Racing Queensland

Stewards Summary (01/Aug/2015 Bowen)

  Race No.     Horse Name     Comment     Venue     Date  
  Race  1          
Alpine Gold  Passing the 500m clipped heels and blundered and almost fell.  Cairns  8/08/2015 
Blue Danube  Checked rounding the first turn.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
La Jineta  Passing the 800m was bumped on the hindquarters and became unbalanced.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Peel'em First  Passing the 800m was buffeted between runners.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
The Hawk Eternal  Rounding the turn near the 500 metres had to be steadied when crowded between runners.  Cairns  8/08/2015 
Theatre Boy  When questioned in relation to the poor performance jockey explained that after being bumped at the start the gelding settled further back than intended and as result failed to stretch out due to the kickback. He added that after rounding the home turn wide the gelding which was racing ungenerously due to the kickback, shifted in abruptly and made contact with inside running rail and became unbalanced and from this point took no competitive part in the event.  Corfield  1/08/2015 
  Race  2          
Dinkums Darlin'  Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Raced wide rounding the 800m turn.  Corfield  1/08/2015 
Hidden Daisy  Raced greenly throughout.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Molongle Hero  Raced 3 wide without cover.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Splinter  Examined by the veterinary surgeon after becoming fractious in the barriers and passed fit to start. Began awkwardly and raced wide throughout.   Mackay  14/05/2015 
War Shadow  For a short distance soon after the start attempted to buck and lost ground.  Cairns  8/08/2015 
  Race  3          
Astronaut  Hampered rounding the 100m turn.  Cairns  9/08/2015 
Charlie's Moment  Slow to begin.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Elovachill  Raced 3 wide without cover.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Thankgodforfranc  Slow to begin.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
  Race  4          
Beg Pardon  The start was delayed when the gelding proved difficult to load.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Chomaru  When no other rider was available stewards permitted jockey to ride the gelding 1kg over its declared weight.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Firefront  Began awkwardly and lost ground.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Haylee Maree  Began awkwardly and shifted in abruptly. Held up in the early part of the home straight and had to be shifted out to obtain clear running.  Cairns  9/08/2015 
Khadija  Slow to begin.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Runabout  Slow to begin.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
  Race  5          
Blowin' Your Mind  Slow to begin.  Cairns  9/08/2015 
Bracko Mick  Slow to begin.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Burt  Rounding the turn near the 800m laid in and made heavy contact with the running rail, became unbalanced and lost considerable ground, then failed to stretch out thereafter. A post-race veterinary examination of the gelding failed to reveal any significant abnormalities.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Min Min Man  Raced wide throughout.  Bowen  1/08/2015 
Okay Swift  When questioned regarding the performance of the gelding jockey explained that he was instructed to take up a prominent position, however his mount was constantly under pressure and never travelled comfortably at any stage. He said that in his opinion the gelding raced flat.  Cairns  9/08/2015 
Richie Rocket  After straightening continually shifted out in an effort to obtain clear running however was continually held up and went to the line without being fully tested.  Cairns  9/08/2015 

-- End of Report --