Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

13/01/2017 Doomben



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1
Ahndras Raced in restricted room, and buffeted on a number of occasions, between the 700m and 500m. Rounding the home turn became held up on heels and was unable to improve until obtaining clear running shortly after straightening. Coffs Harbour 20/12/2016
Love Battles Bumped on jumping. Murwillumbah 03/01/2017
Dawn Fighter Tired over the concluding stages. A post race veterinary examination revealed atrial fibrillation. Connections were advised that the horse would barred from racing until the results of an ECG and a veterinary clearance for the horse are provided. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2016
Golden Sunset Raced 3 wide without cover throughout. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2016
Is Brea Bua Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Sunshine Coast 04/01/2017
Our Cinderella Slow to jump. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2016
Little Lilly Slow to begin. Gold Coast 24/12/2016
 
Race 2
Takes Time Began awkwardly and bumped KILLERMAN’S RUN. Raced wide without cover throughout. Leaving the 300m hampered by TORRE SARACINO which was taken out by DIA DE REYES. Gold Coast 31/12/2016
Suilven Raced wide without cover. Sunshine Coast 01/01/2017
Every Single One Shifted in at the start making contact with SHOUTIN’. Gold Coast 24/12/2016
The Pontster Had to be steadied near the 100m when placed in restricted room between runners. Ipswich 30/12/2016
Real Spicy Slow to begin. Held up rounding the home turn. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2016
Torre Saracino Began awkwardly and bumped JEXERLENT. Bumped by DIA DE REYES leaving the 300m. Gold Coast 31/12/2016
Murtasteel After being held up rounding the home turn had some difficulty securing clear running in the early stages of the home straight until approaching the 300m Sunshine Coast 16/12/2016
Rays Are Lucky Eased over the concluding stages. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings. Sunshine Coast 22/11/2015
Deus Raced wide throughout. Ipswich 23/12/2016
 
Race 3
Captain Bookworm Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 01/01/2017
Eungai Severely hampered at the start. Eagle Farm 28/12/2016
Luna Fiore Severely hampered at the start. Eagle Farm 28/12/2016
Sound Investment Trainer L. Birchley presented the horse without a noseband. The horse was permitted to race without that gear, however Mr Birchley was fined $100 for failing to effect a gear change for the horse. Hung out rounding the home turn. Sunshine Coast 01/01/2017
Lujac Shifted out under pressure in the straight and was difficult to ride out. Doomben 02/01/2017
Tempa Mental Slow to begin. Murwillumbah 27/12/2016
Bidziil Over the final 250m was inclined to lay in under pressure, placing apprentice A. Fancourt at some difficulty. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2016
Letter of Charm Began awkwardly. Raced wide from the 1000m when improving. Inclined to lay out rounding the home turn. M. Cahill reported at scale that he had his whip knocked out of his grasp near the 200m. Ipswich 30/12/2016
Tickets to Ride Began awkwardly. Murwillumbah 03/01/2017
Red Saga Bumped shortly after the start. Unable to improve approaching the home turn when held up on heels. Murwillumbah 27/12/2016
 
Race 4
Chin Chun Over raced rounding the first turn. Ballina 08/09/2016
Old Trieste Raced 3 wide without cover. Eagle Farm 28/12/2016
Cafe Terrace Bumped on jumping. Murwillumbah 27/12/2016
Jackson Bay Raced 3 wide without cover. Sunshine Coast 21/12/2016
Vidarr Apprentice J. Orman reported at scale the gelding failed to handle the track conditions and had a tendency to hang out throughout the race. Doomben 21/09/2016
Metazoa Raced greenly down the straight. Coffs Harbour 30/12/2016
Lady Carolyn Bumped with another runner at the start. Ipswich 30/12/2016
Kapstar Restrained from heels near the 700m. Over the final stages had to be eased when tightened for room. Eagle Farm 28/12/2016
 
Race 5
Lightning Bell Laid out under pressure in the home straight. Sunshine Coast 04/01/2017
Scarlet Poet Caught wide in the early stages, and with no speed on apprentice T. Brooker elected to allow her mount to stride forward. Doomben 02/01/2017
Khadija Bounded at the start and lost ground. Had to be steadied near the 900m when racing tight. Doomben 02/01/2017
Cousin Ben Steadied from heels near the 1300m. Toowoomba 31/12/2016
Red Bohemia Near the 200m was steadied to avoid the heels of PERISHA, which shifted out when not completely clear. Toowoomba 31/12/2016
 
Race 6
Medieval Rider questioned re riding rounding home turn - stated reluctant to improve to inside of STORMY DESTINY at that point, as that gelding was shifting ground and was concerned he may be held up behind leader in early stages of home straight. therefore elected to wait until the entrance to the home straight to shift out around the heels of STORMY DESTINY to secure clear running. Added gelding failed to quicken as expected and despite having clear running for entire home straight was unable to run leader down. Explanation noted. Gold Coast 24/12/2016
Pegapus Bumped on the hind quarters shortly after the start. Ipswich 23/12/2016
Love to Live Raced very fiercely in the early stages and as a result was allowed to stride forward from the 1000m to obtain the lead near the 700m. Eagle Farm 28/12/2016
Pound the Pavement Began awkwardly and lost ground. Ipswich 23/12/2016
Rocky Expectations Near the 1000m buffeted between runners when tightened for room. Gold Coast 31/12/2016
Davor Overraced in the early and middle stages. Gold Coast 24/12/2016
He's All Heart Fractious in the barriers, reared as the start was effected and lost 3 lengths. Ipswich 06/01/2017
 
Race 7
Bernitchy When questioned regarding the horse's performance Ms T. Harrison stated that at the 600m the gelding was travelling strongly behind the short-priced favourite, which she anticipated improving into the race, affording her the opportunity to follow it into the event, however rounding the home turn and entering the home straight she was held up on that horse's heels and was unable to shift out when STORMY GREY had improved to her outside. She added that the gelding was reluctant to improve in between runners when the opportunity presented. Ipswich 30/12/2016
Collateral Near the 1100m was steadied after improving onto heels. Ballina 08/09/2016
Hesitation Slow to begin. Doomben 17/12/2016
Miniver Began awkwardly and bumped another runner shortly after. Unable to improve rounding the home turn when awkwardly placed outside the heels of a rider horse. Checked shortly after straightening to avoid the heels of a riderless horse. Murwillumbah 03/01/2017
Aqua Vite Near the 1000m lost ground when eased from the heels of AFTON PRINCE which shifted in. Gold Coast 31/12/2016
Doubt Defying Pulled hard in the early stages and then passing the 1000m had to be checked off heels. Eagle Farm 31/12/2016
Tingle Marc Inclined to over race approaching the first turn. Murwillumbah 27/12/2016