jumping away. County Tale (D. Browne) and Rapid Tricia (J. Byrne) made contact on jumping away. When the pace steadied approaching the 800m Multire Music (J. Taylor) improved up onto the heels of Manners Please (B. El-Issa) and shifted out taking Plain Magic (S. Scriven) wider on the track. Plain Magic, Sharufa (L. Cassidy) and Hidden Cove all raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 6:
Colts, Geldings & Entires Class 6 Plate - 1400m
1st - Frosty; 2nd - Margy Magic; 3rd - Jackpot
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Brain Wakefield: “I just got back from the Gold Coast, I just had two runners down there don’t even know where my family are. I was rushing to put on my tie. He’s an honest little horse, he’s as honest as the day is long. Brent’s riding very well. Young Luke (Rolls) would have been on him today only he went down to Sydney. He still hasn’t drawn an alley yet the horse.” (Frosty had the fourteen barrier here. In his previous four runs he had drawn fifteen, twelve, nine and eleven). “He had to do it tough today from the draw, but there wasn’t as much speed in the race today as there was last time. I didn’t expect him to lead, but he’s done the right thing. I was a little worried about the slow track, but he’s actually surprised me. He’s run some great races on slow tracks without luck. You know, the jury’s still out. I think he’s a better horse on top of the ground, but he does like a bit of the jar out of the track. I wish I had a few more like him in the place, that’s for sure.”
Apprentice jockey Brent Evens (who completed his second successive treble, after getting the same result at Ipswich on Thursday. This was his first city treble): “I hit the front early. I didn’t really want to find myself where I was. I didn’t want to find myself there. I didn’t want to dig it too much out the gates. I give it a dig out of the gates and I found that I was hard up against the bit and I was swinging. I just thought no use swinging on it, I am three deep, I may as well let it roll to the front. I let it roll and went I got there I nursed it, nursed it for as long as I could, till the end of the straight ... and then I went for him and he fought on.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Frosty): 5.00 out to 5.50.
Favourite (Margy Magic): 4.20 steady. Finished second.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Ferocious was declared a late scratching at 12 noon after a request from trainer G. Ryan due to the track downgrade. Sir Kingsford was declared a late scratching at 2.30 p.m. after a request from trainer L. Bryant due to the track downgrade. As S. Scriven was overweight stewards permitted A. Pattillo to be substituted as the rider of Five Ways. S. Scriven was fined the sum of $100.00. Three Swallows (Matthew Palmer) and Yuketan (App M. Hughes) were tightened for room on jumping away between Jackpot (D. Craven), which shifted out and Athenas Gift (App A. Taylor), which shifted in after jumping away awkwardly. Yuketan, Three Swallows, Punch Up (B. Stewart) and Athenas Gift all raced wide for the majority of the event. E. Wilkinson the rider of More On The Toe reported that the gelding failed to handle today's track conditions. Post race veterinary examinations of More On The Toe and Athenas Gift failed to reveal any abnormalities.
Race 7:
Bribie Quality Handicap - Listed (Quality) - 1200m
1st - Cocktail Supreme; 2nd - Rasmussen; 3rd - Eire Of Magic
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Pat Duff: “You know he’s been a horse that’s been very unlucky with barriers. There’s been so many times he’s drawn awkwardly, you know. Today with the alley ... he’s a horse that can make use of an alley and he had a jockey (Damian Browne) who knew how to make good use of an alley. He is a very underrated jockey. The horse won the Ascot Handicap before in the heavy, so he handles the going. There is another race here at Eagle Farm over 1200m next Saturday. I may well back him up into it next Saturday.”
Jockey Damian Browne (who completed a double on the day): “It was a good win. I rode him last time when he drew badly at Doomben over this sort of distance. He got back a long way and he got home well without much luck, so we thought we would be in with a big chance today from the one alley. The track was pretty uniform right across I think. He was happy travelling. He wanted to come out and get a little bit of room, so I just had to let him do that and he finished off well.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Cocktail Supreme): 4.60 out to 5.00 in to 3.90.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Ego’s Dare was declared a late scratching at 12 noon after a request from trainer G. Ryan due to the track downgrade. Stewards exceeded to a request from trainer R. Heathcote to have the slow track ban on Crosswise lifted. Felixtrinidad, which was fractious in the barrier stalls, was examined by the Club's veterinary surgeon and passed fit to start. Smart Maxie (S. Galloway) was slow to begin. C. Reith the rider of Watchyerback was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift in near the 900m when insufficiently clear of Friendly Embrace (K. Yoshida), resulting in that horse having to be steadied. Near the 650m Rockdale (App O. Turpin) had to be checked when tightened for room by Felixtrinidad (J. Byrne), which was taken in momentarily by Luvuleo (C. Small) and Eire Of Magic (Matthew Palmer), which shifted out after improving up onto the heels of Crosswise (E. Wilkinson). A post race veterinary examination of Friendly Embrace failed to reveal any abnormalities. A post race veterinary examination of Felixtrinidad revealed the gelding to be suffering from a mild case of metabolic heat syndrome.
Race 8:
Colts, Geldings & Entires NMW Handicap - 1000m
1st - Steel Lips; 2nd - Nostrum; 3rd - Hail Free
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Steel Ryan: “He had the (wide) draw to deal. We rode him for luck today ... sat him back and had the last splash at him. His fitness was running out a bit, the last bit, but he scrambled home for us.”
Jockey Bobby El-Issa: “The trainer told me to ride it quiet. He found the line good. The going was bad but he just ploughed through it.”
Steel Lips was first-up after a five-and-a-half month spell.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Steel Lips): 7.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Hail Free): 4.40 steady. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Leondari On Ice was declared a late scratching at 12.45 p.m. after a request from trainer R. Rowley due to the track downgrade. True Flyer was also declared a late scratching at 1.05 pm. due to the track downgrade. Sydney Symphony (C. Small), Morcombe (App S. Bogenhuber) and Fiamore (R. Wiggins) raced wide throughout the event.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses.
Horses swabbed pre-race:
Navillus Qualo, Wigndove, Watchyerback, Three Swallows, Smart Maxie, Brujita, Yass River, Beautiful Nicola, Before The Storm, Plenty Of Practise, Ram Jam Inn, Hopeson, Drumshambo, Go Cart, Silent Le Touch, Manners Please and Bugsytwoshoes.
Horses swabbed post-race:
All winners plus Montana Hilton, Before The Storm, Sir Coup, Winmara, Ashlee's Jewel, Margy Magic, Rasmussen and Nostrum.
Monday, April 13, 2009
IPSWICH REVIEW (THURS, APR 09)
A review of the meeting held at Ipswich on Thursday, April 9.
Track - Slow 7. Rail - out 6.5m.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 800m
1st - Hay Baby; 2nd - Bagatelle Park; 3rd - Millsie Moo
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Peter Stokes: “We bought her as a three-year-old and broke her in. We gave her the three starts first prep and she went shin sore. She was shin-sore a lot last prep, so we put her out. She’s over that now. We went 800m first-up, but she’ll run 1200m eventually this filly. She’s got some ability. She might be a bit restricted but she’ll win a few.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hay Baby): 2.70 out to 3.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Amperes (S. Galloway) and Joyful Lady (B. Thomson) were both slow to begin. Near the 600m, Modern Eyes (S. Drake) shifted inside the line of the false rail, then shifted out and had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Shelaq (B. Evans), which shifted in and away from Bagatelle Park (N. Evans), which in turn shifted in. Leaving the 300m, Amperes was forced to steady and shift in to avoid the heels of Millsie Moo (D. Griffin), which shifted out. Screaming Ombre (G. Thomson) and Lightning Blue raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Lightning Blue revealed the gelding to have been galloped on on the off-hind cannon.
Race 2:
2yo QTIS Maiden Plate - 800m
1st - Fields Of Plenty; 2nd - Catallion; 3rd - Promo Girl
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rex Lipp: “She’s very well bred that filly. She is a half-sister to a Group 1 placegetter in Hong Kong – Royal Delight. He ran third in the big Goup 1 they have in December. He ran third behind Absolute Champion. It wasn’t last year. It must have been the December before. He raced here before Hong Kong. He won three races here I think. So she is well bred. She had a few issues as a youngster. She was very small and immature early ... so we just waited for her. Patience, you know. It’s the cheapest thing you’ve got in racing. She was second-up here. She got galloped on first-up which explains that performance. If you go back to her previous prep you’ll see she has got a bit of ability. It was a good run in the Meynink.”
Fields Of Plenty could well be one for the notebook. The Exceed And Excel gelding is lightly raced. This was only her fifth start. She had three runs in her first prep, during which time she was never shy to put her ability to the test. Her first run was in the Magic Millions feature at Toowoomba (a race won by Fairchild). She then lined up for the Meynink (where she finished 3.80 lengths behind the smart Double Heart) and finally was beaten 7.00 by the more than useful Sarge In Charge (who went on to run second in the Karaka Millions in New Zealand).
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “He travelled very good but, when I let him down, because he is green, he hung in and I had to stop riding and straighten him. My horse is a little bit lazy, but he was strong in the finish.”
Scott Galloway, the rider of the second placed Catallion, lodged a protest against the winner.
Jockey Scott Galloway (giving his grounds for objection): “My horse was going well outside the leader. I nursed him around the corner. I hadn’t gone for the horse yet. I started to knuckle down inside the 200m. I gave him a few back-handers, being a first-timer to get him to wind up his run. The horse on the outside has come in and bumped me quite hard and knocked him off his momentum, you know. I had to re-gather him up ... and probably that horse got a good long-neck to half-a-length on my horse. By about the 50m mark I got the horse going again and he got back to within a head of that horse. He wasn’t given every opportunity from that horse making heavy contact with me and he didn’t have a fair chance in the race to finish off. He was just starting to build up and then he was knocked off his feet. You can see on the head-on and lateral film the impact was ... it wasn’t a brush, it was quite a heavy bump and it cost me every chance of winning the race.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida (responding to Galloway’s statement): “My horse definitely come in. Do you believe your horse come out at that same time.
Jockey Scott Galloway: “No. Your horse has run in, probably three horses. My horse was going quite straight at the time.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida (making his statement): “My horse started quite well. Coming down the straight, once I started to take him up, he was pretty green, and my horse shifted in. When my horse shifted in, Scott Galloway’s mount has come out and they have just brushed each other. I say my horse was coming from behind Scott Galloway’s horse and going right past it. We got a little bump at the time. My horse, actually, he was going away from the other horse. I think Scott Galloway’s mount had every opportunity ... he had every chance to ride him out to the finish.
Jockey Scott Galloway (responding to Yoshida’s statement): “I heard him say his horse was going away from my horse. Do you believe we were head to head from the bump to the winning post?”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “... from the bump to the winning post?”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “When we made contact ... after that, were we head to head?”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “After the bump, my horse got away from you a little bit.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “If that is the case. You beat me a head. I mean that is what I’m saying ... I think I’ve taken ground off you.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “Yes, but I had to stop riding and straighten up. I couldn’t use the stick.”
Trevor Bailey (trainer of Catallion, the second placed finisher): “Look he (Kenji Yoshida) might not have been able to use the stick and that, but at the end of the day the horse took our line of running. He’s come in from three or four horses out on the turn to come in contact with ours. First run in a race and on a soft track, he just needed that bump to put him off balance for such a big horse. I believe if the horses hadn’t come in contact, it would have been very close in the end. It wouldn’t have been a long-head. It would have been touch or go whether we won or the other horse won. But when the other horse took our line of running and come in contact, it just made it that ... well for a big horse ... his size and a first run in a race and the conditions in the ground ... it was a contributing factor to the result.”
Rex Lipp (trainer of the winner Fields Of Plenty): “When the contact happened, the horse on the inside ... if you watch the green strips on the track, which I believe would be straight ... the horse on the inside has probably gone out a strip-and-a-half and my horse has come in and the two of them have come in contact. Then, when Scottie did get his horse balanced, he did hit it with the stick and I believe in the last 50m of the race he wasn’t improving at all.”
The protest was dismissed.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Fields Of Plenty): 3.50 out to 4.40.
Favourite: (Promo Girl): 1.80 out to 2.20. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed after Pride Of Heart broke through the barriers and galloped a considerable distance. Pride Of Heart was declared a late scratching at 1 pm on veterinary advice. Connections were advised that a warning was being placed on Pride Of Heart regarding its barrier manners.
On return to scale a protest was lodged by S. Galloway, rider of the 2nd placegetter, Catallion, against Fields Of Plenty being declared the winner, alleging interference in the straight. After taking evidence from the parties concerned, stewards found that near the 200m, both horses made contact as a result of shifting ground. Bearing in mind the margin between both horses at the finish, stewards dismissed the protest and correct weight semaphored on the Judge's placings.
Gentilly Girl (L. Rolls) and Coloured Veil (Z. Landry) were slow to begin. Shortly after the start, Saint Faustina (K. Forrester) had to be steadied when racing between Tessitura (L. Cheshire) and Promo Girl (L. Cassidy), which shifted in. Coloured Veil (Z. Landry), which was inclined to hang out rounding the home turn, improved on to the heels of Valvetron (D. Craven) near the 200m and had to be steadied and shifted out, hampering Reelblu (R. Goltz). Reelblu (R. Goltz), which raced wide throughout, had to be steadied over the concluding stages when reluctant to take a run between Tessitura (L. Cheshire) and Frisco Lights (D. Griffin). Valvetron (D. Craven) had difficulty obtaining clear running in the early stages of the straight. Promo Girl, Fields Of Plenty (K. Yoshida) and Gentilly Girl raced wide throughout.
Race 3:
Class 1 Handicap - 2150m
1st - Moon Chaser; 2nd - Cinquacasino; 3rd - Don't Back Down
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Ron Goltz: “It was a massive drop back in class to where he has been racing (Moon Chaser went down to multiple winner Drumshanbo in a Class 6 at Eagle Farm in the run prior to this). He got back, but he always had them covered. It was just ... with the weight and the track being a bit slow, it made it a bit hard working around the corner, but he was always in control.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moon Chaser): 1.50 out to 1.95.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
D. Craven sustained a seemingly harmless fall when from Epicred when proceeding to the barriers. Sigurd (C. Reith), Moon Chaser (R. Goltz) and Kaadeema (L. Cheshire) were tightened for room at the start between Epicred (D. Craven) and French Venture (J. Murphy), which shifted in. Kaadeema lost ground in this incident. Moon Chaser and Gold Gleam (S. Kennedy) raced wide from the 1300m onwards. B. Evans, rider of, Cinquacasino (B. Evans) dropped his whip near the 600m. French Venture (J. Murphy) raced wide throughout.
Stewards questioned S. Galloway regarding the disappointing performance of Foreign Lass. He stated that, in his opinion, the horse did not travel well at any stage during the event and was under pressure after leaving the 800m. Trainer B. Smith confirmed his disappointment with the performance of Foreign Lass, adding that he would recommend to connections that the filly be now sent for a spell. A post race veterinary examination of Foreign Lass revealed the horse had sustained a minor laceration to the off hind leg.
Race 4:
F&M Maiden Handicap - 1350m
1st - Alyssa Jean; 2nd - Often Wrong; 3rd - Flamboyance
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I rode her a couple of times now for a couple of seconds. She’s been unlucky a few times. She’s been thereabouts for the last few start, you know – fifth, fifth, fifth. In town she ran a real nice race and I knew if she repeated that today she would be hard to beat. She did. She just led them up and then kicked away.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Alyssa Jean): 5.00 in to 3.40.
Favourite (Markhee Miss): 5.00 in to 3.10.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start was delayed due to Markhee Miss being caught up after entering the barriers. Markhee Miss was examined by the veterinary surgeon and cleared to start. Ecclesia (J. Murphy) was tightened for room on jumping away between Alyssa Jean (B. Evans) and Lilly Lilo (B. Stewart), which shifted out. Funny Feeling (G. Geran) was also tightened at the start between My Space (Michael Palmer) and Tickle Me (S. Drake), which shifted in. Markhee Miss (J. Byrne) was inclined to hang out throughout the event. Ecclesia (J. Murphy) and Often Wrong (K. Yoshida) raced wide throughout. Lily Lilo (B. Stewart) lost its near-fore plate in running.
Race 5:
CG&E Maiden 3yo & Up Handicap - 1350m
1st - Diamond Del; 2nd - Levi's Bid; 3rd - Bedouin Legend
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Michael Jeynes: “The horse has been going good. He’s just been in a few races that haven’t suited him. The inside draw helped today. The instructions to Brent (Evans) were to go forward, but after he missed the kick ... well, we had a Plan B, you know. We’d been riding him quiet in the bush and I knew he’d hit the line if he rode him quiet. The horse has been going good and Brent’s a good rider.”
“Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I rode the horse last start and he was a very unlucky fourth. I pretty much rode him exactly the same there. He missed the start there, got unlucky, got unlucky and I brought him down the outside and ran home and ran fourth. Today again he missed the start. I got caught amongst a couple of runners I didn’t want to be amongst. I got disappointed (for a run) probably three times from the 600m to the 400m which made it very difficult. I ended up just cutting my losses and going straight to the outside and he got up in the last couple of strides. So it was a better win than it looked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Diamond Del): 4.40 out to 4.80 in to 4.60.
Favourite (Levi’s Bid): 3.00 out to 3.10 in to 2.70.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Diamond Del (B. Evans) was slow to begin. Life’s A Battle (B. Thomson) blundered on jumping away, losing ground. Nice Looker (S. Holcombe) jumped away awkwardly. Near the 1100m, Bedouin Legend (G. Baker) raced with its head in the air whilst being steadied. Approaching the 1000m, Altavida (C. Small) shifted out, making contact with Orhtac (R. Goltz). Orhtac then shifted in, hampering Altavida (C. Small), which had to be steadied. Levi’s Bid (L. Cassidy) and Bedouin Legend raced wide from the 600m. Our Gold Minto (S. Apthorpe), which was inclined to lay out rounding the home turn, improved onto the heels of Orhtac (R. Goltz) and had to be steadied. Oceans Of Fire (B. El-Issa) was momentarily held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Diamond Del (B. Evans) was momentarily tightened for room rounding the home turn and had to be steadied between Oceans Of Fire and Bedouin Legend, which shifted in. Nice Looker raced wide throughout.
Race 6:
F&M Class 1 Handicap - 1100m
1st - Sweet Marie; 2nd - Coco Mademoiselle; 3rd - Magnetic Appeal
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans who completed his first treble outside of Toowoomba): “She’s a nice horse. She came up to Toowoomba ... and I won on her when they brought her up to Toowoomba.” (that was Sweet Marie’s last win and it came five runs prior to this Ipswich success). “They put me on when I claimed 2kg. I rode her once for a win. Then they took her to the Gold Coast so I couldn’t ride it and other places where I wasn’t riding. Then the trainer spelled her and brought her back and resumed and put me on it. She raced well, got a beautiful run and we got the goods.
“Yeah, it’s good riding a treble. You don’t ride many of them. I’ve ridden three hat-tricks at Toowoomba. Before this I don’t even think I’ve ridden a double at Ipswich. I’ve been riding a winner at each meeting at Ipswich, but I haven’t gone past that until now. The treble has really lifted me. It’s a really good feeling. But I won’t get carried away. I’ll just keep taking things one step at a time.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sweet Marie): 6.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Magnetic Appeal): 2.20 out to 2.60.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Dash’s Princess (Michael Palmer) and Just A Glamour (N. Evans) came together on jumping away. Irish Joy (M. Milford) and Yamarjie (L. Cheshire) also made contact at the start. Near the 700m Phoenix Belle (G. Geran) commenced to over-race and shifted out, forcing both Kindred Hope (C. Small) and Disyaseethat (M. O'Brien) wider on the track. Magnetic Appeal (D. Griffin) was held up and had to be steadied on a number of occasions behind the heels of the tiring Kindred Hope between the 600m and 400m. Just A Glamour (N. Evans), which was following, was also forced to be steadied as a result. Leaving the 400m, Yamarjie had to be steadied when racing between Irish Joy and Just A Glamour (N. Evans), which shifted out to improve. Irish Joy raced wide throughout.
Race 7:
C G &E Class 1 Handicap - 1100
1st - Gorm The Old; 2nd - Warbrik; 3rd - Rowland Commander
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy: “He was second-up today. He won second-up his last preparation. We bred him. He is a half-brother to General Patton. We owned the mother ... as a matter of fact she died having him. So he was brought up by a foster-mare ... one of those draft horses. So he has done a great job the little bloke. We just put him out for that time between preps (five months) because he just wasn’t mature enough. There were no issues or injuries. He just needed some time.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy: “When he jumped, it was like he had hit himself ... when he jumped out of the gates. It was like ... I don’t know ... maybe it was something like he hit his funny bone. He felt strange. I thought he might have a cut on his leg or he might have over-reached. That was my first impression. Then, when I dug him up and chased him forward after that, I thought his action was very, very ordinary ... and then he dipped. I thought, what is going on. I thought he may have hurt himself, but as we went a little bit further his action started coming back again. He got comfortable and actually ended up winning quite easily. That brings me back to the funny-bone option. Horses sometimes hit themselves coming out of the gate, like if you hit your funny-bone. You know what is like. It was like he felt something for a short time and then it went away. “
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Gorm The Old): 4.20 out to 4.60 in to 4.00.
Equal favourite (Rowland Commander): 3.00 out to 3.50. Finished third.
Equal favourite (Ninety Degrees): 5.00 in to 3.50. Finished ninth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Arbuckle (C. Reith) was slow to begin. Warbrik (B. Thomson) jumped away awkwardly. Ninety Degrees (N. Yamada) raced ungenerously during the early stages. Near the 650m, Warbrik shifted out and had to be steadied from the heels of Lightway (D. Griffin). Lightway had a tendency to hang out rounding the home turn. Warbrik made the home turn wide. Arbuckle raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Arbuckle revealed the gelding to have cardiac arrhythmia. Connections were advised that veterinary clearance, including the results of an ECG, would be required prior to the gelding's next race start.
Race 8:
Class 2 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Lilleelavee; 2nd - Street By Street; 3rd - Lucky Omens
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Matthew Palmer: “The race turned out perfectly for her. Two went pretty quick in front. We just had the drop on them. We were basically just comfortable running behind the two up front. She travelled nice throughout and she hit the line strongly when she let down. She did have to work a bit at the end – one was coming quick – but she got there. She was suited to the step up in distance (from 1200m to 1350m). I think she is going to step up to a mile next time and that should suit her as well.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Lilleelavee): 5.00 out to 6.00 in to 5.00.
Favourite (Lucky Omens): 4.60 in to 3.00. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Mean Machine (L. Cassidy), which jumped away awkwardly losing ground, was then tightened for room shortly after the start between More Than Primed (C. Whiteley) and Lilleelavee (Matthew Palmer), which shifted in. Kinsmate (G. Geran) jumped away awkwardly. Crimson Fire (R. Goltz) was slow to begin. Stawell Dash (B. Stewart) raced wide in the early stages.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Mean Machine, L. Cassidy stated that despite settling back further than anticipated after some tightening at the start, the gelding did not respond to his riding as expected when asked for an effort, and was of the opinion that Mean Machine may not have been entirely comfortable on the rain-affected going. The explanation was noted. A post race veterinary examination of Mean Machine failed to reveal any abnormalities.
A post race veterinary examination of More than Primed revealed mild lameness in the near-foreleg. Connections were advised that a veterinary clearance would be required prior to its next race start.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Bagatelle Park.
Warnings/bars
Race 2. Pride Of Heart - Broke through gates – Warning.
Race 7. Arbuckle - Cardiac arrhythmia - Vet. Clearance, ECG - LR36(b).
Race 8. More Than Primed - Lame near fore - Vet. Clearance - LR36(b).
Track - Slow 7. Rail - out 6.5m.
Race 1:
3yo & Up Maiden Handicap - 800m
1st - Hay Baby; 2nd - Bagatelle Park; 3rd - Millsie Moo
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Peter Stokes: “We bought her as a three-year-old and broke her in. We gave her the three starts first prep and she went shin sore. She was shin-sore a lot last prep, so we put her out. She’s over that now. We went 800m first-up, but she’ll run 1200m eventually this filly. She’s got some ability. She might be a bit restricted but she’ll win a few.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Hay Baby): 2.70 out to 3.00.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Amperes (S. Galloway) and Joyful Lady (B. Thomson) were both slow to begin. Near the 600m, Modern Eyes (S. Drake) shifted inside the line of the false rail, then shifted out and had to be steadied to avoid the heels of Shelaq (B. Evans), which shifted in and away from Bagatelle Park (N. Evans), which in turn shifted in. Leaving the 300m, Amperes was forced to steady and shift in to avoid the heels of Millsie Moo (D. Griffin), which shifted out. Screaming Ombre (G. Thomson) and Lightning Blue raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Lightning Blue revealed the gelding to have been galloped on on the off-hind cannon.
Race 2:
2yo QTIS Maiden Plate - 800m
1st - Fields Of Plenty; 2nd - Catallion; 3rd - Promo Girl
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Rex Lipp: “She’s very well bred that filly. She is a half-sister to a Group 1 placegetter in Hong Kong – Royal Delight. He ran third in the big Goup 1 they have in December. He ran third behind Absolute Champion. It wasn’t last year. It must have been the December before. He raced here before Hong Kong. He won three races here I think. So she is well bred. She had a few issues as a youngster. She was very small and immature early ... so we just waited for her. Patience, you know. It’s the cheapest thing you’ve got in racing. She was second-up here. She got galloped on first-up which explains that performance. If you go back to her previous prep you’ll see she has got a bit of ability. It was a good run in the Meynink.”
Fields Of Plenty could well be one for the notebook. The Exceed And Excel gelding is lightly raced. This was only her fifth start. She had three runs in her first prep, during which time she was never shy to put her ability to the test. Her first run was in the Magic Millions feature at Toowoomba (a race won by Fairchild). She then lined up for the Meynink (where she finished 3.80 lengths behind the smart Double Heart) and finally was beaten 7.00 by the more than useful Sarge In Charge (who went on to run second in the Karaka Millions in New Zealand).
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “He travelled very good but, when I let him down, because he is green, he hung in and I had to stop riding and straighten him. My horse is a little bit lazy, but he was strong in the finish.”
Scott Galloway, the rider of the second placed Catallion, lodged a protest against the winner.
Jockey Scott Galloway (giving his grounds for objection): “My horse was going well outside the leader. I nursed him around the corner. I hadn’t gone for the horse yet. I started to knuckle down inside the 200m. I gave him a few back-handers, being a first-timer to get him to wind up his run. The horse on the outside has come in and bumped me quite hard and knocked him off his momentum, you know. I had to re-gather him up ... and probably that horse got a good long-neck to half-a-length on my horse. By about the 50m mark I got the horse going again and he got back to within a head of that horse. He wasn’t given every opportunity from that horse making heavy contact with me and he didn’t have a fair chance in the race to finish off. He was just starting to build up and then he was knocked off his feet. You can see on the head-on and lateral film the impact was ... it wasn’t a brush, it was quite a heavy bump and it cost me every chance of winning the race.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida (responding to Galloway’s statement): “My horse definitely come in. Do you believe your horse come out at that same time.
Jockey Scott Galloway: “No. Your horse has run in, probably three horses. My horse was going quite straight at the time.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida (making his statement): “My horse started quite well. Coming down the straight, once I started to take him up, he was pretty green, and my horse shifted in. When my horse shifted in, Scott Galloway’s mount has come out and they have just brushed each other. I say my horse was coming from behind Scott Galloway’s horse and going right past it. We got a little bump at the time. My horse, actually, he was going away from the other horse. I think Scott Galloway’s mount had every opportunity ... he had every chance to ride him out to the finish.
Jockey Scott Galloway (responding to Yoshida’s statement): “I heard him say his horse was going away from my horse. Do you believe we were head to head from the bump to the winning post?”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “... from the bump to the winning post?”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “When we made contact ... after that, were we head to head?”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “After the bump, my horse got away from you a little bit.”
Jockey Scott Galloway: “If that is the case. You beat me a head. I mean that is what I’m saying ... I think I’ve taken ground off you.”
Jockey Kenji Yoshida: “Yes, but I had to stop riding and straighten up. I couldn’t use the stick.”
Trevor Bailey (trainer of Catallion, the second placed finisher): “Look he (Kenji Yoshida) might not have been able to use the stick and that, but at the end of the day the horse took our line of running. He’s come in from three or four horses out on the turn to come in contact with ours. First run in a race and on a soft track, he just needed that bump to put him off balance for such a big horse. I believe if the horses hadn’t come in contact, it would have been very close in the end. It wouldn’t have been a long-head. It would have been touch or go whether we won or the other horse won. But when the other horse took our line of running and come in contact, it just made it that ... well for a big horse ... his size and a first run in a race and the conditions in the ground ... it was a contributing factor to the result.”
Rex Lipp (trainer of the winner Fields Of Plenty): “When the contact happened, the horse on the inside ... if you watch the green strips on the track, which I believe would be straight ... the horse on the inside has probably gone out a strip-and-a-half and my horse has come in and the two of them have come in contact. Then, when Scottie did get his horse balanced, he did hit it with the stick and I believe in the last 50m of the race he wasn’t improving at all.”
The protest was dismissed.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Fields Of Plenty): 3.50 out to 4.40.
Favourite: (Promo Girl): 1.80 out to 2.20. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start of this race was delayed after Pride Of Heart broke through the barriers and galloped a considerable distance. Pride Of Heart was declared a late scratching at 1 pm on veterinary advice. Connections were advised that a warning was being placed on Pride Of Heart regarding its barrier manners.
On return to scale a protest was lodged by S. Galloway, rider of the 2nd placegetter, Catallion, against Fields Of Plenty being declared the winner, alleging interference in the straight. After taking evidence from the parties concerned, stewards found that near the 200m, both horses made contact as a result of shifting ground. Bearing in mind the margin between both horses at the finish, stewards dismissed the protest and correct weight semaphored on the Judge's placings.
Gentilly Girl (L. Rolls) and Coloured Veil (Z. Landry) were slow to begin. Shortly after the start, Saint Faustina (K. Forrester) had to be steadied when racing between Tessitura (L. Cheshire) and Promo Girl (L. Cassidy), which shifted in. Coloured Veil (Z. Landry), which was inclined to hang out rounding the home turn, improved on to the heels of Valvetron (D. Craven) near the 200m and had to be steadied and shifted out, hampering Reelblu (R. Goltz). Reelblu (R. Goltz), which raced wide throughout, had to be steadied over the concluding stages when reluctant to take a run between Tessitura (L. Cheshire) and Frisco Lights (D. Griffin). Valvetron (D. Craven) had difficulty obtaining clear running in the early stages of the straight. Promo Girl, Fields Of Plenty (K. Yoshida) and Gentilly Girl raced wide throughout.
Race 3:
Class 1 Handicap - 2150m
1st - Moon Chaser; 2nd - Cinquacasino; 3rd - Don't Back Down
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Jockey Ron Goltz: “It was a massive drop back in class to where he has been racing (Moon Chaser went down to multiple winner Drumshanbo in a Class 6 at Eagle Farm in the run prior to this). He got back, but he always had them covered. It was just ... with the weight and the track being a bit slow, it made it a bit hard working around the corner, but he was always in control.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Moon Chaser): 1.50 out to 1.95.
The winner was the favourite.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
D. Craven sustained a seemingly harmless fall when from Epicred when proceeding to the barriers. Sigurd (C. Reith), Moon Chaser (R. Goltz) and Kaadeema (L. Cheshire) were tightened for room at the start between Epicred (D. Craven) and French Venture (J. Murphy), which shifted in. Kaadeema lost ground in this incident. Moon Chaser and Gold Gleam (S. Kennedy) raced wide from the 1300m onwards. B. Evans, rider of, Cinquacasino (B. Evans) dropped his whip near the 600m. French Venture (J. Murphy) raced wide throughout.
Stewards questioned S. Galloway regarding the disappointing performance of Foreign Lass. He stated that, in his opinion, the horse did not travel well at any stage during the event and was under pressure after leaving the 800m. Trainer B. Smith confirmed his disappointment with the performance of Foreign Lass, adding that he would recommend to connections that the filly be now sent for a spell. A post race veterinary examination of Foreign Lass revealed the horse had sustained a minor laceration to the off hind leg.
Race 4:
F&M Maiden Handicap - 1350m
1st - Alyssa Jean; 2nd - Often Wrong; 3rd - Flamboyance
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I rode her a couple of times now for a couple of seconds. She’s been unlucky a few times. She’s been thereabouts for the last few start, you know – fifth, fifth, fifth. In town she ran a real nice race and I knew if she repeated that today she would be hard to beat. She did. She just led them up and then kicked away.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Alyssa Jean): 5.00 in to 3.40.
Favourite (Markhee Miss): 5.00 in to 3.10.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
The start was delayed due to Markhee Miss being caught up after entering the barriers. Markhee Miss was examined by the veterinary surgeon and cleared to start. Ecclesia (J. Murphy) was tightened for room on jumping away between Alyssa Jean (B. Evans) and Lilly Lilo (B. Stewart), which shifted out. Funny Feeling (G. Geran) was also tightened at the start between My Space (Michael Palmer) and Tickle Me (S. Drake), which shifted in. Markhee Miss (J. Byrne) was inclined to hang out throughout the event. Ecclesia (J. Murphy) and Often Wrong (K. Yoshida) raced wide throughout. Lily Lilo (B. Stewart) lost its near-fore plate in running.
Race 5:
CG&E Maiden 3yo & Up Handicap - 1350m
1st - Diamond Del; 2nd - Levi's Bid; 3rd - Bedouin Legend
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Michael Jeynes: “The horse has been going good. He’s just been in a few races that haven’t suited him. The inside draw helped today. The instructions to Brent (Evans) were to go forward, but after he missed the kick ... well, we had a Plan B, you know. We’d been riding him quiet in the bush and I knew he’d hit the line if he rode him quiet. The horse has been going good and Brent’s a good rider.”
“Apprentice jockey Brent Evans: “I rode the horse last start and he was a very unlucky fourth. I pretty much rode him exactly the same there. He missed the start there, got unlucky, got unlucky and I brought him down the outside and ran home and ran fourth. Today again he missed the start. I got caught amongst a couple of runners I didn’t want to be amongst. I got disappointed (for a run) probably three times from the 600m to the 400m which made it very difficult. I ended up just cutting my losses and going straight to the outside and he got up in the last couple of strides. So it was a better win than it looked.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Diamond Del): 4.40 out to 4.80 in to 4.60.
Favourite (Levi’s Bid): 3.00 out to 3.10 in to 2.70.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Diamond Del (B. Evans) was slow to begin. Life’s A Battle (B. Thomson) blundered on jumping away, losing ground. Nice Looker (S. Holcombe) jumped away awkwardly. Near the 1100m, Bedouin Legend (G. Baker) raced with its head in the air whilst being steadied. Approaching the 1000m, Altavida (C. Small) shifted out, making contact with Orhtac (R. Goltz). Orhtac then shifted in, hampering Altavida (C. Small), which had to be steadied. Levi’s Bid (L. Cassidy) and Bedouin Legend raced wide from the 600m. Our Gold Minto (S. Apthorpe), which was inclined to lay out rounding the home turn, improved onto the heels of Orhtac (R. Goltz) and had to be steadied. Oceans Of Fire (B. El-Issa) was momentarily held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Diamond Del (B. Evans) was momentarily tightened for room rounding the home turn and had to be steadied between Oceans Of Fire and Bedouin Legend, which shifted in. Nice Looker raced wide throughout.
Race 6:
F&M Class 1 Handicap - 1100m
1st - Sweet Marie; 2nd - Coco Mademoiselle; 3rd - Magnetic Appeal
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Brent Evans who completed his first treble outside of Toowoomba): “She’s a nice horse. She came up to Toowoomba ... and I won on her when they brought her up to Toowoomba.” (that was Sweet Marie’s last win and it came five runs prior to this Ipswich success). “They put me on when I claimed 2kg. I rode her once for a win. Then they took her to the Gold Coast so I couldn’t ride it and other places where I wasn’t riding. Then the trainer spelled her and brought her back and resumed and put me on it. She raced well, got a beautiful run and we got the goods.
“Yeah, it’s good riding a treble. You don’t ride many of them. I’ve ridden three hat-tricks at Toowoomba. Before this I don’t even think I’ve ridden a double at Ipswich. I’ve been riding a winner at each meeting at Ipswich, but I haven’t gone past that until now. The treble has really lifted me. It’s a really good feeling. But I won’t get carried away. I’ll just keep taking things one step at a time.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Sweet Marie): 6.00 out to 8.00.
Favourite (Magnetic Appeal): 2.20 out to 2.60.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Dash’s Princess (Michael Palmer) and Just A Glamour (N. Evans) came together on jumping away. Irish Joy (M. Milford) and Yamarjie (L. Cheshire) also made contact at the start. Near the 700m Phoenix Belle (G. Geran) commenced to over-race and shifted out, forcing both Kindred Hope (C. Small) and Disyaseethat (M. O'Brien) wider on the track. Magnetic Appeal (D. Griffin) was held up and had to be steadied on a number of occasions behind the heels of the tiring Kindred Hope between the 600m and 400m. Just A Glamour (N. Evans), which was following, was also forced to be steadied as a result. Leaving the 400m, Yamarjie had to be steadied when racing between Irish Joy and Just A Glamour (N. Evans), which shifted out to improve. Irish Joy raced wide throughout.
Race 7:
C G &E Class 1 Handicap - 1100
1st - Gorm The Old; 2nd - Warbrik; 3rd - Rowland Commander
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Trainer Bryan Guy: “He was second-up today. He won second-up his last preparation. We bred him. He is a half-brother to General Patton. We owned the mother ... as a matter of fact she died having him. So he was brought up by a foster-mare ... one of those draft horses. So he has done a great job the little bloke. We just put him out for that time between preps (five months) because he just wasn’t mature enough. There were no issues or injuries. He just needed some time.”
Jockey Larry Cassidy: “When he jumped, it was like he had hit himself ... when he jumped out of the gates. It was like ... I don’t know ... maybe it was something like he hit his funny bone. He felt strange. I thought he might have a cut on his leg or he might have over-reached. That was my first impression. Then, when I dug him up and chased him forward after that, I thought his action was very, very ordinary ... and then he dipped. I thought, what is going on. I thought he may have hurt himself, but as we went a little bit further his action started coming back again. He got comfortable and actually ended up winning quite easily. That brings me back to the funny-bone option. Horses sometimes hit themselves coming out of the gate, like if you hit your funny-bone. You know what is like. It was like he felt something for a short time and then it went away. “
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Gorm The Old): 4.20 out to 4.60 in to 4.00.
Equal favourite (Rowland Commander): 3.00 out to 3.50. Finished third.
Equal favourite (Ninety Degrees): 5.00 in to 3.50. Finished ninth.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Arbuckle (C. Reith) was slow to begin. Warbrik (B. Thomson) jumped away awkwardly. Ninety Degrees (N. Yamada) raced ungenerously during the early stages. Near the 650m, Warbrik shifted out and had to be steadied from the heels of Lightway (D. Griffin). Lightway had a tendency to hang out rounding the home turn. Warbrik made the home turn wide. Arbuckle raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination of Arbuckle revealed the gelding to have cardiac arrhythmia. Connections were advised that veterinary clearance, including the results of an ECG, would be required prior to the gelding's next race start.
Race 8:
Class 2 Handicap - 1350m
1st - Lilleelavee; 2nd - Street By Street; 3rd - Lucky Omens
WINNER FEEDBACK:
Apprentice jockey Matthew Palmer: “The race turned out perfectly for her. Two went pretty quick in front. We just had the drop on them. We were basically just comfortable running behind the two up front. She travelled nice throughout and she hit the line strongly when she let down. She did have to work a bit at the end – one was coming quick – but she got there. She was suited to the step up in distance (from 1200m to 1350m). I think she is going to step up to a mile next time and that should suit her as well.”
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS:
Winner (Lilleelavee): 5.00 out to 6.00 in to 5.00.
Favourite (Lucky Omens): 4.60 in to 3.00. Finished third.
STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Mean Machine (L. Cassidy), which jumped away awkwardly losing ground, was then tightened for room shortly after the start between More Than Primed (C. Whiteley) and Lilleelavee (Matthew Palmer), which shifted in. Kinsmate (G. Geran) jumped away awkwardly. Crimson Fire (R. Goltz) was slow to begin. Stawell Dash (B. Stewart) raced wide in the early stages.
When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of Mean Machine, L. Cassidy stated that despite settling back further than anticipated after some tightening at the start, the gelding did not respond to his riding as expected when asked for an effort, and was of the opinion that Mean Machine may not have been entirely comfortable on the rain-affected going. The explanation was noted. A post race veterinary examination of Mean Machine failed to reveal any abnormalities.
A post race veterinary examination of More than Primed revealed mild lameness in the near-foreleg. Connections were advised that a veterinary clearance would be required prior to its next race start.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY EXTRACT:
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses:
Horses swabbed:
All winners, Bagatelle Park.
Warnings/bars
Race 2. Pride Of Heart - Broke through gates – Warning.
Race 7. Arbuckle - Cardiac arrhythmia - Vet. Clearance, ECG - LR36(b).
Race 8. More Than Primed - Lame near fore - Vet. Clearance - LR36(b).
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